Shane Foley Assistant Connector Editor 2013 May have been one of the craziest years in heavy metal. We have seen everything from band reunions, to band break ups, to reunions of reunions and to really, really long awaited band reunions. We’ve seen self-titled releases 24 years after the band’s first album (I’m looking at you,…
Four great games from 2013 you may have missed
Cole Fitzgerald Connector Contributor 2013 was a great year for videogames. Blockbusters like “Grand Theft Auto V,” “Call of Duty: Ghosts,” “Battlefield 4” and “The Last of Us” were met with either critical or commercial success, along with dozens of other triple a games that were released this past year. That’s not to say that…
Heading towards anywhere and nowhere
Mathew Burckhardt Connector Editor Elaine Bay and Raúl Gonzales III have come a long way from the border town of El Paso, TX, but their art collaborations draw heavily from life on the border of the United States and Mexico. The artist couple, who have collaborated since meeting as children, spoke on South Campus last…
Three albums you missed in 2013
Marlon Pitter Connector Editor With mainstream music the way it is, and radio stations only playing five songs a day, it’s easy for good music fall through the cracks, going unnoticed to the average listener. However, with the power of the Internet at nearly everyone’s disposal, and apps like Spotify and Pandora, finding new music…
A study in Sherlock: a tale of two series
Mathew Sychantha Connector Editor (Note: As Sherlock is airing on PBS, we won’t be touching on the unaired episode as of this reading) Sherlock Holmes, the premiere detective of fiction. With over 100 years of literary history under his belt, different writers have tried their hand at pastiches ever since the ink dried on the…
“Frozen” is still fresh in January
“Frozen” has been a long time in the making. Legend has it that decades ago, Walt Disney put a considerable effort into realizing its origin story, “The Snow Queen,” but left the project unfinished on his deathbed, not to be picked up for decades. Over time, it would get touched by a multitude of filmmakers, […]
“Archer Vice:” Oh man, it’s a spinoff season
After a peaceful, silent dance around the ISIS office, the fifth season of “Archer” started with a bang. Unfortunately, I mean that literally, and not so much figuratively. The FX animated comedy “Archer” has always had a great sense of humor built on running jokes, great comedic timing (they know how to use silence for […]
“Frozen” is still fresh in January
Matthew Sychantha Connector Editor “Frozen” has been a long time in the making. Legend has it that decades ago, Walt Disney put a considerable effort into realizing its origin story, “The Snow Queen,” but left the project unfinished on his deathbed, not to be picked up for decades. Over time, it would get touched by…
