The Scene Articles

Not your parents' music festivals

By Jeffrey Wallace / Assistant Arts & Review Editor
Like a fine Cabernet, live music needs to breathe. Sound flourishes in open space, creating an organic nature that cannot be matched indoors. In 1999, the logistical nightmares of Woodstock's revival proved that a music festival will fail when corporate needs outweigh the event's true purpose: to bring people together through music - with music being the most important factor.

'Sunday Mornings' without the hangover

By Pat Irish / Outreach Coordinator
It is unfair at this point to judge the Counting Crows against the standard of August and Everything After. To hope for another "Mr. Jones," "Round Here," or "Omaha" would be an unreasonable expectation. They are a different band now - far different from the one that hit the scene in the early '90s with edgy and angst-driven riffs and lyrics that were like nothing else on the radio.

Casting charm on audiences everywhere

By Blair Thill / Associate Arts & Review E
Don't be fooled by its partially animated and fully Disney exterior - Enchanted is actually a romantic comedy in disguise. Take away the animated chipmunk named Pip and the fictional land of Andalasia, and what do you have? You have a good old-fashioned love triangle, the oldest romantic comedy trick in the book.

Danity Kane: Oversexed and 'Damaged'

By Joseph Neese / Arts & Review Editor
After their self-titled debut album went platinum, Danity Kane seemed to have endless potential. For Welcome to the Dollhouse, it sought to transition itself from stateside girl band to an internationally recognized band, choosing urban dance songs over ballads.

A Second Opinion

By Joseph Neese / Arts & Review Editor
The judges on American Idol have continually called this group of contestants the best to grace the show's Studio City soundstage. Week after week, however, they have fallen short of the hype, with more bizarre song choices, pitch problems, and overall shakier vocals than ever. Here's a breakdown of the top nine:

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Country Boy

By Claudia Huapaya
1 1/2 ounces Jack Daniel's Tennessee whiskey 1 1/2 ounces sweet and sour mix 1 1/2 ounces Triple Sec 6 ounces Sprite My gang and I have been praying for an early summer. Last week spring officially began, but the sub-zero winds aren't convincing me. As Billy Gilman said, "I've Got To Make It To Summer," but it's tough.

Runway Diaries

By Deanna Rakowsky
London. Milan. Paris. New York. Imagine traveling to these spellbinding cities for fall fashion week, where you are relentlessly surrounded by the glamorous designs of the hottest designers of the year. Even though spring had not yet sprung, the global fashionistas gathered in these four fashion capitals in February to preview the upcoming looks for fall 2008.

Savory cuisine lights shady neighborhood

By Anne Muscarella
When we pulled up to Indian Dhaba, I was skeptical, as the restaurant resides in a somewhat seedy neighborhood, situated between a pizza joint and a nail salon. Although it doesn't look like much from the outside (or on the inside for that matter), the food was spectacular.

Tap This: Daisy Buchanan's

By Jeffrey Wallace / Assistant Arts & Review Editor
A last-minute late-night adventure to the Copley Square area will generally lead you to be stranded in line at The Pour House, Whiskey's, or stuck outside one of the other trendy spots dotting the area. You are already committed to the area, so your best bet is to cross over to Newbury Street and hit up Daisy Buchanan's.

The Reel Life

Waitress takes the pie

By Stuart Pike / Heights Senior Staff
A famous Russian film critic from Peru once observed that for every film he reviewed each week there were at least five that slipped by unseen. I, too, have missed plenty of movies in my time, in my youth largely because my parents were notorious censors of my Blockbuster choices.

Off the record

By Jeffrey Wallace / Assistant Arts & Review Editor
Axl Rose once canceled a Guns N' Roses gig in Maine because of a state law that forbids performers from drinking alcohol on stage. Axl Rose will always be tough to please, but booze does have its place on the stage. It makes perfect sense since the rowdy rock-and-roll crowd is already liquored up and ready to go.

Mind on music

By Nicole Wong / Heights Senior Staff
Let's play a game. I'm going to name a movie and you have to hum the theme song to it. Ready? OK: Indiana Jones. Got that? OK, now: Star Wars. Next? Back to the Future. Now try: Jurassic Park. Still want another? E.T. And lastly: Harry Potter. Man, I love that game.

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Forget feminism

By Blair Thill / Associate Arts & Review E
'Tis the season to be slutty. No, I am not referring to the spring season and the likelihood that girls will once again break out their jean miniskirts and low-cut tank tops. What I'm referring to is actually much scarier: the 12th season of The Bachelor. Every year, I see the promos for ABC's shameful reality franchise and cringe, thinking of Susan B.

Reality Bytes: The Hills

By Michelle Kaczmarek / Assistant Features Editor
The Hills is back - oddly coinciding with Audrina's nude picture scandal. Free publicity? Never. The show serves as an example of what happens when actors, or rather real people, are left to create dialogue without the help of writers. It superficially pieces together the drama with the help of structured editing and an inflated soundtrack.

Through the Grapevine

By Meghan Thomson / Reporter
This has been a tough week. Not only am I back at school with no break in sight, but my computer completely crashed, and to top it all off, Orlando Bloom officially has a girlfriend. Still, it is my own personal rule to wait until pictures surface of two people actually kissing before I deem them a real couple.

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Lost's Naveen Andrews

By Blair Thill / Associate Arts & Review E
Jack Bauer once reigned supreme as primetime television's tragic hero. But after 24's season seven postponement, and the arrest and subsequent jail time of the once-revered Kiefer Sutherland, a new hero has emerged and his name is Sayid Jarrah. Naveen Andrews may not play the most recognizable character on Lost, as that distinction would likely go to Matthew Fox's Jack, but he is certainly the most badass.

Recipe: Mama Neese's Porcupine Meatballs

By Joseph Neese / Arts & Review Editor
Spring is finally here. The sun is shining. Yet, it remains cold outside. Try preparing this simple, mouthwatering dish to keep you warm. Ingredients: 2 cans tomato soup 1/2 can water 1 1/2 lb. ground beef 1 cup rice 1 small grated onion salt and pepper Mix ground beef, rice, onion, salt, and pepper in a bowl.

Editor's Obsessions

By The Heights Editorial Board
? Tula Batanchiev, Features Editor Oh, how I love my red iPod nano. Having had the original - yes, original - iPod until recently, I'm happy to report that my tiny friend has been a blessing. Maybe I'll even start going to the gym again … maybe. ? Ian Thomas, Photo Editor I must be a sucker for songs that feature the piano as lead, because I can't stop listening to Sara Bareilles's "Love Song.

What We're Watching

By Tue Tran / Features Editor
1. How I Met Your Mother: Exploiting the media's obsession with Britney Spears, How I Met Your Mother had her on Monday's episode playing a receptionist. Many watched to either root for Britney or to see her flop again. But to the surprise of many, the sitcom is clever and witty with stars Josh Radnor and Neil Patrick Harris of Doogie Howser, M.