Picture if you will, a place that is frothing with hopes, dreams, and a whole lot of barbed wire. Welcome to Pristina, Kosovo, the NATO supervised entry point to this weeks New Friend Friday.The dust coated bus engine is churning and the driver is closing…
Last Week: Animal Collective, Flesh Canoe “When we used to believe in magic, and we didn’t die†Absolutely.Definitely.Most assuredly. With time does one begin to posses a better grasp of these concepts? We eventually tell our own story so many times that we are no…
The Sylent MajorityA post-modern, socio-politico-economico, philosophical stab at critical film theory by Nathan Lower and Lee Hampton Subject one: Weekend At Bernie’s (1989) “Bernie Lomax would be the perfect host, except for one small problem: He’s dead.†Such is the tagline to the 1989 masterpiece,…
Two words: Daylight Savings. I know I’m not alone on this one, only trolls and other terrible creatures don’t like longer, ligher days. Next to the longest day of the year, Daylight Savings is my favorite day of all the 365 options we get. Interesting…
I’m not sure why, but I’ve been really tired lately. It’s really put a damper on my wit and charm, and as such, I have been strapped for good ideas. Through the fog of sleep this morning, I thought I heard the sweet opening chords…
I’ve been thinking a lot about grass lately. Part of that is because it still feels like the dead of winter here and there is nothing green around. It’s all browns and grays and spring fever is lurking right around the corner. The other reason…
Hey young writers, check this out: The Reno News and Review’s “Teen Issue” is coming up on April 5, and they are looking for “any aspiring, opinionated young writers (ages 13-18) who would want to contribute an editorial.” They tell us that you can write…
This week, Sammy’s Interdisciplinary Hip Hop and Literature course showed us a bunch of stuff that they have been learing about – the history of hip pop culture in America, censorship, different hip hop sub-genres (its not all gangsta rap apparently), and some students even…
In celebration of the warm weather last weekend, The Mousetraps decided to put on some spring skirts, grab their Polaroid cameras and a picnic lunch, and take a bike ride around their favorite neighborhood. They pedaled slowly through the streets, stopping every now and then…