Rather than simply regurgitate my own utterly incoherent and random holiday reading list or start foisting my all-time favorites on you, I thought I would instead offer a list of books that, in this avid...

In a few more weeks, yet another year of cinematic highs and lows shall be left behind us. It was not a great one, like last year, which brought us everything from "Les Misérables" to "Moonrise Kingdom,"...

My true love in terms of media consumption definitely has to be video games. Unfortunately, time to play during the semester is limited"”unless I decide to forego my responsibilities like I did when...

It is strange how a semester"”or time itself"”can seem to move past us at an incredible pace while it simultaneously feels slow. I am now a junior in college finishing my fifth semester, with only...

This year is quickly approaching its conclusion. Everyone has notions about where they will be in the future, yet rarely does the present notion of the future actually match the future.  There was this...

On Nov 18, 2013, four women, known as the San Antonio Four, were freed from prison after their convictions of sexual assault were overturned.  The women"” Elizabeth Ramirez, Kristie Mayhough, Anna Vasquez,...

Last Thursday was the 10th anniversary of the release of Jay-Z's "The Black Album," one of the greatest and most iconic hip-hop albums of all time. If you didn't listen to hip-hop before, you got your...

Although Thanksgiving is and forever will be my favorite holiday, I must admit that it has yet to really impact popular culture in the way that Christmas has. There's no Thanksgiving music channel on XM....

It may be surprising to some people but "12 Years A Slave" directed by Steve McQueen and "About Time" directed by Richard Curtis are two movies that are fundamentally different. Two big things that...

Ever since the first major Marvel studios picture "Iron Man," hit theaters in 2008, Marvel has dominated both the national and international box offices. Currently, we are in Phase 2 of their "Avengers"...

Industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails played the AT&T Center on Nov. 5. The show was part of their "Tension 2013" tour, promoting the "Hesitation Marks" album. The album release and tour follow...

"Diet" is one of the most dreaded words in our society's lexicon.  Individuals go through absurd measures in  an attempt to attain the unachievable body ideal.  According to the National Association...