CONSIDER: The Playstation Vita impresses with powerful hardware and an incredible launch lineup.

THRILL: ABC's "The River" brings the best of a suspense thriller and a weekly reality TV show.

SKIP: Charismatic stars and solid acting are not enough to save "Wanderlust."

THEATRICAL: Fun. motivates and inspires with its anthem album "Some Nights."

COMBAT: Navy SEALs in action - only this time, it's for real.

NOISE: Sleigh Bells' sophomore album brings terror with dark lyrics and heavy metal.

LACKING: Cursive's new concept album is too abstract and falls flat.

PROFOUD: Acting, dance and music work together to express the value of art.

A month ago it was Newt Gingrich; now it’s Rick Santorum. Mitt Romney was trending at some point in between, but no one really noticed, or maybe no one wanted to. Romney is the candidate the GOP yawns over, with the candidate of the month consistently coming in and stealing his thunder. The thread I see running through all these other candidates is their authenticity, or at least the appearance of it, especially in relation to Romney.

Is it a necessary and convenient tool for officers to be able to pull over people based on their race, or is this a direct violation of our civil rights?

A few weeks ago, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, a nonprofit organization that helps fund charities aimed at curing breast cancer, made a huge booboo. They cut funding from Planned Parenthood. That’s over $500,000 worth of grants that the womens’ rights organization desperately needs, and it was taken from them for some fishy reasons.

Just like every other member of the “Religious Right” in the state, I was nervously awaiting the court’s ruling on whether or not the California ban on same-sex marriage violated the U.S. Constitution. Lo and behold, the liberal judges decided that it was, in fact, OK for the gays to get married. Great. What next? Are the Dems going to allow people to marry animals? Are we all going to be forced to share our beds with furniture? These liberal judges have gone too far with this one.

There are few things in the world that are as absolutely ludicrous as the veganism culture. Now, not being a huge fan of most “-ism” fads, it’s not a surprise that this last week in news has been one face-palm after another.

It has been a mere three weeks since his first blowout game against the New Jersey Nets, and Jeremy Lin has already become arguably the biggest story in basketball since LeBron James and “The Decision.” Or dare I say, even bigger.