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Tennis sets sail with retro-pop debut album, ‘Cape Dory’
Why a band whose debut album was inspired by a nautical adventure would call itself Tennis is an enigma to me. This puzzlement, however, doesn’t stand in the way of thoroughly enjoying Tennis’ first album, “Cape Dory,” which was released last month. Read More
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‘How I Met Your Mother’ gets serious
Everyone has a favorite TV show — mine is “How I Met Your Mother.” The show’s quick wit and hilarious (though sometimes predictable) plotlines made me initially fall in love Read More
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‘No Strings Attached’ ropes in audiences this weekend
The “friends with benefits” story isn’t a new one, that’s for sure. But then again, in the new romantic comedy release, “No Strings Attached,” Emma (Natalie Portman) and Adam (Ashton Kutcher) never really seemed like friends to begin with. Maybe that mixes it up a bit, making it a movie about just “with benefits,” no […]
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‘Music As a Weapon’ tour attacks Main Street Armory
Only the most dedicated hard rock fans would bother to bear the freezing cold for hours, waiting for the doors of the Main Street Armory to open. A crowd of all ages and personal styles huddled together in anticipation of the beginning of the 2011 “Music as a Weapon” tour. My friends and I found […]
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‘The Way Back’ is promising, but fails
“The Way Back” tells the story of seven prisoners of war who escaped a Siberian Gulag and made their way to India, a 4,000 mile trek. This incredible journey, supposedly based on true events, should have made an enthralling film; however, the editing and directing prevented it from reaching its true potential. “The Way Back” […]
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‘Apollo Kids’ is just all right
More so than almost any other rapper, Ghostface Killah makes albums like he’s making movies. From the tough, crack-game noir of “Fishscale” to the glossy, loverman R&B of his last album “Ghostdini,” each Ghostface release has a directorial sense of thematic scope and dominating tone. With that in mind, his new record, “Apollo Kids,” feels […]
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‘Deadly Murder:’ what other kind of murder is there?
When you go to see a play with the ridiculously inane title “Deadly Murder,” it definitely does not get your hopes up that it will be a high-quality production. I mean, what other kind of murder is there? Undeadly? “Deadly Murder” was first produced under several different titles: “If/Then” and “Deadly Game” — definitely not […]
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“I’ll Be Geneseeing You”
“The Susan B. Anthony Makeover was poorly conceived.” A light-hearted jab at Rochester society’s obsession with the city’s past or passing fame. One familiar with Second City, the Chicago- and Toronto- based troupe, by their reputation for improv theatre might not expect a cultural revue that touches on the heart of Rochester culture. But anyone […]
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UR has a visitor: McVicar the hypnotizing Trickster
Hypnosis often falls under the same scrutiny as other disputable subjects, such as voodoo and mind reading. But for many non-believers, the hypnosis show in the May Room on Jan. 14 put an end to this disbelief. Co-hosted by the 2012 Class Council and the Campus Activities Board, the event was filled to maximum capacity, […]
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Gervais offends at Golden Globes 2011
The 2011 awards season began this past Sunday at the 68th Annual Golden Globes. The ceremony was hosted by comedian Ricky Gervais, who did not hold back in his unyielding and harsh opening monologue. Even though his diatribe was no more than five minutes long, it seemed no one was safe from his mockery. From […]