This episode starts out with the story of Cinderella. Her fairy godmother turns up, but before she even turns Cinderella into a princess, the fairy godmother is blown up by Rumpelstiltskin because he wants her wand. Cinderella asks him to help her, but of course he says only if she does him a favor. ...
Greek mythology has never been portrayed accurately by Hollywood. Producers Gianni Nunnari and Mark Canton last delved into the Greek mythos when they worked with Zach Snyder on "300." This time they teamed up with director Tarsem Singh. The knock on Singh is that his films generally feature more action ...
Whoever knew that my heart would split in two ways? I think about if you found out, what would you say? I can't keep lying & telling myself its okay when it's not. I just wish that it could be. Please hear me out. I know I'm wrong. Without a doubt it is my fault that you suffer ...
On Thursday, Nov. 9, the Longwood Center for the Visual Arts (LCVA) held a screening of the animated film "My Dog Tulip" in Wygal Hall. The animated feature is unique in that it was hand-drawn on a computer, so it has shaky moments that make the film look unpolished, but in a good way. The story is ...
The show started off with Blake Shelton singing his own version of "Footloose," a song he specifically requested to sing for the new "Footloose" movie's soundtrack. He invited Kenny Loggins, the song's original artist, to the stage and they then performed together the rest of the night. The hosts for ...
As you are kicked back with your belly full of Thanksgiving food, watching the football game, the last thing on your mind is probably calories. I am not saying that it is not okay to eat during Thanksgiving because I know this is a time where we all eat until we are stuffed. I am saying to be aware ...
On Tuesday Nov. 15, the Longwood Jazz Ensemble performed a medley of songs by great composers of the Jazz era. The Jazz Ensemble B Rhythm section started off the night with "Mr. PC" by John Coltrane, which featured Jay Coward performing a solo on saxophone. They also had solos on guitar, piano, bass ...
Morning news-talk shows are a pretty interesting thing. If you've ever watched one, you can find yourself being either really annoyed or finding out something you hadn't already heard. These types of shows are popular because they are hosted by charismatic television personalities who the viewers invite ...
He takes his black suit off, tie and all. After putting on a t-shirt, shorts, and tennis shoes, he gets down at the line. Head bowed, eyes closed, he waits for it: "Ready, set…" Pow!! And then he's gone. The crowd erupts with cheers. However, he hears nothing but his own breathing. For him there is ...
The year was 2004. Lindsay Lohan was a promising 18-year-old actress who had made the successful transition from Disneychild star to a teenage actress about to embark on superstardom. With remakes of such classics as "The Parent Trap" and "Freaky Friday" already under her belt, the world was her oyster. When ...
The Decemberists, an indie-folk band, released a six track Extended Play (EP) on Nov. 1. The album was titled "Long Live the King." This album contains outtakes from the previous album, "The King is Dead" which was released on Jan. 14, 2011. After "The King is Dead," the Decemberists announced they ...
Miranda Lambert has been a country music sensation that has been climbing the charts ever since 2004 with her release of the single, "Me and Charlie Talking," as part of her "Kerosene"album. The single was sweet, but the album was sassy. It let audiences know that they had someone who wasn't going to ...
This week's episode of "Gossip Girl" starts with Blair and her extensive wedding plans, more specifically about which of her minions should stand in "eternal glory" as one of her bridesmaids. Dan's newest novel is helping make him one of the top sellers and biggest novelists around, bumping him to number ...
The first episode of season eight of ‘Bones' starts off with a thrilling jolt. A body is found during a friendly game of paintball, though at first glance it appears to simply be an innocent victim caught in the crossfire of the paint. After the commercial break, we find that Booth and Bones are living ...
On Nov. 2, 2011, the Piscataway Indian Singers and Dancers came to perform in Jarman Auditorium at 8:00 pm. The troupe consisted of four members: Mark Tayac, his son, Naiche Tayac, and the elder Tayac's nephews, Eagleboy Coe and Dicky Ridgeway. Explaining the identity of his nation, Mark Kayac said ...
On Thursday, Nov. 3, at 10 p.m., MTV aired the second episode of the revamped series, "Beavis and Butt-head." The show lasts 30 minutes but is broken down into two mini episodes, both around 15 minutes each. The first mini-episode was entitled "Daughter's Hand." When the show starts, Beavis and Butt-head ...
This episode starts out in the fairy world with Prince Charming and his girlfriend. They are in a carriage and a tree has fallen in front of them, so they get out to see what is wrong. They realize that someone cut it down is ambushing them. Prince Charming goes after the person who is ambushing them, ...
THE SCORPIO RACES / Maggie Stiefvater / Scholastic Press / 18 October 2011 / 416 pages / $17.99 ‘The Scorpio Races,' by Maggie Stiefvater, is an utterly compelling book that pulls the reader into its own world and refuses to release one's imagination until every word of the book has been read. ...
In Wygal, on Thursday Nov. 3, writer Janet Peery came to speak to an audience of teachers, students and interested community members about her book ‘What the Thunder Said.' Set in 1930s Midwest, during the devastating grip of the dustbowl, ‘What the Thunder Said' focuses on two sisters, Mackie and ...
On Nov. 7, Dr. Conrad Murray was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the death of the ‘King of Pop,' Michael Jackson. According to the Washington Post, he has been on suicide watch since the verdict, after being deemed by the jail as a "keep-away prisoner." Murray had previously pled not guilty ...
