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Column: 5th round of ‘Jersey Shore’ leaves reality show in dire situation
As if mainstream reality TV wasn't already polluted by excessive inebriation and pointless drama, MTV welcomed back "Jersey Shore" to the airwaves Thursday. After spending last season in Italy, the crew returned to U.S. soil, helping to further tarnish the East Coast's image. The lone bright spot?
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Column: Violence in some video games too harsh, realistic
When it comes to video games, no game is as addictive or as popular as Activision's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, in my opinion. The first-person shooter game allows players to simulate fictional World War III scenarios with stunningly realistic graphics.
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Album review: The Black Keys feature early rock and roll sound on “El Camino”
With the release of their sixth studio album “Brothers,” The Black Keys introduced a genre-blending sound to the mainstream, mixing rock, blues and at times pop to create hits like their singles “Tighten Up” and “Howlin’ For You.
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Movie review: ‘Ghost Protocol’ a fun, flashy thrill and best of the series
Film series usually start to show their age after about three movies. The plots get too thick, the action too flashy and the leads too wrinkly.
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Movie review: David Fincher breathes fire into ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’
While tonally speaking, "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" is indeed the self-proclaimed "feel bad movie of Christmas" it says it is, it certainly isn't so because of its quality.
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Movie review: ‘Sherlock Holmes’ sequel an elementary effort
If nothing else, Guy Ritchie's "Sherlock Holmes" films can always be remembered for pulling off the considerable feat of taking one of the smartest characters in the history of fiction and placing him in the dumbest movies possible.
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My Little “Brony”: Show attracts older audience
In 1983, Hasbro released a line of colorful plastic ponies with vibrant manes, bright symbols on their flanks and a sprinkling of accessories. Young girls went gaga for these new characters. Twenty-eight years later, college men are doing the same.
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Video game review: ‘Super Mario 3D Land’ a strong series addition
Almost since its inception, Nintendo's Mario franchise has been synonymous with video games; even non-gamers recognize the iconic character and it seems the series is almost universally beloved.
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Member of the Wu-Tang Clan visits Harvard
A packed auditorium erupted in applause on Thursday evening as the Wu-Tang Clan’s GZA delivered some original rhymes and reflected on his life and career in an event at Harvard U.