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...surprised that other people weren't going to such lengths," Bear said. FlyBy salutes this man's downright lackadaisical mindset...

Author: By Elias J. Groll | Title: Assassins Round Up | 5/1/2009 | See Source »

...choice between realistic and campy, she tried to stick to a realistic portrayal of college life. At the same time, scenes like a freshman girl trying to strike a pose leaning on a beer pong table while an experienced (and sleazy) sophomore woos her with his guitar are downright silly and provide comic relief.Sarnak has been writing songs since middle school and loves musical theater. However, being a Molecular and Cellular Biology concentrator and a member of the soccer team for her first two years at Harvard, she hadn’t been able to make much time...

Author: By Rebecca J. Levitan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: College Musical: 'The Quad' | 4/24/2009 | See Source »

...film sags under its own weight. It was hard enough to take the 80s seriously while they were happening—or so I understand.The film has its technical flaws, as well. Flat camera work, underdeveloped supporting characters, and trite dialogue take the film from merely uninspired to downright unpleasant. Still, the film has its moments of insight, most of them due to its surprisingly thoughtful score of 80s pop hits. Brad Renfro, who died early last year, also delivers an affectingly damaged final performance as the doorman who manages an ultimate act of defiance against the uncle...

Author: By Jillian J. Goodman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Informers | 4/24/2009 | See Source »

...Brooklyn is trying to cash in on the ubiquity of the super-absorbent towel infomercial with a YouTube parody designed to lure younger, tech-savvy souls to its services in New York. Dubbed "SoulWow," the commercial spoof features "Father Vic" (whose resemblance to ShamWow spokesman Vince Shlomi is downright eerie) hawking the only product that lets you "clean yourself from the inside...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sham-Huh? The Church's Infomercial | 4/14/2009 | See Source »

...pseudoliterate word leader Hutch Harris had to wail about. Lyrics painted a vague portrait of self-righteous rage and apocalyptic rebellion; Harris’s was the language of inarticulate teen angst projected on a romantically nihilistic worldview. They could be embarrassing—and, to be sure, sometimes downright stupid—but the only lyrics that could belong to music this catchy were inanely simple.Harris’s distinctive yelps, razor-sharp guitars and a minor hit single, “How We Know,” paved the way two years later for the success...

Author: By Ryan J. Meehan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Thermals | 4/10/2009 | See Source »

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