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Album review: Coldplay reheats old tricks for new success
The band Coldplay has built itself for arena purposes. It has a knack for writing simple songs with a larger-than-life sound for the sole purpose of instilling emotion and absolutely forcing one to sing along.
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TV review: Jonah Hill stars in subversive new comedy
At a preview screening of Allen Gregory on Oct. 23 at Eileen Norris Cinema Theatre, cast and production members were on hand to answer questions about scriptwriting, the inspiration for the show and exactly how graphic an animated 7-year-old’s fantasies about his elderly principal can get before a ...
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Weird Al Yankovic returns to Cal Poly
“Weird Al,” the nickname, originated in Cal Poly's Sierra Madre Tower 4, room 43G, where young Alfred Yankovic lived, learned and, ultimately, became Weird Al in 1976. “I didn’t do anything drastic or dramatic like fill the hallway with Jello,” Yankovic said.
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Video game review: Batman smashes expectations in ‘Arkham City’
We all owe a great deal of gratitude to Rocksteady Studios. The ambitious UK-based developer did something I thought was impossible: saved Batman — one of the greatest characters in fiction — from his awful track record of video games.
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Movie review: ‘Paranormal Activity 3′ brings thrice the scares
Two years ago, “Paranormal Activity” became the newest (and scariest) horror franchise to embrace the “found footage” format. With a finale that still haunts many to this day, it’s safe to say “Paranormal Activity” was the scariest movie of the decade.
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‘Survivor’ star Rupert Boneham announces his candidacy for Indiana governor
It’s official. Former “Survivor” star Rupert Boneham is running for governor of Indiana as a Libertarian. Boneham formed an exploratory committee in August to determine whether there would be enough interest in his campaign for him to mount a successful bid for governor.
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Spurlock explores brand placement in recent film
Not just anyone can convince corporate sponsors to pay someone to satirize them. Morgan Spurlock, director of the Oscar-nominated documentary, “Super Size Me,” spoke Thursday at Duke U.
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Column: What it’s like to buy a vowel
The live crowd is hanging on the outcome. The lights are bright on the competitors as they duel for the win. The cameras are plentiful to guarantee a good shot from every angle. I’m not talking about any professional sporting event, rather the competitive sport of television game shows.
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Video game review: This Batman game is good, and I’m not jokering
Any video game enthusiast can name award-winning games that changed the way they play – from GoldenEye for the classic Nintendo 64 to Call of Duty – but many of them will readily admit that they would have never expected a Batman game to be on that list.