Counting Crows, “Mrs. Potter’s Lullaby” The Song of the Day feature makes its less-than-triumphant return after a Labor Day weekend (and then some) break. Apologies to anyone who actually came looking for their daily dose yesterday to no avail; It’s just always so tough to get back into the swing of things after a vacation. [...]

Yesterday was the end of democracy in America. The President of the United States continued his mission of making the nation a socialist (if not fascist-communist) country, following the path of Hitler. At least that’s what you would think having listened to some of the parents outraged that the president was going to make an [...]

“Sports don’t matter.” At least that’s what I have heard for most of my life. It’s something that English teachers, humanities majors, women, artists and other “intellectuals” would tell us. (In all fairness, I know plenty of English teachers, humanities majors, women and artists who enjoy sports; however, this sentiment generally seems to come from [...]

It’s fall again and, as per usual, the networks are preparing to launch the season premieres of all their big prime-time television shows. It can be hard to sort through all the junk to find the gems in the television world. For every great episode of House, we have to endure garbage like Bones, CSI: [...]

WEEK 7 — STUMPY BURGER This week, down one man, the Munchmobile headed to downtown Provo in search of a classic American favorite: a good old-fashioned cheeseburger. This noble crusade led our heroes to Stumpy Burger, located at 225 W. Center Street in Provo. Upon entering, we noticed that the restaurant is very minimalistic. The [...]

Everyone has heard of Mt. Timpanogos, but few are aware that it’s not the tallest mountain around. That honor is given to Mt. Nebo, a peak that lies about 30 miles south of Timp. With an elevation of 11,928, Nebo is 179 feet taller than its more famous brother to the north. While Timp dominates [...]

WEEK 1 — BYU vs. Oklahoma After what seemed like an eternity, we find ourselves at the beginning of another college football season. For many schools, Week 1 means that the possibility of a national title and conference dominance are still very real. It’s a new season in which the sky is the limit — [...]

Manchester Orchestra, “Wolves At Night” We don’t normally delve too much into the “emo” genre here at Rhombus, but we’ll make an exception today. Yet it still doesn’t feel quite right to paint with such a wide brush, because Manchester Orchestra really aren’t a “emo” band at all in the traditional sense. Sure, frontman Andy [...]

Yesterday, Rhombus was prominently featured in an excellent Daily Universe article on the re-emergence of Michael Jackson into pop culture relevance. Today, we’re at it again in an equally excellent feature, written by DU web editor Alexa Lee, on the burgeoning new media movement, of which we represent a tiny sliver. Once again, prepare yourself [...]

Hey football fans, I wanted to do something a little more interactive this week, especially because IT’S THE MOST EXCITING WEEK OF THE YEAR! (Please excuse my all-caps outburst, but I am really excited.) College football is happening. Finally. Teams from all over the nation have been preparing for another amazing and unpredictable season. Rah [...]