Archive - 2011

During my two years in college, I’ve met a lot of students who are interested in environmentalism but don’t know where to go next. They own their reusable water bottles, use products made out of recycled materials, and are familiar with the perks of riding a bike versus driving a car.

Is the world ready for a new era of social networking? No more likes, pokes, or Farmville? Will all those tweets slip under the radar? While these may survive a while yet, there seems to be a new player in the game: Google+. This new social media site stirs mixed emotions in users, who are finding both pros and cons with the new technology.

Tower Heist is one of those movies that looked hilarious in the trailers, but made me a little nervous. I saw the trailer and my first thought was that it could have contained every joke, and the rest of the movie would be terribly flat. Coming across at first as an awkward Ocean’s Eleven/A Fish Called Wanda hybrid, I was pleasantly surprised with the film.

Who would have thought that Coldplay would collaborate with anyone that is best known for singing out of umbrellas? The fact that one of the songs on Coldplay’s new album, Mylo Xyloto (2011), features Rihanna and much of the pop-ish music with which she is associated, is both disappointing and confusing.

Who would have thought that Coldplay would collaborate with anyone that is best known for singing out of umbrellas? The fact that one of the songs on Coldplay’s new album, Mylo Xyloto (2011), features Rihanna and much of the pop-ish music with which she is associated, is both disappointing and confusing.