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05-09-2008

February 7, 2008 Issue

music | performing arts | style | film/tv | food | visual arts | books | opinion


Updated Thursday, Feb 7, 2008 12:00 AM

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Big-screen star Ferrell brings stand-up tour to sold-out BJC

He has driven racecars and ice-skated to glory. Santa Claus even adopted him. But can Will Ferrell survive stand-up comedy in front of an expectant sold-out crowd?

music | read the BLOG

PSU alumnus's passion for music founds rap label

For Dane "BRICKS" Childs, music is a constant.

Alumni Hall to receive genre-bending quintet

The Receiving End of Sirens, the headliners of a 9:30 p.m. Saturday show in HUB Alumni Hall, is a difficult band to describe. Genre labels usually fall short, anyway, but in the case of this band, in particular, oft-used phrases "post-hardcore" and "experimental rock" seem to fall even shorter.

performing arts

Group's conversations inspire collaborative script

Some of the best actors in theater have won awards, made millions of dollars and are recognized around the world, but have never performed in a play written especially for them. This weekend, 12 Penn State graduate theatre students will be able to say that they have.

Kid favorite Diego helps Baby Jaguar find his voice

Penn State students trying to remember what it felt like to be young and innocent will be in luck this weekend. No, it's not a dry weekend.

Irrepressible redhead comes to Eisenhower

A little girl from Canada will leap from the page of a book to the stage of Eisenhower Auditorium this weekend.

Aspiring thespians audition

Brian Ott arrived in the lobby of Chambers Building on a recent Tuesday evening not really knowing what to expect. In his first semester at University Park, he was going to try his hand at a No Refund Theatre (NRT) audition.

Drama 'mirrors Macbeth'

Fans of No Refund Theatre (NRT) can expect to be in a reflective mood after this weekend's performance of The Scottish Play.

Self-aware musical keeps repetition entertaining

Watching the same scene five times in a row might sound boring, but not in The Musical of Musicals, The Musical.

style | read the BLOG

Nailing down the perfect look

Your nails are some of your most versatile accessories, and you can't go anywhere without them. Luckily, with just a few strokes of a brush, you can completely transform your look

I Am Fashion

Who: I-Chih Kao (freshman-division of undergraduate studies)

Bitter cold shouldn't stop you from looking hot

Just because it is cold outside on a weekend night doesn't mean your outfit can't turn up the heat. Here are some looks that are four-alarm worthy even in the coldest nights.

film / tv

Students have to travel outside of town for theaters

Last month's closing of Carmike Cinema 5, formerly 116 Heister St. left most college students without a car with nowhere to see Rambo downtown.

TV junkies can look to past for fix during strike

For those craving their favorite television programming during the writers' strike, here are some old stand-bys that could help fill the void.

food

Upscale your Valentine's Day with fine dining

The way to a man's heart is through his stomach, and the way to a woman's may be through a classy and romantic meal -- and flowers, chocolate, money and maybe being sensitive. But if having all of that sounds too difficult, a classy and romantic meal should suffice.

visual arts

HUB collages break tradition

Penn State may be the epitome of a middle-class, suburban public university, but artists LeRoy Johnson and Theodore A. Harris are attempting to change that defining characteristic -- in the HUB-Robeson Center, at least.

books

New magazines break out of the mainstream

With the Internet taking over the media world, it's pretty gutsy nowadays to start up a new magazine.

opinion | View the print page

Letter From The Editor

Humor depends very much on personal and cultural tastes.

Fear and loathing from this year's Super Bowl

Super Bowl Sunday is a meeting of titans. Twenty-two behemoths line up to engage in one of the most physically brutal spectacles still legal in the civilized world.

other

Five tips to make sure you get it right this year

Men: Don't let the dreaded approaching holiday of hearts intimidate you.