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The best films from this year’s Sundance Film Festival

Maddie Smith January 31, 2014

The Sundance Film Festival is held every January in Salt Lake City, Utah, to promote and celebrate the year's greatest achievements in the independent film industry.  In the past, movies like "Streetcar...

Warning: do not trust your internet service provider

John Mendiola January 31, 2014

Imagine going to netflix.com and picking a movie to watch on their instant streaming catalogue. After a few seconds of buffering, the movie starts playing and you sit back to enjoy your fifth viewing of...

TV review: sleuthing out the revolutionary “True Detective”

Mason Walker January 31, 2014

In our popular culture, we deem something "revolutionary" just about every other month. If revolutions were this frequent, we would not even have a stable status quo to revolt against, for God's sake. Therefore,...

Why the film “The Hobbit” tarnishes Tolkien’s good name

Maddie Smith January 31, 2014

"The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug" is a three- hour- long epic drama film that meticulously details roughly one hundred pages of a children's book.  It's the second installment in the Hobbit trilogy...

Welcome to the future! A review of 2014

John Mendiola January 31, 2014

No longer does NPR stand for the National Public Radio nor does SAT stand for the Scholastic Assessment Test. In the same vein, CES no longer stands for the Consumer Electronics Show. The acronym has been...

The J-LAw phenomenom explained

Mason Walker January 31, 2014

Since I last wrote for the Trinitonian in early December, I have noticed two major trends in the world at large. First, Chris Christie can do nothing right. And second, it would seem that Jennifer Lawrence...

Strong female players in the entertainment industry combat Hollywood’s senselessness

Megan Hageney January 31, 2014

Hollywood has a terrible habit of constantly reminding women about the patriarchy that is pervasive in today's society. Take for example the trending topic in recent years that women aren't funny said...

Golden Globe Roundup

John Mendiola January 31, 2014

JM: John Mendiola, A&E Writer MS: Maddie Smith, A&E Writer MW: Mason Walker, A&E Columnist   What did you consider the biggest oversight? JM: A friend of mine would want me to mention...

The top five Super Bowl halftime shows of all time

Kaileigh Phillips January 31, 2014

In the early years of the Super Bowl, the halftime entertainment was normally a college marching band. Somehow, the Southeast Missouri State band got to play at Super Bowl V. Around 20 years ago, the NFL...

Excuses to hibernate

Subrat Mahapatra December 6, 2013

Time and time again we have learned the importance of sleep, especially in relation to academic success. But during finals, we often sacrifice time to sleep in order to achieve academic success. Well,...

How to do Wizard World right

Kenneth Caruthers December 6, 2013

Two of our intrepid staff members attended Wizard World Austin Comic-Con last month. Here's what they learned"¦ Do order your tickets in advance online. Besides being $10 cheaper (maybe even more if...

A dialogue of winter-themed pick-up lines for your enjoyment

Maddie Smith December 6, 2013

"Is that an icicle in your pants? Or are you just happy to see me?"   "I've become frostsmitten with you."   "My love for you will last forever... green.  Like the trees."   "I wasn't joking,...