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During the first scene of The Greatest Story, when the commencement speaker begins to sing his address, viewers may think to themselves, "Is this really what the entire show is going to be like?" Luckily, no sooner does that thought form than the song abruptly halts, and one of the characters onstage asks aloud, "Who sings at commencement?" At that moment, the audience knows everything is going to be okay. (0) comments
Product placement is the name of the game in the recently-released Confessions of a Shopaholic, which attempts to mimic 2006's The Devil Wears Prada and its fashion-focused world. Based on the bestselling novel by Sophie Kinsella, Shopaholic produces only a fraction of Prada's intelligent plotline, resulting in a watered down and fluffier - but still entertaining - version of the story of a charming woman in the realm of haute couture. (0) comments
On Feb. 22, under the fading Hollywood sunlight, two Rice premeds made history. After beating out reporter-videographer teams from across the nation in mtvU.com's first Oscar Correspondent Contest for college journalists, Baker College senior Faheem Ahmed and Sid Richardson College junior Anish Patel, both Rice-Baylor scholars, flew to Los Angeles as one of the competition's top three finalist teams on behalf of the Rice Thresher. (3) comments
The electric guitar has long been an instrument of social revolution. The rise of 1950s rock stars like Elvis Presley and Little Richard helped pave the way for the Civil Rights Movement by uniting fans across race and class boundaries with the youthful appeal of a new, blended sound, as blues had previously been largely African-American, and country music the domain of rural whites. (0) comments
Fall 2009 is not looking too good. I was halfway through poring over all of the runway shows debuting in New York and instead of immense anticipation, I felt... bored. Bored because every designer seemed to be focusing on the bare minimum, the solid colors and the black-on-blacks; even those who have a reputation for something a little more "out-there" lacked luster this time. (0) comments
Nudity, beer chugging, acrobatics and an explosive, menstrual pad-launching rendition of Hedwig and the Angry Inch's "The Origin of Love" - sound interested? Everyone should be. If more people started going to shows like Scott Turner Schofield's Becoming a Man in 127 EASY Steps, the world would be a more accepting place. (0) comments
Our intrepid photographers have traversed campus, capturing images for you, our faithful readers. (0) comments