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“ENTRE EL CIELO Y LA TIERRA,” by Gennaro Garcia

by Elijah Grasser Reviews
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For his first public exhibition, “ENTRE EL CIELO Y LA TIERRA,” Gennaro Garcia wanted to show he has become a more dynamic artist.
“I wanted to exhibit different styles and different motifs in the same exhibit,” Garcia says.  He calls his earlier work “mostly religious,” but lately he’s been trying to expand his motifs beyond religion.
Professionally, [...]

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Goose Bumps: The Science of Fear Exhibit

by Colin Lecher Reviews
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Eight tiny eyes are intently staring me down through a spotless pane of glass. Sitting below the aquarium is a pitch-black box casually promising to deliver the spider to me if I’d only be kind enough to reach my hand inside and say hello. It sounds silly. It’s just the arachnid equivalent of putting spaghetti [...]

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Review: The Oatmeal (.com)

by Lauren Gambino Reviews
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TheOatmeal.com is quite an amusing alternative to note taking.
The site showcases snarky, in-your-face comics, quizzes and how-to articles. Each article is accompanied by an original graphic or drawing. The site also sells merchandise with the graphics and illustrations featured on the site.
“The Oatmeal,” as he refers to himself, is 27-year-old Matthew Inman, a web designer, [...]

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Review: Mary Poppins

by Samantha Lloyd Reviews
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She sings, dances, flies and yes, she’s a nanny. The Disney magic has been brought to the stage of ASU Gammage for the national tour of “Mary Poppins.”
Presented by Disney and Cameron Mackintosh, this musical is based on the stories by P.L. Travers and the classic Oscar-winning Disney film. It follows a small London family that [...]

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Hamra Jewelers and the $12,000 Diamond Dash

by Colin Lecher Reviews
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Young couples with a flair for treasure hunting should be marking their calendars for March 6, when Hamra Jewelers will be hiding $12,000 dollar diamond ring in Old Town Scottsdale.
The dash is organized by Hamra Jewelers as an inventive new marketing campaign. According to Meghan Stern, head of the marketing team and ASU marketing [...]

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Review: Yeasayer’s ‘Odd Blood’

by Colin Lecher Reviews
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After Yeasayer’s 2007 release “All Hours Cymbals,” the group established itself as the indie-visionaries at the forefront of experimental music. Now, the band is continuing that legacy with their newest release, “Odd Blood,” an album packed with enough drum machines and futuristic synthesizers to bring a tear to George Jetson’s eye.
It’s difficult to describe any [...]

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Review: Showmethegrocery.com

by Nicole Ethier Reviews
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For anyone who doesn’t like overpaying for alcohol, listen up.
Showmethegrocery.com, a Web site developed by Tempe resident Chris Caruth, 23, provides consumers with the current prices of alcohol at local grocery stores before they even leave home.
“Sometimes you go to the grocery stores, and they have sales. So you’ll go get a 30-pack for like [...]

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Review: Archer

by Elijah Grasser Reviews
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Interested in watching a mixture of James Bond, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and the Young and the Restless? Then Archer, a new cartoon on FX, is the show for you.
After the first four episodes, viewers have been introduced to a Jewish African-American double agent, a corrupt, skirt-chasing Swedish foreign diplomat, and assorted assassins disguised [...]

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Home Jones: Music for the Soul

by Janice Vega Reviews
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Home Jones, the six piece Tempe band has been playing together roughly for two and a half years. Though members have come and gone, the group exudes a sense of closeness that only good friends share.
“It’s a family thing,” says communications senior and drummer James Prezlocki.

Like a family the members work together to create music people can identify [...]

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Review: Snuggfest 2010

by Jacqueline Valle Reviews
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The year 2009 brought a pop culture phenomenon that allowed for creative Halloween costumes and new ways to find an excuse to imbibe. The Snuggie, a blanket with sleeves, which is known from the infomercial as “an all comfortable and effective way to read a book or drink some tea with free hands.”
So what better way [...]

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