While northern Virginia may not be renowned for its live music scene, the area actually has plenty to offer—even on Marshall’s campus.  Student bands abound; below, R&F introduces you to a few. Off the Beaten Path This band’s genre is primarily heavy metal and rock; they cite The Foo Fighters and BreakingContinue Reading

Last Thursday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the official nominees for this year’s ceremonies, which will be held on Mar. 2 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Guest contributor Will Ferrer predicts who will walk home with the world’s most expensive paperweight—statuettes cost about $400Continue Reading

With Disney princesses breaking archetypes in their recent adaptations, they are shedding their damsel-in-distress image for independent and complex characters. In forgetting the traditional values of classic Disney princesses, is Disney making progress or is it getting carried away?  Movies Frozen, Brave, and The Princess and the Frog all have oneContinue Reading

After a two-year long hiatus, BBC’s Sherlock returned on Jan. 1 with three 90 minute long episodes. The long break between episodes gave fans of the show an extraordinary amount of time to hypothesis about the cliffhanger ending of season two—something the primary writers of the show, Steven Moffat andContinue Reading

In a world of war, political turmoil, oppression and upheaval, one might question the relevance of nail art. Covergirl begs to differ, as evidenced by their release of a cosmetic line based off of the violently dystopian society portrayed in Suzanne Collin’s bestselling Hunger Games Trilogy. In honor of CatchingContinue Reading

Whether you’re just a casual moviegoer or a fan of the book, the second film installment of Tolkien’s The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug was major a disappointment. The biggest problem is that director Peter Jackson drags out the story by creating unnecessary conflict and adding more to the plot of theContinue Reading

Rick Riordan continues his Heroes of Olympus series with his fourth book, House of Hades. The novel picks up the storyline right with the huge cliffhanger that its predecessor, The Mark of Athena, left off at. The cliffhanger granted much anticipation from his readers for House of Hades, which was released on Oct.Continue Reading

For three days, the auditorium became a window into the hilariously backwards universe of Voltaire’s imagination. Held from Nov. 7 to Nov. 10 and performed by the Statesmen Theatre, Optimism! is TJ Edward’s modernized adaptation of Voltaire’s Candide. Expelled from the castle of his youth for a passionate love affairContinue Reading

With mediocre computer graphics and semi-decent acting, the Halloween flick Carrie falls at about the same level as the original movie. While the storyline was intense and captivating, the rest of the movie fell short of my expectations. Based on author Stephen King’s first novel, the movie tells the storyContinue Reading

While 2013 has already yielded many critically acclaimed albums, several big names are releasing albums that have high expectations to live up to. M.I.A.’s fourth album Matangi, released November 5, follows 2010’s Maya, which was the singer/rapper’s most popular album to date. The single “Bad Girls” is in the sameContinue Reading