Archive for March, 2011
A week ago, I had the pleasure of traveling to Cambridge to see a new musical, one of Massachusetts’ best productions out now, performed by A.R.T., the American Repertory Theater.
The musical “Prometheus Bound” was based on, …
Many of you may have heard about the ongoing crisis in Wisconsin, where 14 Democratic senators fled the state in order to prevent a vote on a bill that proposed to close a budget gap by …
Like most clichés, there’s a grain of truth in the importance of first impressions.
Be it the first day of high school when the nervous and the territorial exchange conspiratorial glances, vying for social prestige or the …
Ripping off The Beatles is a highly acceptable but often castigated practice. Do it right and listeners will take the good with the bad — music still hasn’t caught up with what the fab four were …
The marketing campaign for “Sucker Punch” gleefully taunts, “You will be unprepared.” I can steadfastly agree.
Zack Snyder’s latest film is an orgy of pop imagery — a psychological thriller filtered through every fetish and compulsion Snyder’s …
The great fashion icon Coco Chanel once said, “Fashion has to do with ideas — the way we live, what is happening.”
Following suit, designers look to world events and trends for inspiration. They create visual embodiments …
Although many modern hardcore fans scoff at emo bands, it is imperative to acknowledge that the roots of modern hardcore can be found among emo originators.
Contemporary emo has taken on a connotation that completely juxtaposes the …
By now, many of us have seen Rebecca Black’s unintentional pop music parody video for “Friday” — if not a few times. Her screeching voice and repetitive nonsense lyrics have rewarded this 13-year-old now-YouTube-sensation just under …
Two units in a popular student-housing complex near the University of Maine campus were severely damaged by fire Thursday night, leaving as many as 16 UMaine students homeless.
No injuries were reported in the fire, which began …
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