The Unnamed by Joshua Ferris

By: Vivian Wychil To be honest, I bought this book when a local Borders was going out of business because the company filed for bankruptcy and all their products were about fifty percent off. I could not honestly sit here and tell you that I would’ve read this book…

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Sucker Punch

By: Victor Sornovich It's not surprising to find out that Zack Snyder, the director behind 300 and Watchmen, wrote and directed Sucker Punch. It becomes most obvious in the slow-motion action sequences layered in CGI animation and special effects. And the lack in dialogue (or good, meaningful dialogue not…

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Under a Cruel Star

By: Timofey Rejouain Under a Cruel Star tells the story of Heda Margolius Kovaly, a Czechoslovakian writer, narrated in the first person. In her memoir, Kovaly indicates in the very first sentence that there were three forces in her life that determined the person she would later become: Nazism,…

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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

By: Thomas Filkerie When I was first told that I just had to watch a silent film, that it would be for my benefit, I probably had the same reaction that most would have for the past fifty years: Why can't I just watch a film where the actors…

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Empire or Bust

By: James Daniels The involvement of the United States’ military in the Middle East is well known. In recent years, the mainstream media has covered the events in Afghanistan and Iraq on a daily basis. However, these are not the only places with US forces, not by a long…

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Guilty Until Proven Innocent Baby

By: Stilettos and a Stiletto Bullshit Alert: Georgia State Representative Bobby Franklin continues to promote a bill that not only makes abortion prenatal murder but includes miscarriages as well if it is determined that there was any human intervention whatsoever. Consider the potential implications of this bill. If a…

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