Ceremonials

Written By: Sarah Miner Florence + the Machine is a band that wasn’t very popular until last spring with their hit “Dog Days Are Over” premiering on radios across the country.  This song came from the album Lungs which appeared in the United Kingdom in 2009.  Nearly two years later, the band... [Read more]

3 Meals, 2 Cities: An Urban Feast

By: Staff Writer – Camden Knoff Over MEA my family decided to have a “staycation” – spending a day wandering the Twin Cities. Throughout the course of the day I had three very different, yet excellent meals For breakfast we stopped at Isles Bun and Coffee in Minneapolis (islesbun.com).... [Read more]

Paranormal Fright

Paranormal Fright By: Sarah Miner Everyone has heard of the new Paranormal Activity movie and most people have probably seen the first two.  These movies are about two sisters, Katie and Kristi, who throughout their adult life both experience “paranormal activity” in their homes.  The first movie... [Read more]

Footloose: Should Everybody Cut Loose?

Footloose Review By Taylor Diedrich Do you love dancing or music? If you do, how would you feel if it was illegal? Footloose, based off the original movie directed by Herbert Ross, is a about a small town that bans rock n’ roll and dancing after five senior students die in a car accident. The church... [Read more]

Warped Tour 2011

                As the biggest traveling musical festival that’s been around since 1994, Warped Tour has been bringing together music lovers each summer across the nation. What started off as a punk music festival has evolved into a place for the indie to the major label band, and in... [Read more]

Battle: LA

  Have you ever believed in aliens? Maybe even aliens taking over the world? In the movie Battle: LA it’s a normal california day. Surfurs riding the wave, kids going to school. On the news theres a report of a meteor shower that is suspected to hit earth in a few days. When a reporter is at the scene... [Read more]

New Moon: A Successful Sequel

             Enthusiastic fans eagerly awaited the release of the much anticipated Twilight sequel:  New Moon. It is a thrilling story about love and heartbreak. When Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) suffers a minor injury that creates chaos in the home of her vampire boyfriend Edward Cullen,... [Read more]

Suessical the Musical: A Bit Too Childish

          As a child, many read the classic stories by the literary genius Dr. Suess. Children of all ages shared a laugh and witnessed the full extent of the imagination through Suess’s classic characters the Cat in the Hat, the Grinch, and Horton the Elephant.  While Suess’s works ranged... [Read more]

Girl with a Pearl Earring-Book Review

        The novel, Girl with a Pearl Earring, by Tracy Chevalier, is solely based off the famous portrait created by artist Johannes Vermeer of the same name. In real life there is little known about this fascinating work of art other than the name of the artist and the year it was produced. The... [Read more]