The Good Place (Mondays 8/7c on NBC) Most new TV shows have to reel audiences in by asserting what makes them unique. What makes this hang-out sitcom different from “Friends”? What makes this cop show different from “Law and Order”? “The Good Place,” the new sitcom from “Parks and Recreation” and “Brooklyn...
Behold: my roommate’s Intel octa-core, GTX 1080 SLI with 64 GB of RAM intended to run yet-developed PC games that only cost me three easy payments of $1,399.99 and, possibly, a quart of blood. That’s cool and all, but I just built my PC on craigslist for about $420.00. It will probably run most games on high or ultra...
Chess changes circumstances. So can cross country, horse racing, baseball, football or any sport under the sun—leave it to Disney’s “Inspiring True Story” department to fashion it into a life-changing factor. There is a pattern across all productions as well: competent acting, fair visual flourishes and a...
College is stressful, which is why you should take advantage of the study spots we have here on campus. Agnes Arnold Hall/Philip Guthrie Hoffman Hall Here you’ll find comfy benches to sit down and read a book while enjoying the environment. Upstairs, there is a foreign language study room. Also, there are a few tables...
UH School of Theatre and Dance opens its 2016-2017 performance season with “Broken Horizon,” an avant garde play written and directed by Adam Noble. The play is set in a post-apocalyptic world and explores themes of violence, sexuality, human relationships and the frailty of civilization. “Broken Horizon” is an...
Despite three projects already under his belt, Travis Scott’s “Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight” is yet another album showing that he still hasn’t found his own style. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not a bad thing to highlight who your influences are from time to time, but when this is all an artist does they tend to lose...
The characters in this week’s films will defy what they have been told to do. Take a look and pick a beyond-the-law adventure! “Storks” Storks don’t deliver babies anymore, but a series of events led to one appearing in the factory where Junior (Andy Samberg) works. Always wanting to impress his boss, Junior will do...
You can now check “watching birds on caffeine” off your bucket list. I might have missed a scene where someone in Warner Animation Group’s sophomore effort consumes coffee, but maybe the drink was already drawn into them. Junior (Andy Samberg) is always mobile, delivering packages like a champ and is well on his way to...
HULU: “You’re the Worst” (Seasons 1 and 2) Recommended if you like: “BoJack Horseman” The romantic leads on “You’re the Worst” aren’t great people, but they know how to make a show worth watching. The two meet in the first episode outside a wedding one of them has ruined and the other has stolen a gift from. They proceed...
When it was announced that Borgore would not appear at Stereo Live, I was sure that turnout would be pretty sparse. Stereo Live, apparently, was afraid of this same conclusion: Ticket prices plummeted and landed on “free.” As I approached the venue, it looked as though the offering had done the trick. Hardly after 10...
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