Archive for February, 2010

MUSIC: Video Dose: Arcade Fire, "Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)"

Feb 22, 2010 No Comments by Jim Dalrymple

In honor of the Winter Olympics currently going down in Vancouver, this week’s Video Dose features Canadian native sons (and daughter) Arcade Fire. Admittedly, Arcade Fire is from Montreal, which is a long way from Vancouver. Still, they’re one of the most talented and successful bands in their genre to emerge recently from the Great [...]

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TECH: Even More Google

Feb 19, 2010 No Comments by Jon Schwarzmann

Well, it seems Google, everyone’s favorite Internet company, is trying to take another leap forward.  This time on two fronts. For one, by promising language translation software that works right from your cellphone. And secondly, with their new social networking tool, Buzz.
Let’s talk cellphone interpreter first. The basic plan is to create software that can [...]

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POLITICS: Incredulous Republican Fear of Debate

Feb 18, 2010 8 Comments by Randal Serr

There have been plenty of complaints about the health care debate not being transparent enough, and that President Obama and the Democrats have not included the Republicans enough in piecing together legislation for a health care bill.
There have been accusations that the president has not kept his word. For example, Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz [...]

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MUSIC: Album Review: Los Campesinos!, "Romance is Boring"

Feb 16, 2010 No Comments by Trent Gurney

The Welsh group Los Campesinos! released their first two pop-tastic albums about eight months apart, both back in 2008, and now, after a year and a half of much anticipation (at least for me), their third record Romance is Boring has finally arrived. But as its first track indicates, if you haven’t heard much from [...]

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FILM: An Open Letter to the Academy

Feb 12, 2010 2 Comments by Jim Dalrymple

Dear Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences,
This year is a momentous one for the Oscars, primarily because you’ve nominated ten movies for best picture. Bravo. When I saw which movies had made the cut I was especially surprised. Up in the Air and The Hurt Locker I was expecting, but District 9? Hell yes!
Sadly, [...]

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