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White ‘votes for love’ as he crosses nation

Cassie Herrington November 6, 2008
It's a good thing Matt White is jump starting his career. It's too bad he couldn't jump start his tour bus. After the bus broke down, White, a New York City-based singer-song writer currently on his "Vote for Love" tour in partnership with clothing retailer The Gap, talked to The University News about his music and his ambitions for his career and his political activism on the eve of the political election.

Windmills of My Mind

Kejan Haynes November 6, 2008
It's not very often that a movie restores your faith in humanity. In fact, it almost never happens to me. That's until I saw Love Actually for the first time. This is a movie I turn to when I'm at my highest highs and my lowest lows. After each viewing, I come out feeling better about the world.

TV/TV brings music out of NY

Laura Casey October 30, 2008
Of the slew of indie bands recently popping up around the country, one that has been getting a fair amount of attention is the New York City- based group TV/TV. Fresh from New York's East Side, these hipsters, all in their early 20s, have been steadily creating a fan base thanks to their self-described "Kooks meets Maroon 5 meets the Police" sound.

Exhibit explores the history of art

Bonnie Rosenberg October 30, 2008
In its newest exhibit, "Ideal (Dis-) Placements: Old Masters at the Pulitzer," The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts juxtaposes art made between the 14th and 18th centuries with the ultra modern architecture of Tadao Ando. On display are the works of prominent old masters-Michelangelo, Buonarroti, Pontormo, Giambattista Tiepolo, Jacob van Ruisdael and Jean-Baptiste Greuze-courtesy of the Saint Louis Art Museum and Harvard Art Museum.

Seen one, ‘Saw them all

Landon Burris October 30, 2008
You've seen it all before: the traps, the poor acting, the flashbacks to previous movies in the franchise. Yes, if it's Halloween it must be time for another Saw, only this time you won't believe the ending. At least that is what Saw V's (Lionsgate) tag line promises.

Windmills of My Mind

Kelley Dunn October 30, 2008
Every week, for one hour, my world stops. Nothing else matters while I'm watching the unrealistic, absolutely outlandish stories of my favorite posse from the CW's "One Tree Hill" unfold before my eyes. Take, for instance, my wonderful Nathan Scott, the famous basketball player who got married his junior year of high school, re-married his same wife again senior year, was saved from drowning by the ghost of his dead uncle after his wedding limo fell off a bridge, got involved in a sex tape scandal, became paralyzed and grew a creepy beard, miraculously started to walk again and shaved the beard, was legitimately intimidated by Kevin Federline and beat up a character played by ex-NBA player Rick Fox after Fox had already died in a car crash that involved him purposefully running over Nathan's pregnant wife.

Album lives up to the hype

Carly Doenges October 30, 2008
Last month was the much-anticipated release of The Glass Passenger, the sophomore album of Jack's Mannequin. With the success and popularity garnered by Jack's Mannequin's debut album, Everything in Transit, The Glass Passenger faced high expectations. Despite the difficulty artists tend to have in creating a follow-up album that is as good as their first album, Jack's Mannequin managed to pull it off fairly well.

Oasis has plenty of Soul

Laura Casey October 23, 2008
Oasis' latest and seventh studio album Dig Out Your Soul was well worth the three-year wait. Dig Out Your Soul puts Oasis back in the mainstream with 11 new, hard hitting tracks. In this current era of mediocre pop, Oasis cranks out another album that is nothing short of excellent.

Windmills of My Mind

Gina Cassaro October 23, 2008
For me, seeing Julie Taymor's Across the Universe truly was the first time I heard the Beatles. After seeing it, not only did my obsession with the Beatles' music begin but also my appreciation for the creative genius and process that any movie production requires.

Oscar season gets under way

Will Holston October 23, 2008
Trouble is brewing in Hollywood. In the last few weeks, a small collection of films, expected to play a major role in the Academy Awards, pushed their release dates to 2009, citing editing and competition from other films. Originally scheduled for a limited release on Nov.

Pussycat Dolls fall short of Domination

Kristin Mommers October 23, 2008
It's been three years since The Pussycat Dolls' debut-album, giving the music industry three years with one less embarrassment. Unfortunately, they returned to the studio and produced Doll Domination (Interscope). Maybe the album was just an excuse for a cover photo shoot capturing the Dolls' pleather, spandex and glitter clad bodies.

Comedian celebrates the art of impression

Kara Sheehan October 9, 2008
After averaging 2.1 million viewers an episode and receiving an Emmy for the show's costumes in its first season, "Frank TV," Frank Caliendo's TV show, will air its second season this month on the TBS network. Caliendo has high hopes going into this, the show's second season.
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