Entry of the Week: Tuesday, June 10, 11:36 a.m.
A female was reported stealing two pints of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream from Wollaston’s in the Marino Center. The subject ran into Panera Bread, where she was stopped by an officer. She identified herself as “Ebonne Burke” which was found to be an alias after she was fingerprinted at the MBTA. The woman, not affiliated with the university, was found to have three outstanding misdemeanors warrants and one outstanding felony warrant for shoplifting. The charges from Wollaston’s were added to the arrest and the ice cream was recovered from the street.
Cable and network television are different on so many levels. No matter taste or preference, watching ten minutes of “NCIS: Los Angeles” and ten minutes of “Mad Men” will yield very different experiences, subject matter notwithstanding.
After almost two years since his debut album, rapper G-Eazy dropped a sophomore album at 12 a.m. this morning, “These Things Happen,” which is currently sitting at #2 on iTunes top albums, behind Ed Sheeran’s “X (Deluxe Edition).”
Reading a newspaper in the morning is an essential aspect of American society. It is paired with the stereotypical view of a father reading the sports section while drinking coffee, while his child giggles over the funny pages.
However, this morning ritual is slowly coming to an end. Gone are the days of newspaper ink leaving traces on the fingers of readers. Gone as well is holding a tangible version of the news and having the ability to rip out a worthy article or circle a hilarious comic.
By Nick Marini
Episodes VIII and IX from Disney’s continuation of George Lucas’ “Star Wars” franchise have a new writer/director at the helm: Rian Johnson. The news broke late Friday morning.
He was the creative force behind the movie “Looper” (2012), starring Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Emily Blunt, which was one of the most critically-acclaimed, completely original sci-fi movies of the past 20 years, collecting over $66 million in US box offices and receiving numerous critics’ awards and nominations. He also wrote and directed the neo-noir “Brick” (2005), also starring Gordon-Levitt, which early-on solidified him in the industry as a young, refreshingly classicist, entertaining filmmaker that incorporates old-school skill to fast-paced plots and twisted stories. Arguably the best work in his filmography, however, included two of the most critically-acclaimed episodes of “Breaking Bad:” “The Fly” and “Ozymandias.”
Just a few years after the U.S. finally began its long-promised withdrawal of troops from Iraq, there is already a fresh conflict brewing and pressure to get involved in the country once again. Over the past few weeks, the terrorist organization ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) has been gaining international notoriety as it stages violent attacks across the country, in an attempt to overthrow the government instated by the U.S.
Remember the walkout of students from their Principles of Economics class at Harvard a couple of years ago in solidarity with the “Occupy” movement? They thought that the economics they were being taught was doctrinaire, failed to provide a balanced perspective on the real existing economy and did not show sufficient empathy for the 45 million people living in poverty.
photo1Last Saturday, President Obama asked something of the University of California-Irvine class of 2014 in his commencement address: he called on young people to take charge of climate changeand force this issue past the current congressional standstill.
With summer in full swing and temperatures rising, now is the perfect time to throw yourself into a steamy summer fling or heat things up with your significant other. If you’ve got that special someone in your life, don’t waste your time with them on the same,boring dinner-and-a-movie or coffee dates. The city is filled with exciting new places to explore and tons of fun events to attend. Get in touch with your adventurous side and try out some of these less conventional locales for your next date.
An underground mine. An abandoned gas station. The woods. These are the places that seem most befitting to South African rap-rave duo Die Antwoord, who are known for pushing boundaries in the musical world and calling into question the definition of “taste.” But despite their questionable reputation, the group’s June 7 show at the House of Blues was packed full.
Who would’ve thought a sequel to a comedy remake of a ‘90s cop drama would kill at the box office? But it seems anything goes now in Hollywood, as “22 Jump Street” opened last weekend, grossing an estimated $60 million. Neither the Stanley Cup nor the World Cup kept people away, and the sequel had the second-highest grossing opening weekend for an R-rated comedy (just behind “Hangover II”).
With the US victory over Ghana today, American eyes are turning towards Brazil as the US potential for a win increases. But unlike many countries around the world, football (soccer) does not have the cult following in the US that it does across the rest of the globe. While there are many football fanatics throughout the states, here’s some tips to keep in mind for the rest of us.
