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2015 Billboard Music Awards

2015 Billboard Music Awards Recap

May 24, 2015

This years Billboard Music Awards aired on May 17, 2015. The show was hosted Crissy Tiegen and Ludacris.  Although most of the award show's hype surrounded around the premiere of Taylor Swift's newest...

Grease 2 not as smooth as original movie

Grease 2 not as smooth as original movie

May 15, 2015

The Lost World: Jurassic Park, The Godfather Part II, and the entire Harry Potter movie series have all been critically-acclaimed successful sequels that are just as good, if not better, than the original...

MTV Movie Awards 2015 Recap

MTV Movie Awards 2015 Recap

May 15, 2015

On Sunday, April 12, the annual MTV Movie Awards aired at 8/7c on, you guessed it, MTV. Amy Schumer made her hosting debut, and it's clear she needs a bit more practice. Like all other "viewers-pick-the-winners"...

Luke Bryan is Checkin’ Out of the top charts with this new album

Luke Bryan is Checkin’ Out of the top charts with this new album

May 15, 2015

On March 10 Luke Bryan released his new and final spring break album, “Spring Break...Checkin’ Out.” The album contains 5 new, original songs: My Ol’ Bronco, Games, Spring Breakdown, Checkin’...

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Coldest Girl in Cold Town warms hearts

May 15, 2015

The Coldest Girl in Cold Town by Holly Black is a refreshing take on the supernatural romance genre. The novel centers on a world in which vampires are cordoned off into cities. These cities hold...

Summer Netflix Kickoff

May 15, 2015

Testing is going strong but the light at the end of the tunnel is coming. So after the last batch of finals the doctor must order a warm up lap with a Netflix intensive. This summer is shaping up to be...

McLean Theatre's "Big Fish" selected to perform at the International Thespian Festival

McLean Theatre’s “Big Fish” selected to perform at the International Thespian Festival

April 21, 2015

By: Dereck Marwa The McLean Theatre Company’s production of Big Fish has been selected to perform on the main stage at the International Thespian Festival in Lincoln, Nebraska from June 22- June...

The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt charms

April 14, 2015

The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is a great show to binge-watch- it goes down easy, and with only thirteen, twenty minute-long episodes, it is not as much of an investment as other shows, perfect to get...

McLean Drama Produces “The Laramie Project”

McLean Drama Produces “The Laramie Project”

April 10, 2015

McLean Theater Company has done it again. This time with a much more serious theme. McLean Theater Company puts on a full length play which tackles the serious issue of homosexuality and gender equality...

(Photo courtesy of Walt Disney Pictures)

Modern recreation of Cinderella stays true to its core

April 1, 2015

In a live-action recreation of one of Disney’s most beloved animations, the classic tale of Cinderella was told as just that: the classic tale of Cinderella. It was a refreshing surprise to see the film...

A music pick me up for your studying woes

A music pick me up for your studying woes

March 31, 2015

By Bora Zaloshnja & Danielle Walker People would assume that as the end of the day bell rings students would rejoice at being free of their academic duties, but this is often only the case...

PartyNextDoor's first mixtape cover. He has made other songs which are featured on his album and EP

Up and Coming Artist: Partynextdoor

February 10, 2015

  In 2013, Drake signed Jahron Anthony Brathwaite, also known by his stage name, PartyNextDoor. Adding him to his producing label named OVO Sound, PartyNextDoor has become internationally...

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