Best Films of 2010

5. Toy Story 3 Growing up is hard. I recognize this fact, but as someone who refuses to grow up, I do not accept it. I still have shelves and shelves of toys from childhood sitting in my room and I have never attempted to go through them and choose which ones I don’t want [...]

Best Games of 2010

5. Alan Wake (Xbox 360) A very successful writer struggles to find his wife after she is consumed by a dark force controlling a small mountain town that he is vacationing in. The dark force possesses the town’s citizens and sends an army of shadows after the titular main character in an attempt to get [...]

‘Paranormal Activity 2′ offers chills and frights

Recently, I went and saw Paranormal Activity 2, and let me tell you, it was scary. I’m usually not one for scary movies. I don’t enjoy the bloody massacres, because I think they’re too unrealistic and silly, and I’ve never been scared that the devil was going to control my body to make me into [...]

3D movies slowly becoming the new standard

“Eventually 3D will be the standard,” said Casey Smith, projection manager at Carmike Cinemas in Athens, Ga., about the future of movies. He’s probably right, and maybe sooner than we think. Over the past couple of years, 3D movies have been growing in popularity. This trend, while enjoyable for some, is a wallet drain and [...]

Gay Pride Parade provides celebration

You’re walking down the street through a sea of people dressed in rainbows. When you look up, candy is falling from the sky. You notice that all around you people have bubbles, shiny necklaces and balloon animal hats. When you look out in front of you, you see a “man-er-fly” (man/butterfly) dancing giddily covered in [...]

A Grevious Angel celebration

Waycross, GA.-Music enthusiasts from all over the southeast and beyond recently celebrated the 13th Annual Gram Parsons Guitar Pull and Tribute festival from September 16-18.  The tribute festival is a commemoration of Gram Parsons’ musical legacy and the body of work that he left behind following his death in 1973. On a secondary note, the [...]

Kenosha Kid rises above in band scene

The local Athens band consists of Dan Nettles,guitar, Marlin Patton, drums, and Neil Fountain, bass guitar. Athens is full of a variety of music that is available any day of the week, and is able to pack your ears full of tasteful music. Every week the “Flagpole” is bursting out with bands playing around this [...]

‘Alice in Wonderland’ throws logic down the rabbit hole

Logic has never seemed more absurd than in the beloved classic Alice in Wonderland. This new innovative sequel to the original Disney version captures almost all of the senses with its use of 3D images and vibrant CGI effects, making the world that Alice steps into even more engaging. Wonderland proved to be the same [...]

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