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Mirror Mirror not classic you’re expecting

April 5, 2012 Features

By Kelsey Miller Mirror Mirror opened on Friday, for a weekend gross of $19 million, behind only Wrath of the Titans and, of course, The Hunger Games. You probably can figure out what the movie is about. Lily Collins, daughter of famous musician Phil Collins, plays Snow White, the famous princess cast out of her [...]

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Tasty Tomatoes: 21 Jump Street like we have never seen it before

April 5, 2012 Features

By Mike Lovett What if you got a second chance at high school? Would you change anything or would you fit right back in to where you left? Actually, I don’t care. In 21 Jump Street, Jenko (Channing Tatum) and Schimdt (Jonah Hill) are given a second chance and find that things are very different [...]

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The President’s Cabinet

April 5, 2012 Features

By Timothy Dean Mike Page, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs When people in the Bentley community think of the top academic official at our school, a naval officer from South Africa turned construction engineer is not exactly what pops into mind. However, Dr. Mike Page seems to have done it all. Growing up [...]

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Between the Lines

March 22, 2012 Features

By Olivia LeClair Hailed as one of the best books of 2011, Ann Patchett’s State of Wonder captures the journey of a pharmaceutical scientist into the Amazon and her past. The novel is complex, with many plot layers and twists, but is still entirely readable and enjoyable. Marina Singh is used to her fairly predictable [...]

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Casa de Mi Padre es muy buena

March 22, 2012 Features

By Mike Lovett Case de Mi Padre, translated to House of My Father for those that no habla español, places a very familiar face in Will Ferrell in very unfamiliar territory, south of the border. The movie is spoken entirely in Spanish, with only a handful of exceptions, yet still delivers the goofy essence we [...]

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John Carter : Low grossing, but worth watching

March 22, 2012 Features

By Kelsey Miller Since opening on March 9, John Carter has grossed a little over $53 million, a decidedly diminutive figure considering its $250 million budget. The movie, based on the book Princess of Mars, features an AWOL Civil War cavalry officer by the name of—you guessed it—John Carter. Carter has fled from his home [...]

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Project X: The craziest party you will ever see in your life

March 8, 2012 Features

By Mike Lovett It’s not a movie. It’s an experience. Watching it is bearing witness to the craziest party that could ever be imagined on screen or in life for that matter. The only reason that you should not see it is if you suffer from chronic envy because you will want nothing more than [...]

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“New kid on the block” Donnie Wahlberg makes a visit to Bentley

March 8, 2012 Features

By Alyson Bisceglia “All I ever wanted was a few pats on the back from the kids in the neighborhood,” said Donnie Wahlberg, the 42-year-old singer, actor and film producer originally from Dorchester, Massachusetts. Wahlberg spoke at a Bentley Executive Club (BEC) event last Wednesday night in LaCava’s Executive Dining Room. The event was moderated [...]

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CollegeHumor is getting ready to graduate

March 8, 2012 Features

By Mike Lovett There are a few things naturally associated with a college student. Two of them are beer and a lack of money. In 1999, CollegeHumor.com creators Ricky Van Veen and Josh Abramson stared that problem in the face and used CollegeHumor to remedy that situation. Originally it was started as a site to [...]

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Between the Lines: At Home

March 1, 2012 Features

By Olivia LeClair Have you ever wondered why we always have salt and pepper on the table? Or what a tuffet is, though Little Miss Muffet apparently sat on one? I had never really contemplated these great questions, nor did I expect to when I picked up Bill Bryson’s newest book At Home. The book [...]

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Parks and Rec. Recap: ”Sweet Sixteen” last episode before hiatus

March 1, 2012 Features

By Mike Lovett Parks and Recreation has found itself in the mid-midseason shakeup headlines recently. No, it is not because it is superbly hilarious and is getting a statue to honor its prestige but in a few years don’t be surprised if that is a headline. Instead it is because it will be taking a [...]

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Music Television a bit misleading

March 1, 2012 Features

By Mike Lovett In its 31 years of existence, MTV has only maintained consistency in its last two letters. A channel that originally began as an outlet for music videos all day every day now only features music in the presence of a fist pump or a teenager, who is only on television BECAUSE she [...]

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