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The ABCs of Late Night
Some of you might have heard about the conflict at NBC between Jay Leno, Conan O’Brien, and the execs at the network. This primer will get you up to date so you can impress your friends at the water cooler on Monday.
A is for audiences, who have been experiencing some of the funniest episodes of [...]
Get Real ASAP – Casting Call For Real World 24 Closes Next Week!
Real World opened up round one of casting for their 24th season way back at the start of Fall ’09 but don’t fret if you were planning on waiting for grad school reject letters to come through – you’ve still got about a week to apply!
The Return of “Dexter”
“America’s favorite serial killer is back.”
So goes the announcement in the promos for the latest season of the hit show “Dexter.” Who could have predicted that Showtime’s dark comedy/thriller series, revolving around a serial killer turned detective, could have become so popular? Internationally renowned? Ubiquitous, even?
And can it keep up its winning streak?
The show follows [...]
“Adam” Brings Aspergers to the Big Screen
“Adam,” the latest film written and directed Max Mayer, is a refreshing departure from this past summer’s romantic comedies such as “The Proposal” and “The Ugly Truth.”
Set against a backdrop of a calm New York City autumn, “Adam” beautifully portrays an offbeat couple journeying together through personal heartache and mutual triumphs.
Hugh Dancy brilliantly portrays Adam [...]
Welcome Week Munching – Editor Downtime
Hey gang! It’s your friendly entertainment editors, Natasha and Rebecca. You may have seen us earlier today, at the New U Welcome Week Booth, eating an entire bucket of Trader Joes’ chocolate chip cookies. Our conversation went something like this:
Rebecca: Would you like another cookie?
Natasha: Goddamn, yes.
Rebecca: I’ll take…two more.
Natasha: I will take…that whole friggin [...]
Felix da Housecat: Da “King” of Electronic Beats
Felix Da Housecat, or Felix Stallings, has helped pioneer almost every electronica genre: house, elctroclash, trance—the list goes on. If there is anything you should take from Stallings’ music, it’s that he isn’t afraid to try new things; his tenth studio album, “He was King” definitely shows no exception
Stallings has long-attempted to venture away from [...]
Bah to Arctic Monkeys’ “Humbug”
Arctic Monkeys give every young bloke with a guitar a glint of hope in their eyes. It’s hard to believe that four young men from Sheffield, England were fresh out of school and still living with their parents when they suddenly rocketed into a world of mainstream success.
Arctic Monkeys modestly appeared in 2006 with a [...]
