Monthly Archives: April 2009

Concert review: Pitbull, Flo Rida, DJ Laz

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After spending many years following Saturday night home games with retro and Latin acts like Poison, KC & The Sunshine Band, and Willy Chirino, the Florida Marlins held their first hip-hop concert after Saturday’s 8-4 loss to the New York Mets: Miami rappers Pitbull, Flo Rida and DJ Laz.

Local pride outweighed good performances, as all three artists had lackluster showings. Continue reading

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North By Northwest (1959)

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Screenwriter Ernest Lehman set out to write “The Hitchcock picture to end all Hitchcock pictures,” and in many ways he succeeded. From the funky green opening credits, to the closing shot of a train entering a tunnel (phallic symbol anyone?), North By Northwest is the most invigorating and exciting movie by Alfred Hitchcock. Continue reading

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Eminem “We Made You” (2009)

Eminem’s career is over. Actually, it’s been over since 2004 when he dropped the atrocity known as Encore. And now, after a five year absence, this is the bullshit he comes back with? Continue reading

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24 Season 7: Episode 17

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Uh oh. In episode 17, we are presented with possibly the biggest dilemma in 24 history: Either Jack’s daughter, Kim Bauer (played by Elisha Cuthbert) comes back and gives Jack some stem cells… or Jack dies! Continue reading

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Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

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Slumdog Millionaire wasn’t the best movie of 2008. Movies like The Dark Knight and The Wrestler, neither of which were nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars, packed a much larger emotional and cinematographic wallop.

But that doesn’t mean Slumdog wasn’t great. Continue reading

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