Wednesday, May 1, 2024

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The dynamic partnership of director Edgar Wright and actors Simon Pegg and Nick Frost has kept audiences laughing ever since the release of 2002's horror-comedy Shaun of the Dead. Their unique brand of genre satire and sharply written jokes was followed up with 2007's buddy-cop satire Hot Fuzz. This year, they have done it again with The World's End. In...
Well, it’s that time of year, and if you have a girlfriend and for some reason have decided to look to me for advice on what to get her, I can do you one better.  Through years of experience and extensive scientific research, I've made a list of things not to get your girlfriend for Christmas.  Impressive right? For...
Synopsis: In a dystopian future, teens are forced into an arena to fight to the death in order to portray the control the government has over the lower classes. This sequel to the first Hunger Games begins by showing the aftermath of the last bloodbath and how the winners, Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta Melark (Josh Hutcherson), have...
Walking through Jesuit the hallways, you might come across two quiet students staring intently at their own iPads in their hands, seemingly not interacting with each other until they simultaneously throw their hands up either in defeat or in victory. There is a great chance that they are playing FIFA '14, one of the most intense, entertaining games you...
Every gamer has his own genre of game that he likes the best, whether it be shooters or adventure or anything else. I have taken it upon myself to compile an unbiased list of the top 10 games of the year, putting aside my love for shooters aside. 10. NBA 2k14 I know what you're thinking, a sports game made the...
Two years ago in late February we experienced some unusual weather in north Texas: temperatures dropped below freezing and precipitation ensued, thus icing over the roads. Because of the ice, most schools in Dallas were forced to close for about four days. Praised by the students who missed nearly a whole week, this beast of a storm was given...
2013, a monumental year indeed. We witnessed the downfall of Blockbuster, the evolution of Miley Cyrus, the craziness of the Harlem Shake, the selection of a new Pope, the Obamacare fiasco, the birth of Prince George of Cambridge, the iPhone 5S/5C release, and the massive typhoon in the Philippines. Aside from these monumental events, 2013 was also a BIG year...

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