GMU's Comm 399 students on pop, art, fashion, and more
So for anyone stressed out or simply looking for a relaxing activity, I suggest to look out for a few movies out in theaters now: “Despicable Me,” “Cats & Dogs 2: The Revenge of Kitty Galore,” “Dinner for Schmucks,” “Lottery Ticket,” “The Other Guys” or “Vampires Suck.” A few good options to choose from.
It is amazing how much free time some people have, but also important to mention how creative some people are at the same time. I thought this was pretty silly but entertaining considering my beat is romantic comedies.
Tags: romantic comedy, scarface, YouTube
Simultaneously a fan of nothing and everything (you’ll find disclaimers on every page warning narrow-minded listeners to keep out), George Starostin has maintained “Only Solitaire,” a mecca of rock reviews, on and off for a dozen years. With about 400 artists and 2000 albums (mostly classic rock) within its pages, it’s easy to spend hours reading his conversational yet confrontational commentary.
Starostin utilizes a unique grading scale that rewards innovation and consistent greatness–the records are graded on a scale of one to 10 and the artists themselves boost that rating by one to five points–in other words, the best of the best (e.g. “Abbey Road“) score a 15. For every review you agree with (finally, a critic honest enough to admit that the Monkees’ debut album is pretty damn good), you’ll come across one that is so desperately wrong that you’ll wonder what the hell he was listening to (“McCartney II” is awesome, thankyouverymuch). Such is the frustration of rock criticism, but if you’re gonna read it, you could do worse than Starostin.
Like the artists themselves, Starostin is not immune to diva moments–in 2004, he took down all of the site’s content because he resented its popularity. The site reemerged last year in blog form, where Starostin is currently in the process of rewriting all his old reviews and adding new ones to the mix, going alphabetically by artist–sorry, Zwan fans.
Nike recently released a recreation of the vintage Nike Blazer. This iconic pair of sneakers looks exponentially better with this aesthetic. Nike has brought back the oversized swoosh, as well as a retro-fitted tongue reminiscent of the Blazers from the 70’s. To be more specific, these are a re-release of a shoe originally put out in 1973, and I could barely see the difference. Nowadays, the way-too-colorful, borderline-ridiculous sneakers are starting to get played out; it’s refreshing to see something this clean and this classy back on the market. The two colorways are great as well: a washed yellow and a washed blue. This is an undeniably great sneaker.
LETTER GRADE: A
AMC’s new drama/horror series “The Walking Dead,” based on the popular comic book series, has set their premiere date for 10 p.m. on Oct. 31. Check out the four-minute trailer here and prepare some good ole-fashioned zombie flesh-eating fun!
Tags: Comic Books, TV, Zombies
Make sure you buy a ticket for the Alice In Chains concert at the Patriot Center on September 26 featuring the Deftones and Mastodon, as great 90s bands collide!
Tags: 90s bands collide!, Alice In Chains, Deftones, Mastodon
Platforms are so in right now. Amber Rose was the inspiration behind these bad ass boots. Give a round of applause to Giuseppe Zanotti for making women edgier than ever for 2010.
Tags: Amber Rose, Fashion, platforms, shoes
Leather has been a “DO” for quite some time in the world of fashion. Click here to check out how women’s fashion has stepped its’ leather game up for 2010.
It just dropped two weeks ago and it already has 4 million hits on YouTube. Here it is.