Tag Archives: review

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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Mar 2011

Lupe Fiasco’s new album frustrates fans

For a man who once believed that “hip-hop saved his life,” Lupe Fiasco is now realizing that hip-hop might also be the end to his life as he knows it. After great struggle with Atlantic Records, as well as an internal struggle, Lupe Fiasco has finally managed to produce a haphazardly assembled and more-or-less inconsistent [...]

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May 2010

‘Kick-Ass’ fails to impress, satisfy

When I first heard that there was a movie coming out called “Kick-Ass,” I started to laugh. When I saw the film, I laughed even harder. Surprisingly, “Kick-Ass” was entertaining, action-packed, and heavily flawed. “Kick-Ass” stars a bunch of no-name actors and Nicolas Cage. Even several days after seeing the movie I can’t figure out [...]

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Apr 2010

iPad Review

The tablet computer is a fairly old idea. In fact, Bill Gates presented his Tablet PC to the public almost 10 years ago, in 2001. HP, Dell, and other computer manufacturers have been selling many different models of tablet computers since then. However, none of them have really caught the public’s attention. The iPad, on [...]

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Mar 2010

“The Crazies” is Crazy Fun

Remember the 1974 George A. Romero film “The Crazies”? Me neither. Well, having never seen the original (mainly because it is nowhere to be found), I did not know how I would enjoy the remake. It turns out that “The Crazies” is one of the most exhilarating zombie/horror movies I have ever seen. And I’ve [...]

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