Modern Aesop with a little Rock
In 6th century B.C., a slave named Aesop told considerably brief fables. But the fables, despite their length, exemplify human idiocies, assets and frailty. When...
CD Review – The Darkness “Permission To Land”
The DarknessPermission To LandAtlantic The Darkness’ first attempt at international recognition, Permission to Land, hits most as a joke, spoof or parody of ’80s rock....
CD Review – Plaid “Spokes”
PlaidSpokesWarp With Spokes, the UK electronic duo Plaid creates an album brimming with enough clicks, cuts, blips and beats to titillate and entrance even the...
Graduate student goes stand up
When Patrick Melton approaches the stage, he offers personal speculations of a bizarre and twisted world through stories … and he’s damn funny. Melton, a...
Contemporary Christmas
A Christmas Story (1983) In the 1940s, all a young boy could ever want for Christmas was the gift of all gifts: a Red Ryder...
Take my freedom, not my music
It’s one thing when the government slashes my freedoms and invades my privacy. However, it’s quite another when they start screwing with my music. Last...
Sushi heaven
Before the meal is served, a Kimono-clad waitress brings steaming towels to the table. The artfully folded pink napkins contrast with the coolly colored mint...
Jay-Z – The Black Album
Black, the color that encompasses all others, can symbolize many things including the end of a beginning or death. But with a microphone in one...
For the Record
Juan CruzAssistant Technician in the College of Engineering Every week, Entertainment Editor Nick Margiasso will put one of our fine USF staffers on the musical...
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