Fifty Shades of Grey? No way— more like Fifty Shades of Ghastly. Because that is what this book is in every way. Consider the following review a cautionary tale of what happens when one avid reader finally gives in to the pressure of participating in the latest literary craze.
Read more "Book Review: Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James"It’s been quite a year for hip hop trio Death Grips. Their debut album (not mixtape) The Money Store dropped earlier this year, and even though the album kept the obscure, almost threatening, style of music, they recieved a fair bit of positive attention. Even sites like NPR, who stereotypically wouldn’t even touch an album […]
Read more "Music Review: Death Grips’ ‘No Love Deep Web’"The last we saw everyone in Revolution, they were doing many things. Really, there’s about five different stories going on right now, and none of them are really tying together yet. But that was then, and episode 103 is now. Will Charlie finally get over her internal guilt of killing people? Will her love interest […]
Read more "TV Recap: Revolution 103 “No Quarter”"Alright people, it’s almost the end of the year – which means some big releases are coming out. Some of the biggest albums, movies, and video games are slatted for release, making for one incredible last quarter in 2012. Enough of this, let’s get to our selections.
Read more "Looking Ahead to 2012 – Quarter 4 (October – December)"Six albums in, English trio Muse can pretty much do anything they want. If they want to make a futuristic opera, they can. If they want to make an arena rock album mixed with a laser light show, they can. If they want to make a rock album mixed with the blistering sounds of dubstep, […]
Read more "Music Review: Muse’s ‘The 2nd Law’"It’s pretty hard to follow up a fantastic premiere, and Boardwalk Empire seemed to have that exact problem. This week’s episode wasn’t bad by any means, but it just didn’t deliver in the same way the premiere was able to. That being said, the problems are beginning to pile up for Nucky thanks to Gyp Rosetti making […]
Read more "TV Without Commercials: Boardwalk Empire 3.2"When Lupe Fiasco came out with the title of this album, I thought of three things. One: the original Food and Liquor was amazing, and putting the title on this album SHOULD force him to elevate his game to that level once more. And Two: how much balls does he have to call this The […]
Read more "Music Review: Lupe Fiasco’s ‘Food and Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Part I’"Alright, so if you didn’t see the first episode, let me give you a small rundown. The world has no more power, and its citizens has gone back to farming crops and hunting for food to survive. Charlie (played by Tracy Spiridakos) lost her mother due to unconfirmed consequences, lost her dad via gunshot, and […]
Read more "TV Recap: Revolution 102 “Chained Heat”"Where do you begin with a band like Green Day? They’re one of the most successful punk bands in the past twenty years, releasing critically acclaimed album after album since 1990. The also can subsequently piss off a decent part of their fan base, with accusations of “selling out” getting thrown all over the place. […]
Read more "Review of Green Day’s ‘¡Uno!’"The third season of HBO’s Boardwalk Empire, started off with a bang…or better yet a whack. Several whacks to be exact, Gyp Rossetti. Gyp, from New York, and Dean O’Banion from Chicago, are two new mobsters we have already been introduced to this season, and based on the premiere alone this season practically guarantees to deliver drama […]
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