Category Archives: Entertainment
Film: Safe House
I can best sum up Safe House as a twisted remake of Don’t Tell Mom The Babysitter’s Dead, except the babysitter doesn’t, well — nevermind. When standard protocol goes awry, low-level CIA agent Matt Weston (portrayed by Ryan Reynolds) finds … Continue reading
GQ Recap: February 2012
In direct contrast of its’ cover, this issue served to be quite modest. Though Academy Award nominee Michelle Williams graces the cover, for her portrayal of Marilyn Monroe in My Week With Marilyn, Williams seems to be the co-focal point. … Continue reading
VOGUE Recap: February 2012
Aside from the biblical-like September issue, it is the March issues of American Vogue that many fashion adorners look forward to annually. However, over the last two years (2010, 2011) it has been the February issues that have generated buzz. 2012 has … Continue reading
VOGUE Recap: January 2012
Kicking off the new year, Anna & Co. released a simplistic, yet buzzing, January issue. The issue dons iconic actress Meryl Streep on the cover, and inside highlights her feat of portraying former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the … Continue reading
VOGUE Recap: December 2011
Anna & Co. wraps up the 2011 year with a modest issue. Actress Charlize Theron graces the cover for her fifth time since 2000, and opens up about her ideas on love and relationships, and her new film role. A … Continue reading
Penn State: The Blame, The Shame, & The Audacity of a Society
Never have I ever imagined a day where I’d see Joe Paterno fired as head football coach of Penn State University — in relation to a sexual child abuse scandal. This entire mess has been a complete circus and heartbreaking … Continue reading
Case of the Mondays 10.10.11
Mondays, bleh. I will never understand what it is that makes this day so dreary. It nearly takes a bulldozing team to get me out of bed once every seven days – and that’s just on a regular Monday. So … Continue reading
The Spirit of Detroit: Trouble Don’t Last Always
For much of the last century Detroit, Michigan has played a pivotal role in major American sports. Yet [as a city] we have certainly had our rendezvous’ with rock bottom. It wasn’t that long ago when Detroit was the laughing … Continue reading
Film: Straw Dogs
In the chaos of the weekend I somehow managed to catch a movie. Straw Dogs. And if one had asked me hours before show time if I intended on seeing the film, they would have earned a blank stare. However … Continue reading