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Pop culture, summer 2008 in a nutshell: the Olympics. Whether or not you want to admit it, whether or not you have completely avoided it, that's what it happens to be.
Marianna Faynshteyn
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Myers' latest appears lackluster
June 20 marks the opening day of Mike Myers' latest comedy, his first self-written one in years. The Love Guru is endowed with several A-list stars new to the Myers oeuvre, such as the ever tabloid-friendly Jessica Alba and Justin Timberlake, but based on the film's trailer, it is evident that there are many familiar faces and gags from Myers' Austin Powers trilogy.
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Apparently, this week "singer" Ashlee Simpson and Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz tied the knot in some backyard after only weeks of puppy love, smiling their way through confirming engagement rumors and coyly brushing off questions of pregnancy.
Forget 'Sarah Marshall'-Apatow's latest majorly disappoints
Call me a snob. Maybe I am. I've spent the last couple of semesters dissecting films and screenplays-the pitfalls of majoring in something you love-and maybe it finally got to me.
Culture X
"Culture X: Under Construction" was probably one of the more popular and well-attended events during the Festival of the Arts week.
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Okay, so Clooney didn't strike cinematic gold with his latest flick, Leatherheads. With a name like that, what did you really expect?
Orphan of Zhao mystifies
After being seated in the corner of most enviable row K at Spingold Mainstage-right behind the only two people in the theater at the time-I quickly realized that the day had taken a toll on me, and I became worried that I would not be alert enough to view the Brandeis Theater Company's performance of The Orphan of Zhao with a critical eye.
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Monday marked a rather interesting day in the Britney Spears saga. It's Britney's first appearance on television since . well, since the unassuming Louisiana blonde turned into an emotionally crippled, psychologically impaired, hair weave-depending, paparazzi swarm-inducing, 26-year-old divorc
Colin Farrell shines in 'Bruges'
Bruges, in case you're wondering, is a city in Belgium, and, if you're wondering, it rhymes with rouge.According to a character in the movie, Ray (Colin Farrell), Bruges is hardly impressive, despite its abundance of medieval history and European charm.
Sometimes comedy, sometimes error
Comedy of Errors is yet another Shakespeare play showcased this year, though, unlike Brandeis Theater Company's production of As You Like It last month, this one is the effort of undergraduate theater group Hold Thy Peace.
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