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Play the Only Level
I admit, most online games are idiotic. They mostly involve rotating fields of jewels and gems in order to make some sort of pattern that causes them to disappear. They mostly involve tetris-like simplicity and the savvy consumer can’t help but notice that the bandwidth-munching banner ads on both sides show three times the technical [...]
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Film Review:
Avatar
Director: James Cameron
2hr 40min – Rated PG-13
I guess it was inevitable.
The last decade seemed to be all about the remaking of crappy TV shows and movies from the 70s and 80s. The Beverly Hill Billies, Bewitched, Land of the Lost, Clash of the Titans. I wouldn’t be surprised if Krull and I Dream of [...]
A Good School
Book Review:
A Good School
by Richard Yates
Remember the loneliness; the awkward social status jockeying of your teenage years? Remember when your world was simultaneously fascinating, mortifying, and beautiful? Remember when every adult seemed like an odd character from a B-movie? Remember your teenage body? Remember the awkward attempts at connecting with others?
A Good School is a [...]
Best Bet of the Week: An Education
Your best bet for the Week is An Education, playing at the Kress Theater.
An Education was written by amazing author Nick Hornby (High Fidelity, About a Boy, Long Way Down, and on, and on…). It’s a coming-of-age story, but don’t let that turn you off. It’s smart, the casting and performances are excellent, and it’s [...]
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Day 94: Greeley to Lead World in Zombie Apocalypse?
I recently noticed a poster on a large bulletin board advertising the work of a local author: Day 94 by D.M. Slate. The poster included a brief synopsis of the book. The graphic was pixelated, the description was odd, so of course, I was in.
In Day 94, a meteor hits the Earth. Or an asteriod. [...]
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Taste Test: Duritos
First things first:
No, I don’t mean “Doritos.” I grew up American, I know how to spell goddamn Doritos. I know how to spell the name of most types of snacks plus multiple variations on the Cheese, Cheesier, Cheesiest rankings.
Duritos are the newest snack craze to hit my kitchen this weekend. This is my first time writing [...]
Black Dolls
…It Came from The Library Book Sale
At last. Finally we have the guide that all you black doll collectors have been clambering for. Make room in the cabinets for your plates with the little swastika on the back, because this guide will teach you to value yourblack dolls like never before, and you will want [...]
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Review: Which Starbucks is the Best Starbucks?
As you may have noticed, Greeley is a town with just a little bit of indie coffee joints and a whole lot of Starbucks’ (Starbuckses? Starbucksi?). But when it’s time to roll around town to the various Starbucks, one has to be better than the others, right? We all know that one Roma is better [...]
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LoveLand & Salvador Sittin’ in a Tree
Exhibit Review:
Dali
Loveland Museum Gallery
In The Inferno, a low level of Hell depicts Muhammad, the prophet of Islam, being punished for luring people away from Christianity. Muhammad was cut in half from head to genitals, forced to drag his guts around. So when I went to the Dali exhbition in Loveland, an exhibition featuring woodcuts [...]
Urine Therapy
…It Came From the Library Book Sale
Did you know that urine therapy may save YOUR life? And no, that’s not just a pickup line I use to engage in “water sports” with reluctant partners.
This piece of investigative journalism came through the library booksale, and I knew that I had to learn more.
This book, unlike many of [...]
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