Maroon 5 must experience a lot of loving and losing because it has served them with material for two albums including enough emotion for their third and latest studio album “Hands All Over.” In order to generate hype prior to the Sept. 21 release of “Hands All Over,” Maroon 5 […]

#8220;Cat’s Cradle” was the first Kurt Vonnegut book I ever read and after a few pages of his black satire I was completely in love. This 1963 book was Vonnegut’s first successful novel, eventually earning him a Master’s degree in anthology from the University of Chicago. The story begins with […]

If you’ve seen trailers for the new comedy “Easy A,” you may think it is some kind of charming retelling of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet Letter.” Let me dispel that notion right off the bat. “Easy A” has about as much to do with Hawthorne as “Ernest Goes to Camp” […]

Assistant theatre professor Dr. Carrie Klypchak will direct the world premiere of playwright Don Nigro’s “Iphigenia” in October at the University Playhouse. Klypchak found the script online and sought permission to perform the premiere production of Nigro’s work by contacting him personally and working with him as well as the […]

Pacing and scale are two absolute musts when it comes to good television. Where is the fun in following a story with long stretches of dull inactivity and insignificant stakes? “Sons of Anarchy’s” third season premiere has gone above and beyond the aforementioned criteria, returning the titular small town motorcycle […]

The evening of Friday, Sept. 10 was a combination of situations and scenarios familiar to me, but presented in a way that was completely new. I had experienced the Honda Civic Tour, whose 2010 lineup included Paramore, Tegan and Sara, New Found Glory, and newcomer band Kadawatha, back in 2006 […]

#8220;Unstitched,” an art show comprised of new works by Robert Ruello, debuted at A&M-Commerce the evening of Sept. 7, with a reception at 5 p.m. Although Ruello did not attend the reception, many students and professors turned out to show their support. Ruello’s most recent work is extremely detailed, and […]

Interpol’s Sept. 7 self-titled release is a forgettable foray into indie rock that does little to thrust the band into the public consciousness. A follow up to their mainstream 2007 release “Our Love to Admire,” Interpol struggles to regain the credibility they gained with their previous two albums. “Interpol” begins […]

It seems recently there have been three schools of thought on how to make a good movie. First, take a serious topic, hire phenomenal actors and put together a film that does justice to either an actual event or some form of art imitating life. Second, throw so much money […]

In some ways, the “Madden” football video game franchise is like your favorite cereal. Every year the makers try to add something to make it better, maybe a new box, adding some new colors, maybe even a new shape of marshmallow. But every year, you open the box, pour a […]