Archive for October, 2011
The 3 million copies of FIFA 2012 sold in its first week are more a testament to the popularity of soccer than how good the video game is. If people bought the game knowing how good …
Rap artists have been notorious for conveying sexist messages since 2 Live Crew released “2 Live Crew is What We Are” in 1986.
The lyrics of many rap artists revolve around the central theme of female, sexual …
Once upon a time, Alec Baldwin was attractive, MTV played music videos and Winona Ryder made good movies. This all-but-forgotten era is now known as the ’80s and it gave us many pop culture gems, not …
This is not your classical adventure film.
It is a booby-trap full of buffoonery at the sword, nonsensical courtly talk, anachronistic humor and silly plots. You don’t need to read Rotten Tomatoes to know “The Three Musketeers” …
You Me at Six are an British alternative rock band that formed in 2004 but started to gain popularity in 2008. Their debut album, “Take Off Your Colours,” had a few songs that made it to …
As has become customary, the state-owned, Casella Waste Systems-owned Juniper Ridge Landfill, one of the company’s finest accoutrements located on the Old Town-Alton town line — is raising quite the stink for central Maine locals.
And the …
Attack on Bible saddens heart
I read an opinion column in The Maine Campus on Oct. 24 (“Out, Out: Marriage inequality abounds, astounds”) that I found quite moving.
As with all literature that leaves an impact on the …
In the spirit of the University of Maine’s celebration of Coming Out Week and Equality Maine’s initiative to put same-sex marriage on the 2012 ballot — as well as in response to the column “Out, out: …
Remember when telephones were either hanging on the wall or perched on a stand?
Of course you don’t. Why would you want to when the modern alternative is pocket-quick and convenient?
Cell phones are multipurpose marvels that have …
In the face of difficult American economic conditions, public and social service programs are facing greater scrutiny than ever before. Programs which benefit millions of U.S. citizens — from school children to the elderly — are …
