It's the most wonderful time of the year. The time when you get a break from my pretentious rants about movies, musicals and movie musicals. But before you go, dear reader, I thought it might be nice to...

As a native Texan, I find that there are fewer things more fickle than the weather. One weekend prepares you to think that we will finally have a "winter" of something under 50 degrees, and on Monday...

I don't think I'm an expert on relationships by any means. I've made stupid mistakes"”I've been hurt, I've hurt others"”all the typical ups and downs of romantic interactions. But for this article,...

A couple weeks ago, one of my English classes had a visit from the renowned poet Erin Belieu. When I asked her what one had to do in order to become a capital-G Great Poet, she said this: "You've got to...

I recently purchased my flight tickets to study abroad in Spain, and I was incredibly pumped as I imagined spending evenings sipping sangria and blowing up everyone's Instagram feed with some fabulous...

There are eight "Assassin's Creed" games in the main series, along with 11 more games that are related to the universe. The release of "Advanced Warfare" marks the 11th "Call of Duty" game. "Halo...

A great thing about comics is that, in my opinion, they are as ubiquitous as film or TV or any other medium. Saying you read comics should really mean nothing. It just means you like comics! But for some...

Did you know Art Garfunkel writes poetry? More to the point, did you know that Art Garfunkel wrote anything at all? Did you know that he exists as more than a puppet that's moved about by the strings of...

Fashion often makes a lot of people uncomfortable by definition. The words "fashion" or "fashionista" might conjure thoughts of an intimidating and always impeccably dressed woman who can pull off...

I went through a phase in high school during which I watched indie films"”some were foreign"”because I thought I was better than everyone and my tastes were so refined. I still think this way and have...

In a year of cinematic duds, "Nightcrawler" is a daring and highly satisfying standout. This film is both viscerally emotional and bristling with interesting thoughts. I'll deal first with the feels...

The "curiosity gap" is a term used to describe the gap between what we know and what we really want to know. Today, plenty of websites are finding ways to exploit that gap. Sites like BuzzFeed, the...