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  • The Walking Dead AMC series brings back dead in second season

    While much of Sunday's episode of The Walking Dead focused on Shane and why he is hated by just about everyone on Earth besides Andrea, the most notable part of the episode was that it actually featured zombies.

  • Photo by Kelsey Klingenmeyer, photo editor One student’s trash is another student’s treasure

    Meredith Galyon, a senior majoring in recording industry management, is no stranger to the adventures that shopping for used clothing has to offer.

  • Joy of Painting 'The Joy of Painting' brings live energy to studio

    Nashville-based quintet The Joy of Painting released their debut album Asterisk on Feb. 16, and depending on your musical taste it might be right up your alley. Asterisk sports a jazz-infused indie sound that smacks of something Airborne Toxic Event would have released in recent memory. Harmonic open chords, quirky keyboards and soulful vocals permeate the new release.

     

  • Twelfth Night ‘Twelfth Night’ brings new theater appreciation

    Theater. The word conjures different feelings in each person that hears it. Some recall fond memories of escape into another world, uninhibited by a two-dimensional movie screen. Others recall mothers who dragged them to see "The Sound of Music" 12 times and would rather die than set foot in a theater again.

  • TheFancy logo TheFancy spruces up social media world

    If you keep up with social media, then you have undoubtedly heard of Pinterest.However, if you have ever visited Pinterest, then you will have undoubtedly noticed that it has a feminine feel. From its cuddly photos of baby platypuses, to its photos of a shirtless Ryan Reynolds,it appears to me that Pinterest has targeted the fairer sex, and threatens to alienate the average male.

    Enter TheFancy.com.

  • Photo courtesy of Facebook Rated B for 'Black'

    What happens when you combine a child star from the most renowned adolescent book series of the millennium, an eerie house secluded by the rising tides and a ghostly woman who takes fashion tips from the late Johnny Cash with a thirst for vengeance? Of course, the concoction is "The Woman in Black."

  • Photo courtesy of Facebook Emancipator fails to set the crowd free

    Emancipator, the producer of enchanting down-tempo electronica, played a sold-out show at Mai on 12th Avenue in Nashville on Jan. 20. But technical and atmospheric issues ensured it was not as emancipating as expected.

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  • Photo by Rozalind Ruth, staff writer. Salads: not just a boring, leafy mess anymore

    Life has changed a lot for me in the last month: I'm living in West Virginia in a hotel room and working at a big girl job. Beyond being far away from most of my loved ones and the anxiety of starting a new job, my biggest challenge is the lack of a real kitchen.

  • "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" movie poster 'Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' could use re-inking

    A mostly spoiler-free review

    "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" was originally titled "Men Who Hate Women." I think they should be combined to call it "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo meets the Men Who Hate Women." That way, the reader gets an accurate description of almost every character in the book, and the major theme driving the plot.

  • Photo by Kelsey Klingenmeyer, photo editor Top 5 Murfreesboro bars

    Not familiar with the bar scene of Murfreesboro?  Well, look no further.  Find out who made the Sidelines' top five bars list and find which one is for you.

  • The Grey movie poster Liam Neeson compels audience

    'The Grey' shivers cold story

    "The Grey,"starring Liam Neeson, takes place in the heart of the Alaskan wilderness. Neeson plays the emotionally-wounded Ottway, who finds himself the leader and protector of a group of outcast oil-refinery workers from the elements.

  • Photo courtesy of Facebook A Lucky Thirteen

    The Roots released album No. 13; no doubt good but how good?

    The legendary group The Roots released their thirteenth album, undun, in mid-December. For a group that has been recording music as long as or longer than this semester's freshman have been alive, the question isn't whether or not undun will be good, but rather, how good, exactly, is undun.

  • August Burns Red brings heat to Rocketown

    Metal is a pummeling, intense, passionate genre that no CD can truly capture. In order to understand the true nature of aggressive music, one must venture out to a venue and take in the ear-shattering sounds. One must experience the chaos of the crowd. One must witness the foolish young scene kid who ran into the pit, got punched in the stomach, and is now vomiting all over the floor (OK, most people could afford to miss that one). But the beast that is the heavy-music genre truly flexed its muscles Jan. 18at Rocketown.

  • Photo courtesy of A 'Plea' for originality

    There's not much to say concerning innovation in metal these days, at least not without a look of slight disdain. Ask any kid with half-inch gauges about good modern heavy-metal bands, and he'll likely use his middle finger to point to his Whitechapel T-shirt or his Attack Attack! wristband.

  • A book by Christopher Paolini ‘Inheritance’ fails to live up to its name

    "Inheritance,"the fourth book in Christopher Paolini's epic fantasy cycle also dubbed "Inheritance," was released in early November to much excitement. The final chapter of Paolini's saga has been a long time coming, and fans of the series have been waiting with bated breath to finally see how it all ends.

  • Photo courtesy of Pinterest Social networking made beautiful

    In the world of words, Pinterest’s images are refreshing

    What if there was a social networking site where only the coolest things were to be posted? What if a site focused on the positive things in life? What if that site hosted images with its many colors and textures instead of stale words or catty comments many have become accustomed to on other sites? The answer may be in a site called Pinterest.

  • Photo courtesy of AMC "The Walking Dead:" It must be the holidays

    Perusing the entertainment section of the Charlotte, N.C., Target, I was fully prepared to spend my Target gift cards wisely.

  • Golden Globes glitchy, overall mildy entertaining

    The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards kicked off Sunday night with, among other things, two minutes of silence, which was the first of many technical difficulties plaguing the night.

     

  • Fashion trend dilemmas: How do I wear it?

    Can I wear multiple patterns at one time? Do brown and black go together? What about leggings as pants? Are cropped belly shirts in?

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  • Image courtesy of Bethesda Softworks. ‘Skyrim’ a landmark in gaming history

    It's difficult to explain just how staggering a game like "Skyrim" actually is.

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