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Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar…
Rebecca Hadjiloucas '11 What is the nature of reality? Is the truth subjective? Does God exist? These are some of the questions posed in Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar, by Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein, two Harvard philosophy majors. The book details various branches of philosophy, including metaphysics, epistemology, and [...]
Golden Globes: A Preview for the Oscars?
Meghan Kasel '11 Photo credit: http://www.buzzsugar.com On January 16th, 2011, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s 68th annual Golden Globe Awards were held in Beverly Hills, California. The Golden Globes is the more casual and encompassing of the annual award season shows. With categories divided by comedy, musical, and drama, and [...]
The Green Hornet Leaves a Mild Sting
Hamza Shad '13 Photo credit: http://upload.wikimedia.org In the action-comedy The Green Hornet, Britt Reid, played by Seth Rogen, is the uncaring, spoiled son of a journalist-tycoon in Los Angeles. Partying day and night, he lives a life of luxury, until his father dies unexpectedly. He is left with his father’s whole newspaper industry, and [...]
Is TRON Back from the Dead?
Rebecca Hadjiloucas '11 Photo credit: http://www.grievousbodilycharm.com Disney’s TRON: Legacy hit theatres December 16th. The movie is a sequel to the cult Steven Lisberger film, Tron, released in 1982. Legacy, starring Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund, and Olivia Wilde, follows the life of Kevin Flynn, a computer engineer and creator of [...]
Who is “A”?
Meghan Kasel '11 Photo credit: http://www.mikeylikestv.com Pretty Little Liars, or as it is affectionately known around Mountain Lakes High School, PLL, first made its debut this past June on ABC Family. The show follows the story of four popular teenage girls, Spencer (Troian Bellisario), Hanna (Ashley Benson), Aria (Lucy Hale), and Emily [...]
V. is Not a Perfect 5
Rebecca Hadjiloucas '11 Photo credit: blogomatic3000.com V., ABC’s new supernatural drama inspired by the 1983 Kenneth Johnson miniseries, has established itself as the newest science-fiction cult hit. The show, which chronicles the events of an alien invasion by “the Visitors,” first aired in November of 2009.Now in its second season, [...]
Where is the Best Diner?
Brit Felsen-Parsons '12 New Jersey diners—you gotta love ‘em. With their chrome exteriors, breakfast for dinner, and waitresses with beehive hair who call you “honey” as they take your order, they are the culinary pride of the state. Once they nail how to make good coffee, they will take over the world. This writer went to three [...]
The Cape Fails to Fly, but Doesn’t Crash-land
Harrison Charwat '13 The Golden Age of Comics had various radio shows that brought superheroes to the non-comic-reader. The Silver Age of Comics had Adam West's Batman television show that spread the new, humorous hero to the masses. The Bronze Age of Comics had the many animated superhero shows that provided the ability for more and more [...]
Blackthorn: Room for Improvement…
Rebecca Hadjiloucas '11 Parsippany’s new Blackthorn Restaurant and Irish Pub has recently replaced Bennigan’s on Route 46. I had heard good things about the jovial atmosphere and rustic cuisine; the restaurant has been labeled one of the hottest new dining spots in NJ and boasts top entertainment and great service. I decided to check [...]
Speak Now: Very Revealing
Julie Paperello '12 Released only a few weeks ago, Taylor Swift’s newest album, Speak Now, reveals unknown secrets about the young star. In a letter composed to her listeners, found in the front of the song book in the album, she writes that “each is written with a specific person in mind, telling them what I meant to tell them in [...]