Trailer: Straight Outta Compton

The trailer for Straight Outta Compton is here and if you thought you knew about the streets of Compton in the 1980’s, you were probably wrong. The MTV film was produced by hip-hop icons and original N.W.A. members Ice Cube and…

Book Review: ‘Watched’ by CJ Lyons

In recent years, the government especially has been increasingly scrutinized for its spying on citizens. (NSA, anyone?) However, it’s not just the government that can spy on people; it’s any hacker with enough skills, as 16-year-old Jesse soon finds out.…

TV News: NBC’S “I Can Do That”

A new talent show it’s making its way to our TV’s and if you’re like any other human who can’t stand reality shows, I know you’re probably rolling your eyes but bear with me, this one sounds like it may…

Read of the Week: Anything to Have You by Paige Harbison

Nothing should come between best friends, not even boys. ESPECIALLY not boys. Natalie and Brooke have had each other’s backs forever. Natalie is the quiet one, college bound and happy to stay home and watch old movies. Brooke is the…

Album Review: Death Cab for Cutie – “Kintsugi”

Despite being one of the most successful acts to come out of the early 2000s “indie” boom, Death Cab for Cutie hasn’t been as critically revered as their peers. Perhaps it’s because of their emo tendencies, or dismissals that Ben…

Movie Review: ‘Furious 7’

This may literally be the first time that this specific combination of words has ever been uttered in the history of human culture: the seventh film in the franchise is the best. That franchise? The Fast and the Furious, that…

Movie Review: “Woman in Gold”

 The Weinstein Company’s latest period piece tells the incredible true story of Maria Altmann (Helen Mirren), a WWII refugee who, with the help of attorney Randol Schoenberg (Ryan Reynolds), hopes to reclaim a painting that the Nazis seized from her…