Spring Break
Thursday Concerts • Maylene and the Sons of Disaster, A Static Lullaby 6 p.m. Grog Shop $12 adv, $14 dos • Suicide Silence, Emmure, Beneath the Massacre 6 p.m. Peabody's Downunder $14 adv, $16 dos Friday In Theaters • Body of Lies (Warner Bros.) starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Mark Strong • Quarantine (Screen Gems) starring Jennifer Carpenter, Steve Harris, Columbus Short • City of Ember (Fox-Walden) starring Saoirse Ronan, Toby Jones, Bill Murray Concerts • Watain, Withered 7 p. (0) comments
I would never claim to know all there is to know about music, but there are just some highly unqualified statements that I can't ignore. While I was in class, I overheard a conversation two of my classmates were having about what music they like. The girl was shuffling through an iPod Touch, and the guy was rattling off names of popular rappers. (0) comments
What to do for entertainment this week... (0) comments
For those members of our generation who grew up being told they were "lazy" or "apathetic," enacting change - real change that makes people stop and take notice - seems to be a foreign concept. This concept may be as foreign as living in displacement camps, involuntarily fighting in wars or even walking a mile to get some water. (1) comment
Learning how to swim is different for all of us. Some of us take classes to learn, some of us are taught by older siblings. But maybe you happen to be the kid who learned by getting thrown into a body of water by a ruthless parent. As you're splashing around, you're overwhelmed. (0) comments
"I Love You, Man" is the first laugh out loud comedy of the year. The film, starring Paul Rudd and Jason Segel, puts an original spin on the recent "bromance" trend in the media. (0) comments
Wild Goats Café, located across the street from the Kent Free Library, goes unnoticed by most Kent students, which is unacceptable. Café may mean a small restaurant serving light meals and coffee, but Wild Goats Café has many large-portioned meals that make choosing what to eat more difficult than one would think. (0) comments
In a time when the term "green" is in the speech of every presidential candidate, on the covers of magazines and even in conversations in many homes, Thomas Friedman, New York Times columnist and author of "The World Is Flat," gives a firmer definition of what exactly a green revolution would entail. (0) comments
Need information on current movie releases? Looking for movie showtimes and ticket information? Rottentomatoes.com is the answer. This Web site allows users to expand their movie knowledge through nine different links - home, movies, DVD, celebrities, news, critics, trailers and pictures, the vine and forums. (0) comments
Something a little too wicked has come to Cleveland's E. 14th Street this fall, complete with witches, dramatic lighting and Oriental gongs. No, if you're expecting a review of some new-age haunted house, try again next year. To open its inaugural season at its new home at the Hanna Theatre, the Great Lakes Theatre Festival presents an impressive staging of one of Shakespeare's biggest and most towering tragedies. (0) comments
The Speedbumps were working hard on finishing their new album, "Apple Tree," when lead singer Erik Urycki and roommate Emma Sherrie were held at gunpoint in a robbery early last week. A group of four men stole thousands of dollars worth of valuables, including Urycki's guitars. (0) comments
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Editor's Note: In a continuous effort to bring you, the reader, fun pieces you can use, we've decided to include a playlist from a different staff member each week. We all have different music tastes, and we're hoping some of our selections might just make their way onto your iPod. (0) comments
A recent behavioral development began as an addiction, sometimes becomes an annoyance and currently embodies a newfound personal skill. This development is my habit of speaking in different voices, particularly the Australian, ghetto-fabulous, British and Southern accents. (1) comment