Arts and Entertainment

Because I live out on the West Coast, I don’t actually get to see my family very often when I’m here at school. It’s depressing, yes, a bit, but when I heard my dad was coming, boy was I happy. My mom declared that the ‘bank was coming into town,’ and what college student doesn’t like to hear that?

Ever since I saw Katy Perry’s concert movie Katy Perry: Part of Me, I have generally shunned the radio while driving. Instead, I opt for the Katy Perry CD mix that I made after watching the movie. The windows are down and the mood is good as songs like “California Girls” and “Wide Awake” blare.

“The Dark Knight Rises” had unbelievable hype to live up to after the success of its predecessor. Heath Ledger’s performance as The Joker in 2008’s “The Dark Knight” was iconic. Fortunately, the final installment of director Christopher Nolan’s trilogy goes out on a high note, turning out to be the best film of the three.

Although Robert Pattinson has made great strides to overcome his fame as the “Twilight” saga’s Edward Cullen (with leading roles in films such as “Remember Me” and “Water for Elephants”), it’s hard to see Pattinson’s “Twilight” and real life love-interest, Kristen Stewart, as anyone other than Stephanie Meyer’s heroine, Bella Swan.