Archive - Mar 2010 - Story

The Western world is in hysterics. Iran has nuclear capabilities.

Coming off their first NCAA tournament appearance in the school’s history, the Binghamton Bearcats basketball team was ready to make another run at a bid this year before a four month investigation revealed one of college sports’ oddest scandals in recent memory.

The most important question isn’t “what came first–the chicken or the egg?” It’s “who could have ever come up with the idea of recreating international institutions’ inner procedures for decision-making as a form of a multicultural educational activity?” In other words, who could have ever created Model United Nations? The very first conference was held 56 years ago by Harvard University.

When I first saw OK Go on tour for their second studio album, Oh No, I thought they couldn’t get any sexier. Beyond the stiflingly crowded club, Damian Kulash’s melodious, sensual vocals, classic suit and commanding stage presence gave me even more reason to sweat.

Best Picture:

An Education
A Serious Man
Avatar
The Blind Side
District 9
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire
Up
Up in the Air

Should and Will Win: The Hurt Locker