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Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.

November 2008 Issue

Book review: After film, Namesake the novel exceeds expectations

I am definitely the kind of person who, when I see a good movie that was adapted from a novel, finds and reads the original book. I’ve done this with various movies, such as Atonement, Pride and Prejudice, and most recently, The Namesake. I saw the movie this summer, in parts, on Encore. I kept […]


Lies Pitchfork told me:

I find it amazing that a bunch of pretentious graduate school English majors with overdeveloped record collections can effectively determine whether some indie albums live or die. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the site Pitchfork (www.pitchforkmedia.com), you probably go through the largely unnecessary process of forming your own opinions about music. Good […]


Attention NBC: How you can save Heroes (before it’s too late)

There comes a point when talking about how to save a television show becomes pointless. This point is usually made when entertainment and popular culture scribes decide that giving their own suggestions would be a good way to kill a thousand words or so. However, the truth of the matter is when a program reaches […]


War World computer game comes to Xbox Live Arcade

War World has the worst demo in the history of Xbox Live Arcade. It lasts for only 50 seconds, which makes this review all the more important. War World, an arcade style mech shooter, first made an appearance on the PC in 2005, but this version has even fewer customization options than the original release. […]


Kanye disappoints with excessive Auto-tune on new album

Kanye’s made a career as both a rapper and producer of pushing boundaries, making sure that you don’t “act like you can’t tell who made this,” and he appears to want to continue to do so with his newest album, “808s and Heartbreak,” which is due the Monday before Thanksgiving. As Kanye explained in a […]


The Hoot Report

With Bret Matthew, Adam Hughes, and others.


Tech Talk: Taking a “quantum” of a break

With Max Shay, Josh Waizer, and Jordan Warsoff.


Sports Blitz

With Zachary Aranow, Bret Matthew, and others.


Union Senate to vote on bicycle sharing money resolution Sunday

The Special Task Force on Bicycle Sharing (STFBS) will present a money request to the Student Union Senate on Sunday for a sum between $1,000 and $1,500 to fund the long anticipated ‘Deis Bikes rental program, which would provide bike rentals to Brandeis students free of charge. The request will be presented to the Senate […]