ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT


2/26/2014, 8:45am

A winter's nightmare: 'A Winter's Tale' review

The film, A Winter’s Tale, written and directed by Akiva Goldsman, falls short. It disproportionately combines themes of fantastic miracles, angels, demons, and flying horses with significant historical issues of immigration and disease.


2/24/2014, 8:47pm

Brindle Student Gallery: 'The Other Side'

On Monday, Feb. 24, a student exhibit called “The Other Side” will be opening in the Brindle Student Gallery featuring Wayne King, an art major with a concentration in graphic design who is a junior, non-traditional student. This student exhibit consists of mixed media, but most of the pieces are sculptural.


2/24/2014, 8:44pm

Oscar reviews: 'Philomena'

This year’s collection of Oscar nominees for best picture is one of the best in recent memory. All of the films are fantastic and have a wide range of stories and casts that exemplify all the best that Hollywood has to offer.


2/24/2014, 8:41pm

Games & Tech: What's Next?

Twitch (twitch.tv) is a highly popular streaming website that gamers have been using since 2011. Twitch offers gamers a free way to stream their gameplay live to other interested gamers.


2/19/2014, 1:15pm

Fly no more: The story of Flappy Bird

Borrowing a graphical style from the 80s and game mechanics from the 90s, Dong Nguyen had a seemingly overnight hit on his hands, but he let it go; leaving the over 50 million people who had already downloaded it to wonder, “Why?” Flappy Bird was created by one man and released for free on both iOS and Android, the two major smartphone operating systems.


2/17/2014, 8:32pm

Games & Tech What’s Next?

The biggest question that has been floating around the tech and video game world for the past few months has been straight forward: “Are you going next gen?” For many, this means possibly getting rid of their Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 for an Xbox One or PlayStation 4.


2/16/2014, 5:35pm

'The Monuments Men' review

“Who will make sure that the Statue of David is still standing, and the Mona Lisa is still smiling?” This is the single idea that viewers of the recently released film “The Monuments Men” will question throughout the film.


2/16/2014, 5:30pm

'That Awkward Moment' review

Everyone has shared an awkward moment at one time or another, but director Tom Gormican takes it to a whole other level in his film “That Awkward Moment.”   Gormican started as a director with the blundering failure “Movie 43” and those of you who missed it, consider yourselves lucky.


2/11/2014, 7:53am

Was Keith Urban's 'Cop Car' stolen?

Sam Hunt is becoming one of Nashville’s most popular up-and-coming talents. He has co-written with some of the biggest names in country music and currently has two songs on the Billboard’s Hot Country Songs charts, including Keith Urban’s newest single “Cop Car.” He also has a rising career as a solo performer.


2/11/2014, 7:52am

Oscar reviews: 'Her'

It has been a while since a script with such a simple concept based on the most basic human emotion, love, has been able to capture hearts of both average moviegoers and critics alike.


2/10/2014, 5:57pm

Oscar reviews ‘Captain Phillips’

This Oscar season is one of the best in recent history. Ground breaking films like “Gravity” and “12 Years a Slave” have given this year’s Oscar voters a very difficult decision in choosing the best picture.


2/9/2014, 2:52am

Neutral Milk Hotel gives a memorable performance

I don’t think it quite hit me until the marquee from the historic Tower Theater in downtown Upper Darby was finally in view, reading “TONIGHT 8:30, NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL, SOLD OUT”. There was a time for many Neutral Milk Hotel fans that they would have thought this an impossible sight.