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Fashion: It’s Sweater Time!

It’s here everybody, the time of the year a majority of us look forward to.  Fall season is here, and, of course, that means sweaters!  Everyone loves a good cozy sweater, whether it’s big and baggy for those cozy indoor nights or a little different, like a crop-top sweater for […]

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Movies: The Scariest Ever Made?

When I was fourteen-years-old, I had reached the point where I felt I was officially too old for trick or treating, so I decided to stay in for the night and checked out AMC’s horror movie marathon.   This was the year they stepped up their game. In previous years […]

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Video Games: Meet Your Destiny

In the video game called Destiny, you are a Guardian, a Savior, of the last city on Earth.  You must embark on an epic journey where you unravel the mysteries of the universe and, in turn, save the world.  This game was developed by Bungie, the creators of Halo, and […]

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New Exhibit Explores Death and AIDS

UC Blue Ash Art Gallery is now presenting a new exhibit, called “Memento Mori: A Reminder of Death, of the Perishable and Transitory Quality of Life.”   The UCBA Department of Art and Visual Communications has been working hard to bring new art to the campus, and the new exhibit […]

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Music: Mick Jenkins Goes Down to The Water[s]

Surely, there’s something in Chicago’s water supply as the Windy City continues to spew promising talent with 23-year-old rapper Mick Jenkins.  Born Jayson Jenkins and originally hailing from Huntsville, Alabama, the baritone rapper has caught the attention of casual listeners and hip-hop heads alike with his conceptual mixtape “The Water[s],” […]

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Fashion: Hitting the Thrift Shops

We are barely into fall, and there are many trends that are floating around for the season.  Of course the trends of the big sweaters paired with a pair of tapered slacks or the infamous leather jacket is in style this year, but the biggest trend that played out this […]

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Movies: A New Martial Arts Classic

Question: What comes to mind when I say ‘Foreign Film’?  Some of you probably think of “The Seven Samurai” from Japan, “Pan’s Labyrinth” from Mexico, and “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” from Italy.   All of those are great films by great directors that are worthy of being […]

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Music: Back to the Music: “Oh, What a Job This Is!”

Unless your mailing address is “Under a Rock” or Patrick Star is your roommate, you’ve more than likely been unfortunate enough to have born witness to the at- tention guzzling antics of musicians you wished spent a few more hours of the day perfecting their so-called craft than find- ing […]

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The Web: For Those Who Haven’t Tried Twitter

The Internet sensation called Twitter has become something well known in the eye of the public these days, from televi- sion commercials to radio commercials, and it can even be seen on some adver- tisement billboards, depending on the company as you’re driving down the road. Twitter is an online […]

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Movies: Gandolfini Goes Out in Style in

This past weekend marked the re- lease of James Gandolfini’s final film, “The Drop.” In this crime drama a lonely somewhat simple minded bartender (Tom Hardy) is caught in the middle of a plot to rob the money left by gangsters at the bar he works at. Unbeknownist to him, […]