Firebirds’ musical tastes lean toward rap, pop
March 1, 2012 • Dakota Miller, Entertainment Editor
Filed under Entertainment, Stories, Top Stories
From the earliest days of humans drumming their fingers on the walls of their dwellings to today’s headphones pumping out the hottest tunes on the Billboard Top 200, music has been an integral part of people’s lives. The radio stations may play more LMFAO than Liszt these days, but an astounding... Read more »
Bob’s Travels
February 23, 2012 • Christopher Muratore, Staff Cartoonist
Filed under Cartoons, Entertainment
Chris Muratore has attempted to render into cartoon form the bizarre, sometimes inexplicable and always abnormal world of Bob and his travels throughout his twisted and vast universe. There may be some form of rhyme or reason in Bob’s adventures and exploits, but it still eludes the cartoonist. If... Read more »
It’s a toss-up … of dough between local pizza joints
February 16, 2012 • Brian Cassidy, Staff Writer
Filed under Entertainment, Restaurant Reviews, Top Stories
A wave of aromas fills the air as a silver platter is carried across the room, and every hungry eye is fixed upon the soaring saucer. The deliverer weaves his way to the table, depositing the treasure onto the table, and silence fills the air. Everyone’s attention is on a pie of vibrant red-tomato... Read more »
School – According to Ben
February 16, 2012 • Benjamin Morgan, Staff Cartoonist
Filed under Cartoons, Entertainment
By day, senior Ben Morgan is a fairly typical high school student. He’s in his second year of the Biotechnology Tech Prep program, and he hopes to be forensic scientist one day. But sometimes Ben puts his studies aside and steps back to take a broader view of his life at Fairmont High School. And what... Read more »
‘The Hunger Games’ leaves fans hungry for more
February 8, 2012 • Gabrielle West, Staff Writer
Filed under Book Reviews, Entertainment
Suzanne Collins’ book The Hunger Games, which is more than just a clever title, is a futuristic story about Panem, a country that has been divided into 13 districts, but the 13th district was destroyed by the central government long ago. Each year, The Capitol holds “The Hunger Games,” where... Read more »
Many moviegoers love 3D … but not the ticket price
February 7, 2012 • Stephanye Floyd, Staff Writer
Filed under Entertainment, Stories, Top Stories
If Hollywood has its way, the latest 3D movie craze – the one that exploded with Avatar in 2009 – is going to hang around a little longer than some expected. According to movieinsiders.com, filmmakers produced 40 films in 3D last year, a 35 percent increase over the number produced in 2010, and... Read more »
Bob’s Travels: The Misadventure Continues
February 2, 2012 • Christopher Muratore, Staff Cartoonist
Filed under Cartoons, Entertainment
Chris Muratore has attempted to render into cartoon form the bizarre, sometimes inexplicable and always abnormal world of Bob and his travels throughout his twisted and vast universe. There may be some form of rhyme or reason in Bob’s adventures and exploits, but it still eludes the cartoonist.... Read more »
Winter movies fire up big (and small) screens
February 1, 2012 • Dakota Miller, Entertainment Editor
Filed under Entertainment, Top Stories
With colder weather upon us, Hollywood seems to be offering films with a massive dose of action to warm up rosy-cheeked moviegoers. Plenty of fireballs and shrapnel are sure to be flying right out of the silver screen and right into homes this winter, with new releases as well as some that are nearly... Read more »
School – According to Ben
January 31, 2012 • Ben Morgan, Staff Cartoonist
Filed under Cartoons, Entertainment
By day, senior Ben Morgan is a fairly typical high school student. He’s in his second year of the Biotechnology Tech Prep program, and he hopes to be forensic scientist one day. But sometimes Ben puts his studies aside and steps back to take a broader view of his life at Fairmont High School. And what... Read more »
‘Ghost Protocol’ turns out to be the best ‘Mission’ yet
January 26, 2012 • Nikki Kelley, Features Editor
Filed under Entertainment, Movie Reviews
From Transformers to Iron Man, action movies have exploded onto the scene in the past few years. Fans of these types of movies usually love the adrenaline rush they receive and the spontaneous moves made by the actors that leave them gripping their seats. Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol is... Read more »
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