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Feb 2012

Newseum Review

In Washington D.C. one of the world’s most intriguing museums stands at 555 Pennsylvania Ave.  From eight 12-foot tall chunks of the Berlin Wall, to the lunch counter where civil rights sit-ins began, the Newseum takes visitors through the history of news. The Newseum offers rare items that can’t be found anywhere else, just like [...]

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Jan 2012

Season Four of The Mentalist: Another Booming Success

“The Mentalist” starring Simon Baker as Patrick Jane, is consistently one of the best cop shows on television. The plot revolves around Jane, an agent for the California Bureau of Investigations (CBI), who is so in tune with his surroundings that he solves crimes by picking up on clues that others miss. The overarching plot [...]

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Dec 2011

Holiday Tech Gift Guide

iPhone 4S Price-$200 for 16GB, $300 for 32GB, $400 for 64GB Review-The iPhone 4S includes a few unique upgrades: Dual-core A5 Chip, 8MP camera, iOS5, iCloud and Siri. The phone and camera have much better graphics and are much faster. The new, iOS5 operating system, allows you to check the weather, the stocks, and all [...]

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Nov 2011

Like Crazy

The breathtaking portrayal of the highs and lows of long distance relationships is shown in the movie “Like Crazy.” Anna (Felicity Jones), a British exchange student studying in California, falls for Jacob (Anton Yelchin), and decides to stay in America overstaying her VISA. By violating her VISA, she is banned from the United States unable [...]

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Nov 2011

“The X Factor” promises success

Having been so successful and appealing in England, America has been captivated by such success and built its own version of the show “The X Factor.” “The X Factor” provides competition to those interested in expressing their singing talents. The goal is to win the competition and receive the 5 million dollar grand prize and [...]

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Nov 2011

Abduction is action packed, thrilling

You’re in high school, living a normal life when one day you stumble upon a picture of yourself on a missing children website. Then before you know it, strangers are trying to capture you and kill your family and friends. What do you do? You run. And that’s exactly what seventeen-year-old Nathan Harper (Taylor Lautner) [...]

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Nov 2011

“50/50″ is a 100 percent success

I’ve always hated the word “dramedy” (a movie combining both drama and comedy).  First of all, every time I watch a so-called dramedy, I end up disliking it. And second of all, a movie can either be a drama, with awkward comedy moments, or a comedy, with forced dramatic moments.  However, “50/50” starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt [...]

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Nov 2011

“New Girl” promises laughs and sweet simplicity

If you weren’t living under a rock during the summer, you probably saw one of the slew of promotional clips for Fox’s new comedy, “New Girl,” in which, after a messy breakup—to make a long story short—Zooey Deschanel is one of the guys. Naturally, I was excited. Not because Zooey was her usual hilarious self, or [...]

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Nov 2011

Monet meets the art museum: The long-anticipated exhibition of Claude Monet’s Water Lilies is finally open

The new special exhibit at the St. Louis Art Museum is entirely devoted to French Impressionist Claude Monet. Five magnificent oil paintings, including one of his most famous works, are currently on display in Monet’s Water Lilies. Given Monet’s status as a giant in the world of art, St. Louis has certainly been blessed to [...]

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