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Unknown brings the suspense

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Have you ever woken up and not known where you were or who you were? While ‘yes’ isn’t a common answer, these things have happened. Even more bizarre, though, what if you knew who you were, but no one else did? Coworkers, friends and even your own spouse don’t know you. What would you do?

Monster Jam destroys the weekend competition

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It was late last Saturday night when the Georgia Dome erupted with the sound of applause that deafened the already overwhelming sound of roaring engines from within. Sixty-five thousand fans all were on their feet giving a standing ovation to the spectacle that laid beneath them.

Sleeping Beauty awakens audiences

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Tchaikovsky’s adaptation of Marius Petipa’s Sleeping Beauty is widely regarded as one of the most technically challenging classical ballets ever choreographed. The story will be familiar to anyone who has seen the 1959 Disney film, though it is more faithful to the traditional Brothers Grimm fairy tale.

Eyes experiments with intricate instrumentation

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For most of his music career, Conor Oberst, the founding and core member of Bright Eyes, has had a musical identity crisis, albeit a highly productive and successful one. From the 2005 double-release of the modern folk masterpiece I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning and electronic-driven Digital Ash in a Digital Urn to the country-fused Cassadaga, Oberst has done a little bit of everything.

Gnomeo passes as kids entertainment

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Since the turn of the old century in film, the tragic tale of the two star-crossed lovers has certainly been revived and refurbished enough times to a considerable point of exhaustion. As it began, the original theatre production was first adapted to fit the projector screen in the year 1936, and was from that point forward recreated nearly every ten years.

2/18/11: Eating Atlanta

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Hankook Taqueria is the first of its kind to emerge on the Atlanta scene. The rather peculiar combination of Korean and Tex Mex may seem like a simple idea, but it is a stroke of culinary genius that demands nothing less than the highest honors and medals of human achievement.

Faddis transports audience back to hey-day of jazz

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The skilled trumpet player Jon Faddis filled the Ferst Center with enthusiastic concert-goers eager to hear smooth jazz. Faddis’ show on Feb. 12 did not disappoint, and the two-and-a-half hour show filled all desire to hear the music. The exhaustive show featured many of the jazz standards as well as Duke Ellington’s jazz symphony, “Black, Brown, and Beige.”

Sanctum stumbles through plot

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There are two weekends in which bad movies are left to their deserved fate: Labor Day weekend and Super Bowl weekend. This alone leads one to believe that Sanctum, being released opposite the Super Bowl, would be pretty low in quality. Yet, above the title, one can find the name James Cameron, the director of Avatar. How can this be? Firstly, Cameron did not direct the movie, he merely produced it.

Bring It On: the Musical relies on choreography

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Bring It On: The Musical brings together the seemingly disparate worlds of theater and cheerleading at the Alliance Theater in Midtown. The show is a traditional musical with plenty of singing, acting and dancing, as well as high-flying cheerleading and stunting.

Civil Wars captivate with unique harmonies

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The Civil Wars completely entranced the crowd at Eddie’s Attic on Tuesday, Feb. 8, not with the set or lighting of the show, but with the authentic reality of the music and the heartbeat the duo seemed to share. This folk/Americana band is composed of the adorable California-raised, Nashville-native Joy Williams and resident Johnny Depp look-a-like, John Paul White.

TDU2 races past others with features

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The Test Drive video game series has been known for its vast worlds and realistic handling of racing mechanics. The 10th game in the series, Test Drive Unlimited 2 (TDU2), takes all of the aspects that make the Test Drive series fun and expands upon it.

Atlanta ComicCon offers little to fans

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Compared to Dragon*Con and MomoCon, Atlanta ComicCon is a miniscule affair. The entire event took up one hallway and a ballroom, with about twelve different vendors and artists. I saw a grand total of two cosplayers, and there were no con games or panels popular at the other conferences.

2/11/11: Eating Atlanta

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Sandwiched between Jos. A. Bank and the Tin Drum, Which Wich is Atlantic Station’s newest eatery and the best sandwich chain most Tech students have never heard of or had. It’s certainly the most innovative.

Roommate falls short as psycho thriller

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We have all experienced the nerve racking moment of roommate selection process and then the moment of truth on move-in day when you actually meet your other half for the rest of the year. Hopefully your experiences are better than Minka Kelly’s character’s in The Roommate. This thriller starring Gossip Girl’s Leighton Meester boasts a gorgeous cast, but as a thriller movie, it is a little worse than disappointing.

Dead Space 2 fails to impress

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The Dead Space series seems to live by the motto “Mediocre Games borrow. Great Games Steal.” Fortunately, it takes from the best. It cribs Alien’s aesthetics, boosts its gunplay from Resident Evil 4 and pilfers Final Fantasy X’s sphere grid system for upgrading weapons.

Step Afrika stomps expectations

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Step Afrika is the first professional dance troupe in the world dedicated to the new tradition of stepping. Their excellent full-length shows blend story-telling, humor, dance and music in an easily-digestible vignette style.
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