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App of the Week: Temple Run 2

Sheehan Hannan, Arts & Entertainment Editor January 28, 2013

Publisher: Imangi Studios Platform: iOS, Android, Amazone App Store Price: Free When it was initially released, the first Temple Run was an instant success, racking up 170 million downloads. It...

Bell, Book and Candle: there is no magic here

Bell, Book and Candle: there is no magic here

Joseph Verbovszky, Theatre and Dance Reporter January 27, 2013

Give me frogs, locusts; anything but this! There is no love potion, spell or unholy power strong enough to compel me to write a favorable review of this two and a half hour plague of monotony, filled with...

Cleveland Orchestra experiences record ticket sales

Cleveland Orchestra experiences record ticket sales

Anne Nickoloff, Music Reporter January 27, 2013

The Cleveland Orchestra has been experiencing a peak in popularity this season. Currently, ticket sales are up 62 percent, compared to this time last year, according to a Cleveland Orchestra press release. Case...

Grog Shop Pops

Anne Nickoloff, Music Reporter January 18, 2013

Tonight, the Grog Shop will welcome students back from their winter break with a varied lineup to please almost any ear. Just around the corner of Coventry's hip haven, the small concert venue will...

FIDLAR by FIDLAR

Jason Walsh, Music Critic January 18, 2013

Label: Mom + Pop Release Date: January 22 Rating: 4 / 5   FIDLAR is a band. They're from Los Angeles. Their name stands for F--- It Dog, Life's A Risk (the new YOLO, you read it here first). Their...

“Les Miserables:” worth a second watch

Elaina Lin, Theatre and Dance Reporter January 18, 2013

With a story so touching and that has elicited tears from so many individuals, Les Miserable has been adapted from the 1862 French novel by Victor Hugo to not only a musical on Broadway, but a recent film...

A Carol for Cleveland at Cleveland Play House

A Carol for Cleveland at Cleveland Play House

Joseph Verbovszky, Theatre and Dance Reporter December 15, 2012

Things certainly have changed since Dickens’ time. The miserly scrooge-like main character is now poor and has a family but still cannot feel the Christmas spirit. It’s almost like a peak into the...

Nick Pilla Presents: The CWRU Album

Nick Pilla Presents: The CWRU Album

Anne Nickoloff, Music Reporter December 15, 2012

A new artist has become an overnight student sensation at Case Western Reserve University. Nick Pilla, a third year student, recently released what he calls "a CWRU-based comedy/ somewhat legitimate...

The Observer Rates the Best Television of 2012

The Observer Rates the Best Television of 2012

Drew Scheeler, Film and Television Reporter December 15, 2012

With 2012 coming to a close your favorite series are taking a break for the holiday season. So, let’s take this opportunity to toast some of the best shows of 2012 in no particular order: The Legend...

The Walking Dead: Award-winning and Gut-wrenching

The Walking Dead: Award-winning and Gut-wrenching

Owen Bell, Games and Tech Reporter December 15, 2012

I'll say right now that The Walking Dead is not a game for everyone. Based on the comic books of the same name by Robert Kirkman, Telltale Studio's The Walking Dead is one of the most striking video games...

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