By Kori Casey Volkswagen’s latest Super Bowl commercial, which depicts a white office worker from Michigan speaking in a Jamaican accent, is drawing ire from some who see it is racist. While every year’s Super Bowl seems to have at least one controversial advertisement, Volkswagen’s ads during the game have traditionally been relatively popular and…
Archives for February 2013
State of the students held, sans students
By Rachel Morse, Multimedia Editor The University’s Student Government Association hosted the State of the Student’s annual address at 7pm, Tues. Jan. 29 in the Bass Atrium of the Wanda L. Bass Music Center. SGA intended the event to inform the student body about what their government accomplished last semester and their current plans for the future,…
Beyonce admits to lip-synching national anthem
Beyonce answered questions Thursday during a Super Bowl press conference and admitted to not singing live during President Barack Obama’s inauguration.
Paul Giamatti in talks to play ‘Spider-Man’ villain
By Amanda Ack, Film Critic Paul Giamatti is in negotiations to play “The Rhino” in Marc Webb’s upcoming The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Felicity Jones is also reportedly in talks for a role, though her character has not yet been named. For more information on the film and on Giamatti and Jones’ other projects, click here.
Sony Pictures Classic to distribute Linklater’s ‘Before Midnight’
By Amanda Ack, Film Critic Sony Pictures Classic has acquired the distribution rights to Richard Linklater’s Before Midnight, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. The film marks the end of the trilogy that began with 1995’s Before Sunrise and 2004’s Before Sunset. For more information on the film, click here.