Monthly Archives: February 2012

It doesn’t seem that long ago that I was scrounging in some corner of the cyberspace looking for free mix tapes where I downloaded The Swelly Express. I didn’t know much about hip-hop at the time even though I was … Continue reading →

“Once Upon a Secret” by Mimi Alford just came out a couple weeks ago, and the author has been getting a lot of air time on talk shows for her book about her affair with John F. Kennedy. I’m not … Continue reading →

With few surprising wins, the 84th annual Academy Awards were presented Sunday night. Here’s a recap of the best and worst moments from the ceremony. Welcome back, Billy Crystal. After last year’s amazingly awful duo of Anne Hathaway and James Franco, … Continue reading →

I have made this list after hearing a plethora of ’90s songs and realized I was making up words that are not recognizable in any language. “MMMBop” by Hanson: After listening to this song five times, I just gave up … Continue reading →

It’s everyone’s favorite time of year: Apple rumor time! The rumor mill has been running overtime, so the time has come to go over the most prevalent rumors about the upcoming iPad 3. 1. Retina Display Every i-Device has received … Continue reading →

Edgar Allan Poe is remembered throughout literary history for his morbid, gory, gothic horror tales. Death is a big part of his poems and short stories. However, not all of his works are necessarily weird and dark. Don’t get me … Continue reading →

Well friends, Mardi Gras is over. Now that we’ve scrubbed the bar tar off our shoes and washed our Perlis shirts after four straight days of wear, some students are beginning a much more somber season: Lent. Lent is a … Continue reading →

Weeks ago, I stumbled upon a video of Hudson skinny jeans on models vaguely seen as the concentration was on the UV-fluorescent quality of the tuxedo stripe detail running along the side seam of the denim. I then realize there must be … Continue reading →

[Spoiler Alert!] Everything has a good and a bad side to it. As I expected, Cirque du Soleil’s “Quidam” had more good than it did bad. However, the bad could outweigh the good depending on how you look at it. … Continue reading →

Not much of interest this week, except for Apple news. Let’s get right to it. 1. Meet OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Continuing the cat-themed OS upgrades, Mountain Lion is the next major advancement for Macs. Also continuing is Apple’s … Continue reading →