You have 30 seconds. When was Charles Manson born? How many people in the United States have the same name as you? How do you plot a region satisfying multiple inequalities (plot x^2 y^2x )?
In the interest of eliminating any bias I might have, I feel compelled to reveal some things. Mainly, I am a 20-something, middle class, heterosexual male — which means I enjoy video games. Using the word “enjoy” sells it short. I love video games. I love them more than my family or sex, and if you’ve witnessed how much “Call of Duty” I’ve played during the past few years, you could tell I haven’t had many encounters with either.
Yoga no longer is only for the young, the flexible and those few who look good in spandex.Known as an activity that encourages relaxation of the mind and a good deal of flexibility, yoga slowly is becoming a supplement to programs targeting both physical and mental recovery and wellness.
Loune, an East Lansing-based band and an act with strong MSU ties, held an EP release show Wednesday night at (SCENE) Metrospace, 110 Charles St.
A school bus painted green and powered by vegetable oil is transporting two yoga masters, a small dog and one big mission.
There have been rumors of a “Jurassic Park IV” in the works for years now and the project seemed all but dead after producer Frank Marshall said a new “Jurassic Park” was a long shot — but apparently there’s still some hope for the project.
It’s obvious to conclude the tone of Grant Heslov’s “The Men Who Stare At Goats” immediately — in the first scene, we get an opening title that reads, “more of this is true than you would believe.”
The average American measures distances in inches, feet and miles — a mile seemingly long compared to an inch. However, to astrophysicist Timothy Beers a mile seems like nothing, as he has spent his career measuring distances in light years.
A glass case laying on one of the tables holds an aging novel bearing the red title, “Dracula,” and was priced at $10,000. Similarly, the first edition of “Fahrenheit 451” lay next to it wielding the same cost.
Imagine working in a sweatshop, earning $3.25 an hour for 12 hours a day to produce clothing for Forever 21. Picture walking around the mall, looking at the display windows of Forever 21 and noticing an article of clothing you made. Imagine the feeling that comes with realizing the shirt you stitched for 19 cents was being sold to the public for $29.99.
Each time I head to downtown Lansing, I pass what seems to me as the most intriguing restaurant facade in the entire city. Bright yellow bulbs light up its name with tempting sophistication.
Many critics, including Roger Ebert, praised Robert Zemeckis’ “The Polar Express” as a “perennial classic.” Others, such as Rolling Stone’s Peter Travers, described the film as a train wreck, “lifeless” and “spooky in an ‘Invasion of the Body Snatchers’ kind of way.”
The Auditorium was in fine form, with inclined seating and elegantly dressed ushers creating an upscale atmosphere. The Residence Halls Association, or RHA, skillfully snagged Anberlin, The All-American Rejects and Taking Back Sunday to kick off their nationwide tour at MSU, and although the audience knew it would be a long night full of music, they couldn’t have expected the one four-hour song they were about to hear.
Four years after their critically acclaimed and truly refreshing debut, Australian rock band Wolfmother has released its second album, titled “Cosmic Egg,” to get fans rocking once more. Although it’s definitely some talented rock ‘n’ roll, it lacks the eccentric Wolfmother style I had learned to love so much.
The Lansing Symphony Orchestra’s presentation of Masterworks 2: Into the Heavens, which will be performed by the University Chorale, State Singers and Choral Union at 8 p.m. on Saturday at Wharton Center.
The Abrams Planetarium continues their public program series this weekend with “The Little Star That Could,” and “Two Small Pieces Of Glass: The Amazing Telescope.”
Residential College in the Arts and Humanities is screening “O,” a modern film adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Othello,” 7:00 p.m. Sunday in the RCAH Theater in Snyder Hall as part of the RCAH Film Series.
Some people claim to be news junkies, sports fanatics or music buffs. But me? I’m a Digg addict — someone who, in a sense, combines all these passions into one.
I had high hopes for the Trans-Siberian Orchestra performance Monday night. I imagined a vast visual spectacular. However, I walked away with mixed feelings — and a bit of disappointment.
The recently released “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” soundtrack might have sold 153,000 copies in its first week of release (claiming No. 1 on the Billboard 200) however, it fails to measure up to the previously released soundtrack of the first installment of the “Twilight” series.