By Amelia Blevins
Meet Max. In Spike Jonze’s long-anticipated adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are, the only description for young Max (Max Records) is wild. As a young boy with a temper and feelings of neglect from his mother (Catherine Keener) and older sister, Max runs away from home to an imaginary [...]

By Sam Schles
For many American listeners, their first sample of the music of The Temper Trap came from the trailer for (500) Days of Summer. But now the Australian quartet proves they can stand on their own—no motion picture needed.
Their debut album Conditions is marked by choppy guitars, hammering drums and most notably front man [...]

By Shaun Poust
Capitalism: A Love Story is Michael Moore versus capitalism. It is funny, well-made, touching at times; but you shouldn’t see it for these reasons. With a movie like this, we should seriously consider what it says.
Moore exclusively focuses on what capitalism has done for the past century. This means he must [...]

When Virtual Becomes Reality
By Liz Kloczkowski
WARNING: These are the types of games that completely entrance players. These are NOT the games that you can play for 30 minutes and then stop.
The Sims is a role-playing, life-simulation game that came out February 2000. After two years, The Sims had sold more than 6 million copies. After [...]

Local Roller Derby Expands with Increased Popularity
By Jacquie Simone
During the day, 37-year-old Sue Dozoretz listens to ambient music as she gently massages customers at the Finger Lakes School of Massage. But at night, she transforms into “CamArrow” and spends her time slamming into opponents as she skates around the rink, egged on by the cheering [...]

By Chris Giblin
Onion writer Seth Reiss spoke to students about satirical news writing and comedy in general at Emerson Suites Oct. 21. Reiss went over the storied fictional history of The Onion, which, according to his presentation, has been a trusted news source since colonial times.
Outside his writing, Reiss performs in an improv group called [...]

The Ritual Of Television

By Anne Gould Northgraves

For better or worse, television is one of the most enduring cultural touchstones of modern life and society. From short-lasting shows like Firefly, Wonderfalls and Pushing Daisies to long-lived programs such as The X-Flies, The Simpsons and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, fervent fans build them into not just great [...]

…And Tomorrow, And The Next Day And Next Week
By Lauren Mateer
Deadheads. The Ten Club. Rentheads. One of these things is not like the other. Everybody knows about dedicated music fans—those people who travel from city to city following their favorite groups and seeing their concerts dozens, or even hundreds of times.
Lesser known, but just as [...]

Why We All Resemble Fishing Lures
By Amy Obarski
First there’s the anticipation. Should I do it? Should I wait longer? What will my parents think? Is it going to hurt? Then there’s the rush. That feeling when the needle touches you and every hair stands on end as it penetrates your skin. And [...]

By C.R. Willsie

There is a doughnut weight to things in my days:
Heavier globes come back around after so many years;
I find myself baking the same gray cakes,
Waking up with the same groggy mouth.
Heavier things, him, are here
Ruining my every birthday dinner
Making me go off in some black hood rage,
Burning everything I put in the oven.
I [...]