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"Tammy" is more of the same for Melissa McCarthy

“Tammy” is more of the same for Melissa McCarthy

Eddie Sheehy, Lifestyles Editor
July 7, 2014

When I first saw the trailer for “Tammy,” one thing crossed my mind. Does Melissa McCarthy play the same character in every single movie? You know what I’m talking about. She’s a big girl with a big personality who wears T-shirts and sweatpants and who, despite what she...

Lana Del Rey's 'Ultraviolence' album review

Lana Del Rey’s ‘Ultraviolence’ album review

Kendall Valan, Assistant News Editor
June 16, 2014

After many rumors and false music career farewells, Lana Del Rey is back in full swing with her new album Ultraviolence, available in the U.S. on Tuesday, June 17. The artist had presented many doubts starting in 2012, after her release of Born to Die. She told Vogue magazine...

"22 Jump Street:" A sequel that's . . . good?

“22 Jump Street:” A sequel that’s . . . good?

Eddie Sheehy, Lifestyles Editor
June 11, 2014

I'll be the first to say it. Sequels have a tendency to turn out bad.  I don't want to make any sweeping generalizations here, but sequels usually take everything you love about a first movie and mangle it with overly simplified, highly formulaic stories that make characters...

You know what really grinds my gears? Volume III

You know what really grinds my gears? Volume III

Matt Merlino, Assistant Lifestyles Editor
June 8, 2014

Okay, so I’ve been told that a lot of my previous ‘Grind My Gears’ may make me out to be a bit impatient, but let me assure you, that is not the case. Let’s be honest here, if people didn’t have anything to complain about, the world would probably explode. We all...

Not a fault in the stars

Not a fault in the stars

Hannah Smith, News Editor
June 6, 2014

Falling into theaters June 6, is “The Fault in Our Stars” based off of the best-selling book by John Green. The movie stars Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort, who played brother and sister in another book-to-movie series “Divergent,” released this past March. The heartbreaking...

"Maleficent": The truth behind Disney's greatest villain

“Maleficent”: The truth behind Disney’s greatest villain

Eddie Sheehy, Lifestyles Editor
May 29, 2014

Maleficent flies into theatres May 30th, setting itself up as the family friendly alternative to just about everything else currently in theaters. Boasting a notable leading lady, a universe chalk full of CGI and a story we all know and love, Maleficent is a fun movie that is...

“A Million Ways to Die” lacking a million ways to laugh

“A Million Ways to Die” lacking a million ways to laugh

Matt Merlino, Assistant Lifestyles Editor
May 28, 2014

“A Million Ways to Die In the West,” one of the most anticipated comedy blockbusters of the summer, hits theaters this Friday, May 30. With an all-star cast that includes Seth MacFarlane (also writer and director), Charlize Theron, Amanda Seyfried, Neil Patrick Harris,...

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Pittsburgh universities play catch-up to the emergence of fashion

Kendall Valan, Assistant News Editor
May 18, 2014

Pittsburgh has shed it’s old nickname of the Steel City over the past few years and has become an emerging art culture with the door wide open for the world of fashion. However, the city’s main universities have to play catch-up. With the exception of the Art Institute,...

"Godzilla:" The lizard is king again

“Godzilla:” The lizard is king again

Eddie Sheehy, Lifestyles Editor
May 15, 2014

On May 16, Godzilla will smash his way into theaters for the first time in more than ten years, but is the lizard kings return to the silver screen as big as everyone has been saying it is? To say people have high hopes would be an understatement, heck I was one of them. If you’ve...

Disney's "Million Dollar Arm" a home run

Disney’s “Million Dollar Arm” a home run

Eddie Sheehy, Lifestyles Editor
May 12, 2014

I am admittedly not a sports fan. By extension, I am not much of a sports-movie fan. Like everything however, there are exceptions. “Remember the Titans”, and “We are Marshall” never fail to get me going, but they belong to a short list of sports-movies I can tolerate....