PITCH PERFECT (Universal) Director: Jason Moore Starring: Anna Kendrick, Skylar Astin, Rebel Wilson, Anna Camp, Brittany Snow I normally give musical films a wide berth. The idea of people breaking into full song – or, in the case of Pitch Perfect, giving us acapella takes on pop hits – makes my skin crawl.
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Days after graduation 22-year-old student dies in fatal car crash
Just days after graduating 22-year-old Yale student, Marina Keegan, succumbed to a deadly car crash. Her boyfriend, 22-year-old Michael Gocksch who is now in stable condition, lost control of his Lexus and hit the side rail. Keegan was pronounced dead on the scene at 2 pm on Saturday afternoon. Yale Daily News is […]
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Until 14 months ago, Johnny Mathis was best known as an athlete: he could high-jump 6 ft. 5 in., only 2 3/4 in
Tribal Culture Clash
Prairie grass ripples along the shores of North Dakota’s Lake Sakakawea, and a fat rainbow shimmers overhead. Here, if Amy Mossett has her way, an $11 million interactive museum will soon welcome visitors to the Lewis and Clark trail.
Nation: STRIKE AGAINST THE WAR
MORATORIUM” was scarcely a household word a couple of months ago.
Parenting: Do Nannies Turn Boys into Future Adulterers?
Mothers who outsource the care of their sons to other women may be inadvertently raising adulterers.
Oprah Winfrey: Lady with a Calling
It is half an hour before showtime, and Oprah Winfrey is a lake of calm amid the gusts of activity around her.
Controversial Study Links Catholic Abuse to ’60s Culture and Church Hierarchy, but Offers Few Solutions
A sweeping study released Wednesday covering 60 years of sexual abuse allegations against the U.S.
The Education Crisis Everyone Is Ignoring
On Tuesday, when President Obama traveled to El Paso, Texas, to again make the case for immigration reform, he talked about the tragedy of a policy that denies children the chance to earn a college education because of the way that their parents entered the country. But in many ways, we’ve already failed our fastest growing ethnic group, Hispanics Americans, long before they reach college and regardless of whether they were born here or not.