By Margie Tumolva | November 26, 2012 at 6:17 pm | No comments
“A band ought to have a sound all of its own. It ought to have a personality.” -Glenn Miller
Those are words all too representative of the monumental Glenn Miller Orchestra. The gentlemen’s charisma left me frozen in the forties, with vintage swinging jazz entrancing...
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By Margie Tumolva | November 26, 2012 at 6:15 pm | No comments
You know what I hate? When someone believes anything they hear. But that would make me a hypocrite, because we’ve all fallen victim to gullibility at least once, right?
Brimming with themes of losing one’s soul to the fervor of political power, The Election incited an...
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By Sophie Zanders | October 8, 2012 at 5:56 pm | No comments
Cailah Eugenio (10), pictured left, effectively combines polka dots and lace, creating a very distinctive style. Mixing patterns has been in vogue for the last year and will continue to be popular—as fashion moves forward, it becomes bolder and less restrictive. Her nude...
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By Maggie Sharpe | October 8, 2012 at 5:37 pm | No comments
Book: In One Person
Author: John Irving
Rating: 3.5/5
Great line: “Ambition robs you of your childhood. The moment you want to become an adult—in any way—something in your childhood dies.”
Being as it is a novel by John Irving, In One Person is on a...
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By Maggie Sharpe | October 8, 2012 at 5:35 pm | No comments
Movie: Cabin in the Woods
Creators: Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard
Starring: Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Jesse Williams
Rating: 4.5/5
When it comes to horror movies, I’m a lightweight. I can’t handle gore, or anticipation, or normally adorable little girls...
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