Fashion Deals for the Discerning Gift-Giver
Janet Lanman, Style Reporter
December 1, 2012
Black Friday and Cyber Monday may be over, but the deals aren’t! Here are a few of my favorite websites for getting the best prices online. Flash Sales: Although Gilt Groupe, Hautelook, and Ruelala are my favorite flash sale websites, I recently discovered Ideeli and MyHabit....
The Observer Picks the Year’s Best Albums
Jason Walsh, Music Reporter
December 1, 2012
#1 – Dreams Say, View, Create, Shadow Leads by Dustin Wong This is the debut solo album from guitar magician Dustin Wong. Former member of art-rock band Ponytail, Wong writes songs for double digit numbers of guitar and nothing else. Dreams is an hour of layered, looped guitar that ebbs, flows, ...
IBM’s Watson Supercomputer Coming to Lerner College of Medicine
Owen Bell, Games and Tech Reporter
November 16, 2012
IBM’s Watson, the computer that won Jeopardy in 2011, will be going to school at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University. Unlike its time on national television, though, this time, Watson will be working with a purpose. In three years, the programmers, IB...
From Bollywood to Hollywood
Elaina Lin, Theatre and Dance Reporter
November 16, 2012
What's that? Justin Timberlake? No wait. Party rock is in the house? Hold on. Instead, it’s the sound of Indian-fused musical elements. A unique a cappella group on campus, Dhamakapella is dedicated to bringing this combination of contemporary American music with popular Bollywood hits. "It's the...
Hands of Glory by Andrew Bird
Jason Walsh, Music Reporter
November 16, 2012
Release Date: October 30, 2012 Rating: 3.5 / 5 At first glance, it's easy to write off Andrew Bird's newest release, Hands of Glory. Relative to the rest of his output, it is short both in terms of songs (8) and running time (35 minutes). It consists of covers of classic country songs, altern...
Disney Buys Rights to Star Wars as Whitney Continues Downward Spiral
Drew Scheeler, Film and Television Reporter
November 16, 2012
The holiday season is fast approaching. The Cleveland weather has turned miserable overnight. Pretty soon, lethal-sized icicles will form on the eaves of the Peter B. Lewis building, a festive joke from that wily trickster Frank Gehry. And next weekend is Thanksgiving, the traditional start to the winter...
Thanksgiving Style Essentials
Janet Lanman, Style Reporter
November 16, 2012
The holidays are just around the corner, complete with friends, family, and most importantly: food. Here is a guide of what to wear to make sure your pants still fit after all that turkey and pie. For Women Essential Cable Sweater Dress in Marina, $19.80 at Forever 21 With o...
Music from another Dimension! by Aerosmith
Anne Nickoloff, Music Reporter
November 16, 2012
Release Date: November 6, 2012 Rating: 2/5 Their first album in eight years, Music From Another Dimension!, brings something new to Aerosmith's 70’s style, though not always in a positive way. Released on Nov. 6, Music From Another Dimension! is a huge step forward for the band, not only because...
Naked Mole Rats May Hold the Secret to Fighting Cancer
Owen Bell, Games and Tech Reporter
November 9, 2012
The naked mole rat is a strange creature. Hairless, cold-blooded, and totally blind, mole rats live in the deserts of East Africa in colonies similar to those of ants. They have long puzzled biologists. Mole rats do not feel much pain and are very long lived. On average, they live 20 years as opposed...
Disney to Remake Boy Meets World
Drew Scheeler, Film and Television Reporter
November 9, 2012
A casual glance at the television schedule makes any sane person wonder if there are any original ideas left in Hollywood. The television landscape is dominated by spinoffs, reboots and shows that blatantly plagiarize preexisting series. Take the format of “Pawn Stars.” The original series airs for...
