Modest Mouse continues sequence of great music
March 5, 2010
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By Cole Butler Round Table Reporter Artist: Modest Mouse Album: No One’s First, and You’re Next Year: 2009 Producer: Isaac Brock Overview: Following their last two albums, We Were Dead before the Ship Ever Sank (2007) and Good News for People Who Love Bad News (2004), indie sensation, Modest Mouse,... Read more »
Tommy Boy is classic comedy at its best
March 4, 2010
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By Phil DiGioia Round Table reporter The classic dynamic duo of Chris Farley and David Spade was brought from the great television show Saturday Night Live, to the big screen in the 1995 classic Tommy Boy. Chris Farley stars in this movie as a clumsy, good-hearted college graduate named Tommy Callahan.... Read more »
Soul Screamers series presents odd characters
February 19, 2010
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By Jordan Sunkel Round Table reporter While searching my nook for free stuff, I came across My Soul to Lose by Rachel Vincent. I found out later that this was only the prequel novella to the Soul Screamers series, which led me onto My Soul to Take. When one hears the title My Soul to Take it sounds like... Read more »
Maximum Ride is a great fantasy read
February 5, 2010
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By Jordan Sunkel Round Table reporter Somehow by searching for hours for a good, free book that was not a “classic” for my nook, I discovered Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson. I recognized the name, my friend had told me about it early last year and encouraged me to read it,... Read more »
Dear John tugs at readers heart strings
February 4, 2010
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By Jordan Sunkel Round Table reporter The movie trailer for Dear John is intoxicating for every hopeless romantic. Two people fall in love on vacation but they are separated and try to make things work between them. When the trailer was first shown in movie theaters around the world, girls ran off to... Read more »
“Glee” takes television world by storm
February 2, 2010
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By Brittany Holian Round Table reporter Most high schools are overflowing with cliques dictated by competing interests. Despite the wishes of many to have a comfortable, stereotype-free atmosphere, that is an unrealistic request. Naturally, students are pulled into the rip tides of groups the media... Read more »
Beatles: Rock Band gets mixed reactions
November 16, 2009
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By Brittany Holian Round Table Reporter Harmonix Music Systems has added another member to the music-video game family, The Beatles: Rock Band on Sept. 9. Join John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr and virtually perform 45 of the Beatles’ best-known hits such as “Eight Days... Read more »
Video gamers scratch beats on DJ Hero
November 16, 2009
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By Matt Wein Round Table editor Video game fans everywhere were in love with the Guitar Hero and Rock Band series published by Activision. Now there is a new groundbreaking game in the music genre of video games: DJ Hero. DJ Hero which was released October 27 simulates playing a turntable in front of... Read more »
“The Name of the Wind” approaches greatness
November 12, 2009
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By Casey Film Round Table editor Patrick Rothfuss’s debut novel The Name of the Wind has received numerous positive reviews praising its incredible prose, original characters, and fantastic plot line. For the most part Rothfuss’s work is worthy of this exaltation; the novel is very well written and... Read more »
Elsewhere captivates the mind
November 6, 2009
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By Jordan Sunkel Round Table reporter When I enter Borders and head to the young readers section, I rarely have a book in mind that I know I want to read. The last time I browsed the shelves, I came across Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin. I admit that I judge books by their covers and this cover intrigued... Read more »