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I am depressed. Not literally at this moment, while I write these words, but in general. I am one of approximately 15 million Americans who suffer from clinical depression and yet, by some sardonic twist of irony, my diagnosis, by its very nature, makes me feel all alone. But, I am not alone. At least, […]
Continue ReadingOn Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012, a fourteen-year-old girl climbed into an armored van, rode a short distance to an idling helicopter and boarded. Veiling her face behind a green cloth to hide her identity from potential attackers, she was flown away from the jail in Rawalpindi, Pakistan that had been her home for over three […]
Continue ReadingAIDS, PETA, gay rights and Kony 2012 are just a few of the causes to which celebrities are donating their time and money. Celebrities have shown that by employing their “star power”, they can lend a much-needed boost to causes while enhancing their own public images. Some are genuine in the work they do, respectfully […]
Continue ReadingDuring a Feb. 25 meeting with tea party members in Mich., potential Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum drew a conclusion more alarming than his Google search results: President Obama is a “snob” because “he wants everybody in America to go to college.” Santorum was referencing a statement the President made during a 2009 joint session […]
Continue ReadingTurn on the news and the first thing many viewers see is coverage of the Occupy Movement; whether it is violence and tear gas in Oakland, Cali., arrests in Richmond, Va. or minor incidents over structure permits right here in Charlottesville, there are a myriad of perspectives to be heard. But, seeing these events unfold […]
Continue ReadingLate in the night on Wednesday, Oct. 5, my iPhone started buzzing furiously on my desk. I took my eyes off my iMac and looked at the smaller Apple device now showing over a dozen new messages; the news I saw came so hard and swift that for a moment I contemplated whether I would […]
Continue ReadingComing off the success of his feature-film debut “Zombieland,” director Ruben Fleisher is back with “30 Minutes or Less.” The film follows Nick, a pizza deliveryman who is forced to rob a bank with a bomb attached to his chest, set to detonate in 10 hours. Behind the scheme is Dwayne, who needs $10,000 to […]
Continue ReadingAlthough Zach Condon uses “East Harlem,” the lead single from his latest release as Beirut, to lament how “another rose wilts” in the titular city, it is clear this stellar act is only just beginning to blossom. A Santa Fe, N.M. native, Condon left the states at only 17 to visit Europe and live with […]
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