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Bond Returns, 'Gossip Girl' Ends and a Loner Finds his Place

“Skyfall” – The 23rd installment in the everlasting series, James Bond returns from the dead, ready to jump back into business. When MI6 comes under attack by a former operative, 007’s loyalty is put to the test when the plot is directed at M specifically in order to exact revenge on her from ...



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'Side Effects' is a Memorable and Unnerving Thriller

This film is one of most rare late-winter gems in recent memory. A thriller involving pharmaceutical drugs is a risky investment that, on paper, should not work. Yet it somehow does in the provocative and intriguing thriller “Side Effects.” Steven Soderbergh may be one of Hollywood’s most unheralded ...


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From Fancy to Simply Fabulous, ‘The Carrie Diaries’

“Dangerous Territory” It is another day at Carrie’s internship in the city before a hot new guy walked in. How many can there be in her life? Except he might not be as new as we think. His name is George, and Carrie has known him since she was four-years-old apparently. George, of course, ...


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A Night Full of Fun. and Songs That Left You ‘Blown Away’

It’s the biggest night in the music industry. It’s the Superbowl of music. It’s the maker and breaker of singers all around the world. But really, it’s the Grammy Awards. Between 81 categories and 35 genres of music, the nominees are endless, with only the best of the best getting screen time ...


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Breaking Down V-Day

Since grade school, Valentine’s Day has meant something to everyone. In elementary school, it was all about who gave you what Valentine, because of course if it had anything with a heart or some kind of mushy doesn’t-mean-a-thing symbol on it, you automatically assumed that person liked you. Then, ...



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Disappointment from Bullet’s New Album 'Temper Temper'

The band, Bullet for my Valentine, released their new album “Temper Temper” on Feb. 12. From their past three albums they were a great example of metal music with good use of solos and drums as well as screaming. But their new album did not seem anything like their past albums “The Poison,” ...


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'Suits' Season Three: 'You’ve been Served'

For those unaware parties, “Suits” follows the exploits of the law firm Pearson Hardman. Created by Aaron Korsh (“Everybody Love Raymond”), “Suits” is a witty and interesting look at the lives of lawyers and their clients in the Big Apple. It centers on the characters of attorney Mike Ross ...


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Amy Stevens Brings Her Art and Inspiration to Longwood

Amy Stevens is an artist of many different talents who came to Longwood’s campus Tuesday, Feb. 5. To say her work is merely original would be an understatement. Her creativity and ability to make something that looks flawed become art were shared with the students of Longwood. Her story, as she explained, ...


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A Piece of Roman History in the Middle of England

Yesterday, I went to Bath for the day. Bath is famous for being one of the homes of Jane Austen, famous for her powerful love novels where the heroine is a girl. As a dedicated English Major it was exciting to travel to another literary relevant location. In most of her novels she mentions Bath as a ...


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Marketing innovator Andy Stefanovich to speak at Longwood

Farmville, Va.—Andy Stefanovich, an innovative marketing consultant, will speak Thurs- day, Feb. 21, at 6:30 p.m. in Longwood University’s Blackwell Ballroom. The lecture, “The Museum of Life,” free and open to the public, is part of the Barbara L. Bishop Distinguished Lecture Series in the ...


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Longwood Theatre to present L’Amour: An Opera Theatre Workshop Production

Farmville, Va.—L’Amour: An Opera Theatre Work- shop Production, will be presented by the Longwood University theatre and music programs for the 7th Annual Opera Workshop. The adaptation of the 19th century play La Ronde will be performed from Tuesday, Feb. 19, through Saturday, Feb. 23, at 7 p.m. ...


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Grimm’s Fairytale Turns Gruesome in ‘Hansel and Gretel’

Enter a world of fantasy in Grimm’s classic fairytale, “Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters.” However, the classic fairytale takes a spin into the action-horror genre in the 2013 adaptation directed and co-written by Tommy Wirkola. In the prologue of the hour-and-a-half-long film,  their father ...


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Fight or Flight? Cop or Cougar? Questions...Questions.

“Cougar Town” Season One – Recent divorcee, Julie Cobb, runs a successful business, has amazing friends and a son she loves without fail. However, the single mom’s biggest issue: relationships. She discovers more and more that in order to find herself, she needs to let herself go and sometimes ...


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A Place Where Famous Writers Sat: A Day in the Oxford Countryside

Studying abroad is a lot like listening to a scratched CD. There are moments when the music is coming out of the speakers perfectly, everything is going smoothly and you are just singing along. Then, you hit that first scratch and the music snaps into repetition before abruptly stopping for a long, ...


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What's Up with All the Sequels

2013 seems to be the year for sequels. I mean, come on – not only is the ever-popular “Hunger Games” sequel, “Catching Fire”, coming out this fall, which is possibly one of the most anticipated sequels of the year, but we’ve also got everything from the “Smurfs 2” movie to "Star Trek: ...


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‘The Carrie Diaries’: ‘Friday Night’

In this week’s episode of "The Car- rie Diaries", it was Halloween night in the year 1984. Carrie was still trying to handle her breakup with Sebas- tian, so she played an awkward game of hide-and-seek in her high school hallways in an attempt to avoid him. Instead of going to Sebastian’s party, ...


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Josh Groban is ‘Brave’ in His New Album, ‘All That Echoes’

Acclaimed American singer, song-writer and musician Josh Groban released his latest album yesterday. The album, entitled “All That Echoes,” is overall a mellow, deep, classic Josh Groban sound. Honestly, I was never the biggest Josh Groban fan. I have listened to his music, and he is widely popular ...


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Memorable Super Bowl Commercials of 2013

Many Americans on Feb. 3 watched Super Bowl XLVII for the football game between the Balti- more Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers. Even though football is a great source of entertainment, it certainty is not for everyone. Those who did not care much for the game primarily looked forward to the memorable ...


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'Cheers' to Funny Ideas

“Cheers” from Plymouth, England. I have been in this new world for 27 days (see what I did there), and I can finally say I feel comfortable. When I first decided to do a semester abroad, I prepared myself for an entirely different kind of experience. In my mind, it was the idea of constant travel, ...