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BTV shows bring Brandeis spirit to screen

After watching reports of our economy recede from the crashing stock market, watching BTV introduce a new sitcom, STANJY, as well as the season premiere of Slice and ’Deis was a perfect way to ease my mind out of the red. As I entered the Shapiro Atrium for the premieres, I was greeted by three […]

Bands on display at Worcester Rock and Shock festival

The Rock and Shock festival in Worcester is an annual three-day celebration of horror films and heavy metal. Just as horror films run the gamut from silly satire to dark brooding scare fest and from gorexploitation to sublime psychological masterpiece, so to did the range of bands and musical performances offered at this festival. I […]

“First love is easy:” The attraction of Chuck

First love is easy. This is just a fact of life. The attraction, the butterflies, and the smiles come without effort. It’s simple. It’s when that first fire dies down that things become more difficult. Honestly, it doesn’t matter whose fault it is. It could be yours, it could be hers, or it could be […]

Girl Talk reinvents music with laptop and moxy

The thing about pop music is that many of its best songs have approximately 45 unforgettable seconds that make the song worth playing every 15 minutes on the average radio station. Gregg Gillis, aka the mashup DJ Girl Talk who has performed once at Brandeis two years ago and is due to come back again […]

“Brooklyn Times”

It was hot outside. It was hot inside. My head drooped lazily against the cold tiled floor and a small shudder moved through my intoxicated body. “What are we going to do about Mat?” A slurred voice crept towards me above the sounds of London Calling. “Nothing…” I closed my heavy eyelids and tried to […]

New XBOX game reviewed

With an overall weak retail launch lineup, the XBOX 360 found its must buy game in a new medium, a downloadable title. Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved was a smash hit and was the most talked about game in the first few months of the system’s release. Since that time, in late 2005, we have seen […]

British Slang: our “real” is their “proper”

As some of you may or may not know, I am currently studying abroad in England for the year. I’ve been meaning to write about all the British culture I’ve experienced since I was here, but wanted to wait until I had a better hold on it. I’ve been in this country now for more […]