Archive for October, 2009

FILM: Ask a Film Student: Question 2

Oct 25, 2009 No Comments

This title is a bit disingenuous, since I’ll be answering several question — but they’re short enough that it’s not an unreasonable thing to do. Plus, I’m just certain that you are continually hungry for more more MORE of my thoughts and opinions. And so (I say benevolently) you shall have them. Here they are. [...]

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POLITICS: Political Hacks, Even in the Case of Rape

Oct 25, 2009 No Comments

KBR, a company controlled by defense contractor Halliburton, has become well-known over the past few weeks. The reputation it has gained is not a positive one, though. On July 28, 2005, one of their employees by the name of Jamie Leigh Jones was drugged and gang raped while on assignment in Iraq. Jones began working [...]

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SPORTS: BYU Football Weekly Roundup (Week 8)

Oct 23, 2009 No Comments

Week 8: BYU vs. TCU This time of year, when Provo is starting to get a little chilly, many BYU students will take a trip down to San Diego to enjoy a nice little vacation. It’s still very warm down there and there is plenty to do. Instead of going to Southern California to take [...]

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EVENTS: Halloween Party Preview

Oct 22, 2009 No Comments

Halloween is my favorite time of year; you get to dress up, eat candy, and PARTY! There’s a whole bunch of parties in the next couple of weekends. Here’s a list, courtesy of Vanessa Oler: Friday, October 23rd: EDP’s Ghosts N’ Whatever @ Southworth on Center St, 8:30pm-2am ($3/$2) Hallofunkaween @ The Rail in SLC, [...]

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POLITICS: The Face of Contemporary Bigotry

Oct 20, 2009 No Comments

Last week the ugly specter of racism appeared once again when Louisiana Justice of the Peace Keith Bardwell denied a marriage license to a couple simply for being interracial. While the incident must have been painful for the couple, it also points out more broadly that we have not yet completely extricated bigotry from our [...]

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FILM: Review: Where The Wild Things Are

Oct 19, 2009 No Comments

Dreams are predominantly crafted by the subconscious. Yeah, okay, you knew that. But here’s something most of us probably don’t really think about — the subconscious is your inner-child. When something makes us feel like a kid again, it’s causing the deepest parts of us to respond. That murky, unknown world of under-thought starts dumping [...]

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MUSIC: Britney Spears: Still "Not Yet a Woman?"

Oct 18, 2009 No Comments

The much beleaguered Britney Spears has reason to celebrate this week: for only the third time in her career, she’ll have a song debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song is called “3” and addresses the singer’s desire to participate in a threesome. Risqué, yes, but also not surprising given [...]

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FILM: Ask a Film Student: Question 1

Oct 17, 2009 No Comments

You know film students. They’re obnoxious people who waste all their time over-analyzing things, don’t have real work to do in their classes, and produce awful, unwatchable pieces of “art” about which they can never seem to stop talking. But worse than that, they hate all the movies you love, and they’re more than happy [...]

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MUSIC: Interview: J.Wride

Oct 16, 2009 No Comments

Ah, Fall: a season of wonder. This is the month of change: the leaves go from green to a lush mixture of colors; the air gets cooler but not unbearably so, ushering in a lovely breeze; everyone’s favorite TV shows have their season premieres; people repopulate the ancient and decrepit apartments around the two campuses [...]

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EVENTS: Weekend Party Preview: The Neon Party Goes Halloween

Oct 16, 2009 No Comments

Dance Party Neon has saved Studio 600. I’ve never been to a Neon party myself, but I’ve heard they’re pretty hopping. This Friday, the Neon Party is throwing a big Halloween Party. Around 1,100 people confirmed for the event on Facebook, with 1,500 fence-sitters that will probably end up going because they won’t want to [...]

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