That’s Sketchy
April 18, 2012
Photo By: Amp Stwie Sketchy is the only word that can describe the New Brooklyn Tavern. The New Brooklyn Tavern, a small bar swallowed by graffiti that is located on State Street in Columbia, consists of a small bar and a ten square foot box that serves as a stage facing a dining room sized... Read more »
The World Is Watching…
Will Harris, Staff Writer
April 17, 2012
Hello. The fact that you are currently operating a computer with at least marginal success leads me to assume that you have heard of The Hunger Games. If not, you may want to start here. (Or, as a shameless but more helpful bit of self-promotion, here). The movie adaptation of the first book in Suzanne... Read more »
It’s a Mad, Mad World
Cody Smoldt
April 10, 2012
Mad Men is a dramatic television series created by Matthew Weiner (also known for his work on The Sopranos). The show airs on AMC. Set in the 1960s, Mad Men explores the life of Donald Draper, both in his home life and as creative director at an advertising agency on Madison Avenue. The show... Read more »
“Come morning light, you and I’ll be safe and sound.”
Catie Hopkins, Writer
March 15, 2012
The day before Valentine’s Day, Taylor Swift’s music video for “Safe and Sound” premiered. It is her knew single, written for the movie adaptation of the widely loved book The Hunger Games. Featured in the song with her are a country/folk duo called The Civil Wars. The song quickly gained momentum.... Read more »
The Real Bachelor
Katherine Koss
March 14, 2012
Every Monday night at 8pm people from around the United States and the world turned into ABC to watch the drama on The Bachelor. After a long dramatic journey Ben Flajnik finally chose his fiance, Courtney, but this girl was not popular among the fans. Ben Flajnik is 28 and works as a Winemaker from... Read more »
“If You Don’t Like this Book, You Can Punch Me in the Stomach”
Catie Hopkins, Desk Writer
March 6, 2012
If you desire a book that features self-discovery, falling in love, and a drunk Dutch author, look no further than The Fault in Our Stars. It is the fourth solo novel from John Green, who is an author and one the creators of the nerdfighter community (more on this later). The book got five stars from... Read more »
Most Anticipated Albums of 2012
Cody Smoldt
February 16, 2012
Though 2012 is barely a month old, several notable events have already taken place. Refused and At the Drive-In announced their revival to play the Coachella music festival in California. Cloud Nothings released the excellent Attack on Memory. Bon Iver performed on SNL and received a Best New Artist... Read more »
Rolling in the Awards
Cody Smoldt
February 14, 2012
The 54th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 12, 2012, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The show was hosted by LL Cool J and presenters included Drake, Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson, Neil Patrick Harris and Diana Ross. The night before, Whitney Houston was found dead in Los Angeles... Read more »
Fight Club
Amber Perry, Desk Writer
February 7, 2012
Fall from present ground. Once you hit the rocky bottom, you will be free. Free from everything. Free from anything that haunts you because once you become nothing, nothing can stop you from doing anything. You’re a piece of crap with no obligation because every expectation your old life saw is... Read more »
Don’t You Mean “Deerhunter?”
Abby Aldred
February 2, 2012
If you talk to me at all during or outside of school, you’ll know that I talk about The Dear Hunter and their music on a daily basis. As in three or four times a day at the least. And rarely does it come up that someone will try to correct me by saying “Oh, you mean the DEERhunter, right?” But... Read more »
