Human progress is an interesting thing. If we look at a strictly anthropologic/evolutionary view, we as a species have been evolving over the past few million years. From walking upright to developing an enlarged left side of the brain which promotes the use of language to eradicating smallpox and landing on the moon (sorry, it [...]

Sometime in the distant past music videos played all day on MTV. Unfortunately, however, reality TV was invented and put an end to that. Still, before various music stations completely gave up on videos, they helped a fledgling genre mature from a quaint novelty to a full-blown art form. Though artists had long added visuals [...]

If you’re not drowning in a sea of papers, projects and tests these next two weeks, this is what’s going on besides cramming parties in the library. Friday: Kill the Radio (Electric Dance Party) @ The Loft ($1 off per can / 5 cans = FREE). 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Lauren Laws Presents a Jordan Petersen [...]

In this week’s Rhombus Sports Podcast, Jake Welch, Ben Wagner, Preston Johnson and Daniel Anderson discuss college football, the BCS’ latest shady moves and much more. The audio levels should be fixed this time around and everything should be in working order. Enjoy! You can stream the podcast by simply clicking on the link below, [...]

In the days leading up to this year’s MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs), Newsweek sat down with Lady Gaga to discuss her then upcoming performance. Never one to be shy about her work, Lady Gaga said that she planned something “rooted in New York-style performance art.” When asked if her performance would be a defining [...]

WEEK 10 — PIZZA PIE CAFÉ After another month long hiatus, our famous men of the Munchmobile are back on the road in the search of quality food here in the greater Provo area. In this week’s edition, our munchers sought out a restaurant that has claimed to complete the trifecta of the dining experience. [...]

On Thursday, December 3rd at 11 a.m., the Student Film Association officially presented itself to the students of Media Arts in the Museum of Art auditorium. There were, oh… 25 of them, give or take. Hardly an impressive event. In what can only be reasonably described as a fit of negligent insanity, the Media Arts [...]

In his first print contribution to the magazine, Rhombus sports podcast featured contributor Preston Johnson offers the five things he learned from college football’s recent “Championship Saturday.” Five Things I Learned on “Championship Saturday”: 1. Life with a playoff in college football would be ten times better. It is true, and I invite anybody to [...]

Bored and blue this time of year? Me too. Excluding hibernation, here are the best ideas I could come up with to make winter bearable: Free Activities: • Snow activities — snowball fights, build an igloo, snowman or snow angel • Carol at a rest home • Hot pots in midway • Winter stargazing (make [...]

President Barack Obama’s recent decision to increase U.S. troop presence in Afghanistan has resulted in some interesting coalitions. Democrats are split with all sorts of opinions. Some people inside and outside of the Democratic Party have abandoned all hope they had in Obama, claiming he is no different from Bush. Another group has been assuaged [...]