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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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Review: Ke$ha’s Animal

by Kerry LePain Reviews
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Currently holding the position of “top-selling album‘‘ on iTunes as well as three of the top-selling singles, Kesha Sebert, the artist self-styled as Ke$ha, has surpassed the level of quality set forth by her first single “Tik Tok” on her first album, Animal.
True to its name, Animal is wild, uninhibited – at times unpolished – [...]

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Review: Taking Back Sunday’s “New Again”

by Peter Lazaravich Reviews
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After a three-year hiatus, Taking Back Sunday is back with their latest album, “New Again.” Formed in 1999, Taking Back Sunday is an alternative rock band, based out of Long Island, N.Y..
“New Again” is the first album to feature the new guitarist Matthew Fazzi, after the departure of Fred Mascherino who left to pursue [...]

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Review: Amelia

by Preston Carter Melbourne-Weaver Reviews

It’s difficult to produce an outstanding film when everyone already knows the ending. Therein lies the problem with every biopic ever made. That’s OK though, as long as the life and events the subject of the film experienced are interesting, exciting ones.
The life of Amelia Earhart fits the criteria. Ever since [...]

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Review: Give Up the Ghost by Brandi Carlile

by Kerry LePain Reviews
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Give Up the Ghost opens with a bang, as it should. Brandi Carlile’s third studio album doesn’t differ greatly from her second, The Story, in terms of its style which lies somewhere between rock, campfire guitar and rustic folk. It also doesn’t differ from her previous efforts in its excellent quality and cohesiveness.  The songs [...]

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After A Hard Day’s Night, All You Need Is The Beatles: Rock Band

by Sebastien Bauge Reviews
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It’s central Liverpool and the scene descends from the skyline into the depths of the legendary Cavern where The Beatles are concluding a set. When they finish, hordes of screaming women spark a chase scene worthy of Benny Hill. Ringo, Paul, John, and George then begin rocking out a series of venues
eventually concluding on top [...]

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Love is a Four-Letter-Word

by Rheyanne Weaver Reviews
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There’s a book that might be more appetizing than Ben and Jerry’s after a breakup. Love is a Four-Letter Word, edited by Michael Taeckens, is a selection of essays on the topics of breakups, bad relationships and broken hearts.
Reading about other horrible relationships can feel good. Laughing at other people’s misfortunes and forgetting about [...]

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AFAR From Your Average Travel Magazine

by Erica Rodriguez Reviews
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For those who don’t travel often (and even for those who do), the travel magazine, AFAR, will make you salivate for an adventure.
The premier issue hit stands in September. On the cover are young boys on a Moroccan beach.  Flip to page 60 and there’s a layout with a Japanese girl dressed in a french [...]

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True Blood Review

by Rheyanne Weaver Reviews

For those who haven’t heard, True Blood is the steamiest and most intriguing vampire TV series and is currently finishing its second season. Despite the heart-wrenching break for the season, all is well, because fans can read the books for a slightly different, yet fully satisfying vampire mystery and fantasy experience. Also, according to the Star-Ledger, True [...]

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Runpee.com

by Jessica VanZalen Reviews

Here it comes. It’s right in the middle of a movie and suddenly… you’ve got to go. There’s the all-too-common internal debate — back and forth. Do I go? Do I wait? It’s only 50 more minutes. I really have to go, but I might miss a pivotal plot point!
Luckily, the movie gods have come [...]

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