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2/24/2015, 6:28pm

24 years later, “Nevermind” still has impact

In honor of the late Kurt Cobain’s 48th birthday on Feb. 20, I thought it would be proper to give a track-by-track review of Nirvana’s sophomore album, “Nevermind.” Released in late 1991, the album knocked Michael Jackson out of the No.


2/24/2015, 6:26pm

“Fresh Off the Boat” makes waves

I am not a fan of many of the big TV network shows. They do not do it for me in terms of comedy or drama; but ABC’s newest comedy, “Fresh Off the Boat,” has become the exception. The show, set in the ’90s, is about 12-year-old Eddie Huang and his family as they move from Chinatown in Washington, D.C., to Orlando, Florida, and the challenges they overcome trying to obtain the “American dream.” Some of these challenges include Eddie’s dad’s (Louis Huang) old west restaurant is not doing well, which was the whole reason the family moved to Orlando.


2/24/2015, 6:22pm

Izzy's View

After an intense year of touring and recording, alternative rock band Imagine Dragons has finally dropped its sophomore album, “Smoke + Mirrors.” They have also dropped dates for another U.S.


2/17/2015, 2:59pm

Izzy’s View

There are always high expectations when a popular novel is turned into movie, but it is common knowledge that usually the movie is not as good as the book, especially when the book was not very good in the first place.


2/17/2015, 2:56pm

Spider-Man swinging into Marvel Universe

Look out, here comes Spider-Man. This week, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Marvel Studios announced a partnership that will finally bring the popular character into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In a press release, Marvel detailed the new deal; Spider-Man’s film appearance will be rebooted in an upcoming, undisclosed Marvel film in the MCU.


2/13/2015, 8:14am

Sex Sells: A Look at ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’

Originally a “Twilight” fan fiction dubbed “Master of the Universe,” the “Fifty Shades” series is three books written by E.L. James that have ended up on best-seller lists around the world and, together, sold more than 100 million copies. What is it all about?