Jimmy Eat World's "Bleed American" turns 10

Jul 19, 2011 No Comments by

To say Jimmy Eat World’s Bleed American is the soundtrack of my youth is an understatement. I’ve spun that disc – which turns 10-years-old this week – more than any other. Growing up Mormon in Gilbert, Arizona, it’s to be expected. Down there, Jimmy Eat World is bigger than the Beatles, at least in the crowds I ran with. Everyone loves them and everyone is familiar with each of the 11 songs on their breakthrough record like they were all smash hit singles.

I blasted “Sweetness” before every track cross country and track race I ran. I replayed the guitar riff in “Get It Faster” every time I listened to it and plucked it out on the piano regularly. I played “Hear You Me” the day a friend died. To this day, my brother and I play Jimmy Eat World at the end of the 11-hour car ride from Provo, Utah to Gilbert.

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SPORTS: Podcast: BYU-UNLV Preview, Mid-week Update

Nov 04, 2010 No Comments by

BYU takes a week off to regroup and prepare for this Saturday’s showdown with UNLV. In this week’s podcast, Jake Welch and Preston Johnson break down what the season looks like with just four games remaining in a disappointing year. Enjoy!

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READING LIST: April 1st

Apr 02, 2010 No Comments by

Day three and we’re still plugging away. Lots of good April Fools stuff today — and some that I only wish were jokes. (I’m looking at you, Hannity.) 1) APRIL FOOLS: For your pseudo-holiday pleasure, the Museum of Hoaxes has a comprehensive list of the 100 greatest April Fools jokes of all-time. There’s some good [...]

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READING LIST: March 31st

Mar 31, 2010 No Comments

Day two of the revamped Rhombus Reading List and we’re still here. We’re cooking with gas now. 1) POLITICS: An intriguing (if more than a bit wishful) article speculating on favorite Mormon homeboy Mitt Romney’s uncanny fitness to oversee the implementation of President Obama’s new health care reform laws — you know, if he ever [...]

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READING LIST: March 30th

Mar 30, 2010 No Comments

With the return of Rhombus and the new site design, I’ve decided to try and delve back into the Rhombus Reading List. Longtime readers will remember that I tried to do this as a daily feature a couple months back as an aggregator of cool stuff I read/saw on the Web, but it fell apart [...]

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Welcome to the New Rhombus: A Message from the Editor

Mar 30, 2010 No Comments

So, it’s been awhile. Many of you (okay, not that many) have probably wondered why Rhombus, which had previously been a picture of near-daily publishing consistency up until a month or so ago, suddenly went M.I.A. for a couple weeks there. Sure, we posted an article or a podcast here and there, but nothing too [...]

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LOCAL: Standing for the BYU Women's Research Institute

Nov 07, 2009 No Comments

Many criticisms of the early LDS Church centered on what were perceived as overly liberal views of women’s rights. Nevertheless, in 1870, Brigham Young wanted to make it known that Mormon women weren’t “downtrodden” and Utah became the second territory to allow women’s suffrage. With such a strong foundation of female equality, it came as [...]

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READING LIST: November 3rd

Nov 03, 2009 No Comments

The Reading List makes a triumphant return after a long weekend break. My apologies for the hiatus, but doing this on a daily basis is harder than it seems. Life often intervenes and not on your behalf. Nevertheless, we’re back with the top stuff from around the web on this Election Day. Seems to have [...]

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READING LIST: October 28th

Oct 28, 2009 No Comments

A rather light day in the news today, so we’ll start with the good stuff… Popular Culture Friday Night Lights is back! Hallelujah! This criminally under-watched show about life in a small, economically recessed Texas town is one of the best shows on television, hands down — and it’s finally back from a break that [...]

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READING LIST: October 27th

Oct 27, 2009 No Comments

In the immortal words of that guy from the Monday Night Football intro: “Are you ready for some Rhombus Reading List for October 27th?” (I don’t think that’s necessarily accurate, but it’s close enough.) Politics Ol’ Joe Lieberman is at it again! He’s being all mavericky and such, saying he’ll filibuster a health care bill [...]

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