After the beautiful artwork of 5Pointz, the famous 200,000 square foot mecca for street artists, was completely whitewashed in mid-November of 2013, fans must now relive their grief …
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAglZjX3HOk As the world mourned the death of Nelson Mandela on December 5, I felt it was vital to see Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom and …
“The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” Catches Audiences’ Emotions
About 19 months after The Hunger Games first came to theaters, the second installment of Suzanne Collins‘s thrilling trilogy has finally hit the big screen. With a new director and many new adult cast members, the film certainly has a different, more intense vibe. This intensity is due in part to the story’s portrayal of the 75th Hunger Games (the third Quarter Quell), in which the tributes for the annually televised fight-to-the-death are pulled from the pool of living victors. Of course, because Katniss is the only female victor from her district she, along with her star-crossed lover, Peeta, is chosen as a tribute.
Trouble With ‘Jerusalem of Gold’
Listening to the beautiful lyrics of “Jerusalem of Gold” written by the late Israeli folk singer Naomi Shemer, you might not suspect it to be …
Short Takes: TEDxYouth@Hewitt 2013 Performers
As another successful TEDxYouth@Hewitt event comes to a close, it’s time for us to pull from the experiences of the speakers and find our own …
On Wednesdays We Wear Black
The third installment of the anthology series American Horror Story has begun, once again filling the television world with the kind of horror usually …
Arctic Monkeys: Do You Wanna Know?
This is the kind of music your parents warned you about. At least in the 1950s they did. The Arctic Monkeys’ appropriately-named album, AM, has …
Fall Arts and Culture Preview
As this summer sadly comes to a close, it’s time to make way for the fall and to start thinking ahead. But don’t worry, we …
Spring Breakers Review
I have never been so disappointed. The trailer was just so deceiving, for it made it look like a wild party movie, similar to Project …
What Isn’t Silent about Django Unchained
The slave-turned-outlaw, Django, not only caused wars between himself and the horrible slave-masters of his time, but between movie critics of our own time as …