by Jack Brown | Sep 8, 2015 | Articles, Arts, Cinemadope, Columns, Film
Film fans might remember Julie Taymor’s wide-ranging 2007 movie Across the Universe. It opened to mixed reviews, but one thing it had going for it was the strength of its musical foundation: the bulk of the soundtrack — and indeed the whole arc of the film’s story —...
by Gary Carra | Sep 8, 2015 | Articles, Arts, Columns, Music, Nightcrawler
Dennis Miller has a great line concerning the masses and social media: “Never have lives so less lived been so well chronicled.” While that idea is equal parts funny and true, the first annual Springfield Steampunk Festival was conceived in precisely the inverse...
by Amanda Drane
and Hunter Styles | Sep 1, 2015 | Articles, Careers & Education, Featured, News
So you’re in the Valley going to college and you haven’t found your fav spots yet. You haven’t found a mechanic or a hairdresser you trust. Some of you are new to the area, some of you are new to being out on your own, and some of you are both. That’s a hard boat to...
by Jack Brown | Aug 25, 2015 | Articles, Arts, Cinemadope, Columns, Film
When we talk about animated films here in the States, the conversation often gets stuck in the worlds of Disney and Pixar. Those powerhouse studios and their imitators have largely defined the big-screen cartoon for American crowds, and while their successes have...
by Amanda Drane | Aug 25, 2015 | Articles, Featured, News
Fatal traffic accidents are up 14 percent from 2014 in the U.S. — and that’s only counting the first six months of 2015. According to new data released by the National Safety Council, injuries from traffic accidents are also up 30 percent over the same time span —and...
