Last Friday, all the tickets for the Coachella Music Festival sold out within the day they were released, with both weekends selling out in less than three hours. Read more...
Arts, Arts Columns, Music
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January 20, 12:04 am
Coachella’s 2012 lineup is nothing to rave about
Arts, Arts Columns
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January 18, 11:48 pm
Joy Sticks: _Video games should be acknowledged as art forms_
Video games, by their very nature, require the player to put a certain amount of personal involvement into the work. Obviously, this can have a huge emotional impact on a player, but does that qualify games as art? Read more...
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“Flower” is a trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. and is developed by thatgamecompany.
Credit: Sony Computer Entertainment America
Arts, Arts Columns, Film & TV
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January 17, 12:13 am
Remote Life: Celebrity cameos can be challenging
Sometimes I think I must be ridiculous to get so excited about television. Then last week I read that Paul Rudd ("I Love You, Man") will guest star on "Parks and Recreation" as Leslie Knope's political opponent, and I start jabbing the arm of the person sitting next to me in blind excitement. Read more...
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THE OFFICE — “Training Day” Episode 720 — Pictured: (l-r) Angela Kinsey as Angela Martin, Brian Baumgertner as Kevin Malone, Will Ferrell as Deangelo Vickers, Jenna Fischer as Pam Beesly, Steve Carell as Michael Scott, John Krakinski as Jim Halpert — Photo by: Chris Haston/NBC
Arts, Arts Columns, Music
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January 17, 12:04 am
Album Review: It’s The Arps
Under "band interests" on his Facebook page, electronic musician Todd Terje lists "Coconuts, Hawaiian sunsets, moose/dolphin/unicorn/practically everything in a sunset." Read more...
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SMALLTOWN SUPERSOUND
Arts, Arts Columns
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January 13, 12:44 am
Hollywood sequels: part one, again
At the end of 2011, Hollywood received dismal news in terms of box office receipts. Read more...
Arts, Arts Columns
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January 11, 11:57 pm
Joy Sticks: _Video games actively engage consumers_
Not everyone considers him or herself a "gamer," but almost everyone has had some kind of interaction with the form of entertainment known as video games. Read more...
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Credit: Activision
Arts, Arts Columns, Film & TV, Lifestyle
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January 10, 12:42 am
Remote Life: Television shows important to college students
My dad has mentioned time and again the portable television he brought with him to college. He and a friend would convene each week to watch "Saturday Night Live" and huddle around the ten-inch black and white screen. Read more...
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SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — “Jimmy Fallon” Episode 1608 — Pictured: (l-r) Horatio Sanz, Jimmy Fallon, Chris Kattan, Tracy Morgan — Photo by: Dana Edelson/NBC