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“How to Train Your Dragon 2” though conceptually familiar, still delights

DreamWorks Animation is hit-or-miss with the majority of its films. For every “Shrek” that has come out of the studio, there seems to be...

“Maleficent” fails to recapture Disney’s best villainess

Hollywood has been on a kick lately with films like “Jack the Giant Slayer” and “Snow White and the Huntsman” — and television as...

Why living history matters in teaching

The extent of how far educators are allowed to go to get a substantial response from students is often under debate. Many times, school...

“Blended”: An annoying mixture of bad writing and bad characters

Can expectations be any lower than when you know Adam Sandler is making another movie about himself and another person entering into “a wacky...

New Scotty’s is beneficial if it gets off the ground

When considering whether the new stores opened by Dining Services are worth the money spent to build them, students need to ask whether these...

New “Godzilla” is surprisingly a must-see

I was nervous for weeks on the lead-up to this movie — the memory of Roland Emmerich’s last abominable attempt to make an American...

“Dark Souls II” on Steam runs like a dream

“Dark Souls II” has finally come out on Steam to the sound of PC gamers everywhere rejoicing and preemptively rage quitting. The latest in...

California is mature enough for powdered alcohol

If people want to drink badly enough, they’ll find a way to drink. That is the simple truth about how alcohol consumption works. It...

Is crowdfunded science a viable option for the future?

With the advent of the Internet and its increasingly cheaper costs and user-friendly interfaces, it should come as no surprise that many businesses are...

“The Quiet Ones” falls victim to usual horror cliches

I couldn't wait to see “The Quiet Ones” when I saw that it was coming from Hammer Film Productions. This year has been less...