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CARISSA MARSHStaff Writer The tagline for this month’s supernatural thriller, “White Noise,” touts an intriguingly eerie theme: “The line separating the living from the dead has been crossed.” In the film, Michael Keaton plays Jonathan Rivers, a successful architect who suddenly becomes a widower after his wife Anna’s (Chandra West) mysterious disappearance and death. Following … [Read more...] about ‘White Noise’ gives headache

Evelyn Barge A&E Editor Last Tuesday, a faint glimmer of hope appeared on the world music stage. The tiny breakthrough may indicate that the future of musical entertainment is not entirely hopeless. The events of that day are unforgettable. A small remnant of 72,000 average Americans refused to stand by aimlessly while obnoxious pop music was pumped into their unwilling … [Read more...] about Simpson halftime show brings hope for music

Hollywood’s  prelude to the Oscars comes to the Beverly Hilton and your TV on Sunday.   Jen ClayStaff Writer It doesn’t happen everyday. Still, one could argue that it does happen every year, and for that matter, every year in January. And so the start of the spring semester also signals an upcoming evening broadcast of Tinseltown’s second-most-important awards show. The … [Read more...] about Hollywood’s best of the silver screen and small screen

Elizabeth ReinkingStaff Writer Can you hear that? It’s the sound of Christmas approaching. It sounds like the jingle bells of massive consumerism. OK, it’s not approaching all that quickly. Actually, it’s still pretty far away. I feel like somehow it’s close, though. I can’t imagine why that is, except for maybe the absolutely staggering amount of advertising that began raining … [Read more...] about Christmas is coming. Are you ready?

Travis Weber & Nathanael BreedenStaff Writers A mother once asked her young son what he wanted for his birthday. Being a thoughtful child, he considered all the possibilities. He thought of that new bike he saw in a magazine and the video games he wanted, and the fact that he lost his football and needed another one. He thought of all the things he would like to have, … [Read more...] about Human desire and God’s will: could they be a false dichotomy?