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Cricket City hosts auditions

Cricket City Improv, the Texas A&M University-Commerce improvisation troupe, held auditions Thursday, Feb. 4, for students interested in joining the group. The auditions were held in the Black Box Theater in the Performing Arts Center and began at 7 p.m. With a crowd consisting mainly of Cricket City members, six […]

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Mass Effect 2 bests predecessor

In the holiday season of 2007, Mass Effect was launched on the Xbox 360 to universal acclaim, becoming one of the last great games of its year. It is only fitting that Mass Effect 2 kick 2010 off with a bang, offering an experience equivalent to directing the greatest sci-fi […]

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Darkness suits Gibson

Edge of Darkness brings Mel Gibson back to the screen for the first time since 2002’s Signs. Though his headline-grabbing antics since then have brought him a certain amount of infamy, in front of the camera, Gibson is still a great actor, and Edge of Darkness is a fantastic, if […]

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“Beauties” showcases male form

Gerard Huber bridges the often-controversial gap between nudity and true artwork with his “Natural Beauties” collection, located in the University Gallery. “The collection is resulted from a Faculty Development Leave integrating aspects of modernism and traditional realism,” Gerard Huber, the artist and professor of art, said. The program for Faculty […]

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Legion soars into darkness

In a myriad of apocalyptic prophecies that have spurred the curiosity of 2012, Legion, a religiously skewed movie about armageddon, stands out from the rest. In this well casted horror-action flick, God is finally fed up with all the “bulls**t” and has forsaken his anthill of humanity; however, there is […]

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Spoon’s Transference melancholy, moody

Spoon is not the most provocative band name in the world, but the indie rock group from Austin, Texas, has certainly come a long way under their blasé title. Inspired by the 70s German band Can, the quartet formed in late 1993 and has released a stunning 14 LP’s and […]

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“Lovely Bones” waters down source novel

In order to do any justice to the novel “The Lovely Bones” by Alice Sebold, the film would have to be rated R to incorporate the vividly described yet damaging rape/murder scene of the main character, and it would have to maintain the extremely important thematic element of sexual experiences […]

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“Left 4 Dead” is zombified thrill ride

Left 4 Dead 2, the follow-up to the extremely successful Left 4 Dead, was released on Nov. 17, 2009 amidst some controversy.  Fans of the first installment worried that the sequel was rushed through development and wouldn’t meet expectations.   I can say with certainty that these fears are unfounded.  […]

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“The Road” is post-apocalyptic bore

The relationship between a father and son is one of the most talked about topics in the world of art. Sadly, The Road adds little to the conversation.   Set somewhere in the post-apocalyptic northeast, this film’s landscape and make up are the true stars.   The Road follows the […]

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Musicians complete Sainthood

Tegan and Sara Quin must have anticipated their fans’ impatience to hear their long-awaited album “Sainthood” after their 2007 release “The Con”. The pair streamed their entire album, all 13 complete songs, via MySpace on Oct. 20 and it was awesome. “Sainthood” is Tegan and Sara’s sixth studio album set […]