Role Model: A person who serves as a model in a particular behavioral or social role for another person to emulate. According to a Time magazine survey, we live in a society where 67 percent of people look up to professional athletes as role models. With that said, athletes are […]

As you have undoubtedly heard, I am a lifelong Cincinnatian (our children are fifth generation Cincinnatians) and I am a three-time UC alumna: I have very deep roots in the area and in the institution. And as many people have heard me say by now, the return from Northern Kentucky […]

On November 5, Tyler Perry released his best film to date, “For Colored Girls,” based on the poem “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf,” by Ntozake Shange. Aside from the title, the movie portrays hardships for women of every color. The actresses in the […]

In 2009, Director Duncan Jones (son of David Bowie) made his debut with “Moon” and proved that there is still creative fuel left within the sci-fi genre when placed in the right hands. The film won the 2009 award for Best British Independent Film and won a 2010 award from […]

Imagine you and your friends see a UFO, so you immediately start recording it with your awesome new HTC Evo 4G smart phone (or iPhone, if you really must), and as everyone decides how doomed we all are, you’ll be too busy reading comments on what the Internet thinks about […]

Pop punk band Good Charlotte re-emerges onto the scene and back to their roots with fifth studio album, “Cardiology.”Initially due for a much earlier release, the album was re-recorded due to Good Charlotte’s dissatisfaction with the initial “made for mainstream success” sound pushed by then producer Howard Benson. True to […]

A few years back, maybe 2007 or 2008, I first got introduced to the realm of art that is Bob Dylan. Literally, no less than a week after I had bought my copy of “Highway 61 Revisited,” my mom’s friend Robin attended a Dylan concert and had nothing but bad […]

#8220;Four Days to Glory: Wrestling with the Soul of the American Heartland,” by Mark Kreidler, tells the true story of Jay Borschel and Dan LeClere, a pair of three-time state wrestling champions, and the quest for their fourth straight title in their senior year of high school-something that would take […]

Hats have been around since the last ice age, first used for protection and warmth. Prehistoric people wore animal skins on their heads out of necessity. Ever since the frigid ages, hats have evolved into various fashionable essentials. Hats have been worn for many different reasons, such as status symbols, […]

#8220;Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2” was very well advertised and promoted, but it just doesn’t deliver as far as many gamers are concerned. It may have just been too much build up of anticipation or maybe the Force is no longer with Lucas Arts, but for more than one […]