Author Archive for Kevin Pease
FCC Ain’t Bringing Sexy Back to the Super Bowl
Last Sunday’s Super Bowl thrilled audiences because it was one of the greatest showdowns in football history. The excitement of the game rushed through viewers as they saw the Patriots’ empire crumble and the perfect season slip through their fingers. Yet a notable absence left many viewers feeling empty this season.
On Feb. 1, 2004, Justin [...]
Heath Ledger’s Joker Has the Last Laugh
When I heard the news of Heath Ledger’s death, I thought my friend was playing a particularly unfunny joke on me. Hours of sleep and a Yahoo! news check later, I learned that she had been telling the truth. Ledger died at approximately one p.m. in his New York apartment. The actor was found naked [...]
Marvel Casts ‘Iron Man’
As the big blockbusters from the summer and holiday seasons fade from memory, people are beginning to look forward to summer 2008 releases for excitement.
Among these releases, the most hotly anticipated must be the sequel to ‘Batman Begins,’ Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Dark Knight.’ However, there are many other superhero franchises heading to the big screen.
Some [...]
21 is Number One: The Long and Winding Road to Becoming an Adult
I recently reached a landmark event in my journey into adulthood. No, it was not graduation or becoming financially independent
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‘Late Night’ Shows Must Go On: Comedians Continue Without Writers
There is a bloody and violent conflict raging in Hollywood, one that is costing the American public dearly. Without the suspense of ‘Heroes’ to greet me at the end of every Monday or the over-the-top hilarity of ’30 Rock,’ I can feel my mind slipping into madness. Seriously, it is not that bad but things [...]
Let The Games Begin!
The Romans had gladiatorial combats, colonials had duels, and college students have drinking games. Peruse the profile pictures on Facebook, and it will not take long to find a drunken student throwing ping-pong balls into one of those famous red party cups. Every generation has their drinking games, and since the discovery of alcohol, there [...]
Writers Guild Fighting For What’s Right
In one corner sits the giant of creative media, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). In the other sits a collective of nerdy, inventive writers, the Writers Guild of America (WGA). On Nov. 5, negotiations between these two organizations failed, and the WGA began setting up picket lines in Rockefeller Center in [...]
UCI Strips for Students With a ‘Live Nudes’ Performance
A crowd, two-hundred-people strong, stands in eager anticipation. Many of them are in their pajamas; some of them are drunk. They are not part of some type of defunct slumber party, but are actually fans awaiting improvisational comedy.
This was the scene at Live Nude People’s first show of the quarter. The title suggests [...]
