CD Review: Preppy vampires sink fangs into Afropop
February 2, 2010 • written by Macy Linton
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Vampire Weekend, straight out of Upper West Side Manhattan with Ivy League patches still on their sleeves, released their eponymous debut to rave reviews almost exactly two years ago. The album was probably one of, if not the biggest surprise to please music listeners in 2008–a sensational fusion... Read more »
Suddenly, it’s not safe to slack off
February 2, 2010 • written by Macy Linton
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“Hi. My name is Macy, and I have a problem.” “Hi, Macy!” “I guess I’m supposed to tell you what the problem is now… But it’s such a difficult problem to talk about. I can’t concentrate, my grades are falling, I keep daydreaming about Facebook, and I’m missing deadlines so often that... Read more »
To end a romance, just press ‘SEND’
February 2, 2010 • written by Ashley Fowler
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“I know! Can you believe it? (sob) He broke up with me in a t-t-text message! (sob, sob, sob…)” “Email! He sent me an email to say he wants to see other people! And I thought he loved me!” “Man, she deleted me from her friends list on Facebook and she has not replied to my text messages for... Read more »
Leap Year: Just another chick flick
February 2, 2010 • written by Kimmy West
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In the romantic comedy, “Leap Year,” Anna Brody (Amy Adams) uses an old wives’ tale in the interest of one day becoming an old wife herself. Anna expects that getting her non-committed boyfriend to finally commit will be easy and painless, but it only gets worse before it gets better. Could it... Read more »
DECA students deck the competition
February 2, 2010 • written by Jessica Ferrell
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They did it again! Forty-two students from the Bartlett High School chapter of DECA, An Association of Marketing Students, will be competing at the state level of the annual DECA competition. Whether it was writing extensive research papers or participating in role plays, students from both Shelby County... Read more »