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Guitar Hero has been the franchise synonymous with the phrase “music game” for the past five years in the video game industry. It has seen...
Minecraft encourages player imaginations, ambitions
I have built my house block by block. I have a cobblestone foundation, a spacious cellar, hardwood floors, a modest second floor and a glass...
Undercovers misses mark
NBC’s latest show Undercovers delivers new spy action-adventure to the television world. This particular take on the spy thriller genre focuses on husband-and-wife pair Steven and...
Smallville reminisces, still disappoints
Last Friday began the epic concluding season of a decade long series, Smallville. For the past couple seasons, clips from previous episodes have reminded the...
Hands lulls listeners to sleep
Hands All Over is ¬Maroon 5’s third studio album, and it is their most pop sound yet. Following 2007’s It Won’t Be Soon before Longr,...
Novak delivers laughs at Tech
“That’s what she said” jokes instantly struck a chord with the congregation of Tech’s Office fanatics that filled Ferst Center on Sunday, Sept. 19, for...
Atlanta hosts arts festival
Ever wanted to dance in the middle of Peachtree Street? Or maybe bid on an elaborate barstool? Perchance the sampling of Atlanta’s finest dining is...
Easy A lacks original thoughts, character depth
Easy A, the latest high school comedy to hit theatres, explores touchy subjects with wit and sarcasm. Despite the typical lighthearted cheeriness of the genre,...
House captivates
House has won the hearts of many viewers around America in its six seasons and has started it seventh on FOX, showing at 8 p.m....
Sunny crosses comedic boundary
Last Thursday, the nation rejoiced as the hit sitcom It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia aired the first episode of its sixth season. Only five years...
Baraonda delights with classic Italian cuisine
Just a few blocks away from the Fox Theatre on Peachtree Street, the homey pizzeria Baraonda is still cooking up delicious Italian-inspired cuisine a decade...
Town thrills viewers
With The Town, Ben Affleck proves that his directorial debut Gone Baby Gone was not just a fluke and establishes himself as a talented director...
Reach defines Halo franchise
In the interest of full disclosure, I should tell you I’ve always been a Halo fan. Seeing Halo: Combat Evolved in action convinced me to...
Reunion concert by the Pixies can do little wrong
The Pixies reunited as part of their 20th anniversary tour of Doolittle, the formative album that proved to shape and inspire other great bands such...
Reality breaks barrier between classical and rock
Break of Reality is difficult to give justice to. Simply put, it is a musical group consisting of four musicians: three cellists and a percussionist....
Dali’s must-see exhibit enthralls visually
Visiting Dali: The Late Work at the Atlanta High Museum is like wandering into the depths of one’s own subconscious mind. For the perplexed, Salvador...
Weezer experiments with new sounds
Ask most Weezer fans and they’ll draw a dividing line between the first two albums, Blue Album and Pinkerton, and their subsequent five albums. The...
Action-packed Machete lacks cohesive storyline
It is somewhat jarring to see the modern world invade Robert Rodriguez’s Machete, as steeped as it is in the conventions of ‘70s exploitation cinema....