ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT |
THE SPECTATOR |
| February 8, 2008 |
A&E brings you Deathcage!by Kevin O'Connor '09Have you ever thought, I wonder "who would win in a fight: Kevin from "Home Alone" or Elián Gonzalez? Could the Arbiter from Halo beat fashion magnate Mugatu? At the Spectator, we spend a great deal of time thinking about these things (can you say that Yale Daily News? I didn't think so). But despite what has probably amounted to years of contemplation and discourse, we have not yet reached firm conclusions on these matters. More. . . |
Beer, Food, and Lingerieby Alex Ossola '10This year's Super Bowl commercials were everything you could possibly want—beer, chips, soda, lingerie, and…giant carrier pigeons? Don't even lie, you only watch the game for the commercials. Below is a list of the top five ads of this year, according to USA Today's ratings list. More. . . |
Cloverfield Sets January Box Office Recordsby Jacob Murray '09On July 18 2007, thousands of people flocked to theaters to enjoy Michael Bay's "Transformers." What they did not expect was an eerie preview for a movie directed by J.J. Abrams, showing partygoers in Manhattan witnessing what seems to be an earthquake. After the characters flood to the roof to get a bird's eye glimpse of the city, a mushroom cloud explosion in the distance erupts, sending the head of the Statue of Liberty rolling down the streets of New York City. Then the preview stops, showing the numbers "1-18-08." More. . . |
Dearestazazel: The Ultimate Form of Dance Metalby Ashley Stagner '09According to Peter Felix Armstrong, lead singer of Dearestazazel, the band follows a strict recipe. The ingredients include: one Masters Degree in Music, one Opera trained singer, one manslaughter acquittal for a drummer, and one music school trained guitar player. You begin with the operatic Armstrong, add in drummer Ricardo Melendez and guitarist Jesse Greene. More. . . |
The IMF Releases The Top 20 Albums of 2007Compiled byWinston Cook-Wilson '09, Tom James '11, Tom Lewek '09, Travis Mockler '11, Rory Pavach '10, Chris Rand '09 and Brendan Welsh '10 The Independent Music Fund recently released their top 20 albums of 2007. For the next two weeks, The Spectator will be counting down to their number one album, starting with numbers 14-20. More. . . |
The Real Rave Playlist... for
by Lauren Moon '09 |