Geneseo's spoken word poets, Different Now, kicked off this semester's series of events with the Mudslinger's Poetry Slam competition and a dynamic performance by the visiting poets known as Raucous Ink. The poetry slam, which took place on Jan. 28 at 7 p.
Crazy outfits? Singers hanging from ribbons? Beyoncé in 3-D glasses? Must be time for the Grammys. This past Sunday, music's greatest night took to the airwaves for the 52nd consecutive year, bringing together musicians and movie stars alike to produce impressive performances and memorable moments, in the biggest celebration of musical art and achievement this season.
To encourage tourism around this year's Winter Olympic Games, Vancouver is hosting a "Cultural Olympiad," which will hopefully sway attendees to stick around for more than just the sporting events. The Cultural Olympiad, which started Jan. 22 and will continue until March 2, includes a wide spectrum of events from performers from across the globe.
There is a reason human beings cannot see into each other's minds. It is not just that it's impossible or a violation of privacy, but simply that the human psyche is one thoroughly bizarre place. It makes sense, then, that a movie about people's imaginations would be a complete bug-out.
The Lederer Gallery of Brodie Hall is showcasing 12 artists from around the country in the exhibit "Drawn to New York: A Drawing Invitational," the "third incarnation" of drawing exhibits from gallery director Cynthia Hawkins. "Drawing is the base at which one's creation begins, even as a child," Hawkins said.
Jeannette Walls simultaneously amazed and horrified readers with her best-selling memoir The Glass Castle, and although her newest "true-life novel" - Half Broke Horses - is not as gripping, it is a satisfying prequel to the Casey-Walls legacy. The Glass Castle, which focuses on Walls' own life, follows her from the age of 3, when as an independent toddler she burned herself severely while making a hot dog, to the present, in which she works as a journalist for MSNBC.
BioShock 2 Available for: XBOX 360, PS3, PC The first journey to Rapture left many gamers wanting more and on Feb. 9, 2K Games opens up a bathysphere for fans everywhere with Bioshock 2. Although there was fear that the second installment of this dystopian adventure would just be more of the same, there are plenty of new elements to the game to quell such worries.
