On November 29th, a band called mewithoutYou rocked a local music scene at Guzman’s in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Half restaurant, half concert space, Guzman’s is a solid venue. The concert space half of the building is wide open, like a warehouse, except for the stage at one end which is dwarfed by the stacks of a [...]

On my mother’s weekly Sunday trips to the nursing home to visit my grandma, I would often go along for the ride. One trip in particular stands out in my mind because of… her. We had barely reached the front desk after our visit when I saw her.
Long, flowing locks of graying hair cascaded down [...]

When powdered milk was invented, it was pretty cool. When space ice-cream was invented, it was really cool. But the substitution of pseudo goods for the real thing was never truly awesome until the fake Christmas tree came about.
These plastic replacements for the authentic pieces of shrubbery totally rule for a number of entirely verifiable [...]

One of Capcom’s newest games, Viewtiful Joe appears at first glance to be yet another average, side-scrolling, beat-em-up game, but it is much more than that. First of all, the screen turns as Joe moves throughout the levels, giving it a real, 3-D feel. The graphics are cel-shaded beautifully, with numerous background layers, and they [...]

In a recent study, it was found that 3 out of every 5 teenagers owns a copy of the hit video game that, as it is appropiately titled, is causing a worldwide craze: Dance Dance Revolution.
In the game, players compete to be the best “dancer” that they can by stomping on various directional buttons in [...]

On a clear, brisk morning in September, a small group of teens made the short but tiring trek through the woods of western Virginia to the beginning point of what appeared to be an exciting ropes course. Our instructors thoroughly explained the procedures of the course, and in no time we were ready to begin.
Going [...]

Two vans filled with innocent, unassuming children. One dark and stormy night. Minus the storm. But it had rained earlier that day. A one and a half hour car ride home from the glorious funland known as “King’s Dominion.” Separated from one another before they’ve even left the parking lot, the first van pulls to [...]

An ancient samurai warrior wielding an enchanted sword who battles the evil,
shape-shifting master Aku, only to be catapulted into the future via a magic
time portal where he must battle robots, henchmen of Aku, and bounty hunters
of the near and far future, all to discover a way back through time to face Aku
and deal the killing [...]

Can you believe it’s been so long since the very first FF title, back in the heyday of the Nintendo gaming system? Final Fantasy X really breaks the mold all over again with stunning graphics, intuitive gameplay and an incredibly detailed storyline. The downfall of this game, if anything, is the extremely lengthy video clips. [...]

Well ladies and gentlemen, we find ourselves in the midst of another great season of Cicada Baseball. That’s right, the sport that frightens the worthless little bugs from their places of solitude so they can be chased and utterly destroyed by the world’s best players, all for the enjoyment of the thousands of fans in [...]

The other day my good friend and long-time hacky-sack/beatboxing partner enlightened me on an intriguing anecdote from that day at school. Andromodes (whose name has been changed for the sake of anonymity) had been wandering around at lunch as usual, searching for someone with actual skill with whom to hack some sack.
After several moments of [...]