By Blair ThillThe holiday season is upon us at Boston College. We have experienced our first snowfall, and University President Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J. made time in his busy schedule to set the campus aflame with Christmas lights. But when you start decorating your rooms with a cup of hot cocoa at your side, the silence will undoubtedly signal that something is missing.
By Marina Lopes
1. Boston Urban Arts Festival
From visual to literary and performing arts, the first Boston Urban Arts Festival will offer a unique view of the underground art scene in and around Boston. The festival starts Dec. 8, at the UMass-Boston Campus Center.
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By Jeff Wallace
Any bar that refuses to dirty its pint glasses with Miller High Life deserves a medal. At the heart of "Allston Rock City" is Harpers Ferry, which not only offers the Champagne of Beers for a scant $2.50 per plastic pint, but it is also a bustling live-music hub.
By Jeff Wallace
In the 26-second introduction to his latest solo release, Carnival Volume II: Memoirs of An Immigrant, Wyclef Jean, wasting no time, says, "I'll tell ya since my last album Carnival I've gone to November and a lot of things changed, man, the whole world is in panic mode .
By Blair Thill
The American Idol juggernaut boasts the ability to find the best untapped talent in the nation, yet year after year we meet the same contestants over and over again. There are the resident rockers and country singers, the black female powerhouses, and the excruciatingly boring power-ballad singers.
By John Olerio
After dominating the hip-hop scene in 2006 with two critically acclaimed albums, Ghostface Killah is back in 2007 with The Big Doe Rehab. Rehab marks the third consecutive album in which Ghostface's long-time producer and fellow Wu-Tang Clan member, RZA, is not responsible for the production.
With an extended director's cut and loads of satisfying extras, this comedy entrances more than ever
By Zak Jason
Hormones, booze, and dirty joke after dirty joke, all crammed into one ludicrous, stomach-crunching, and blisteringly real movie: No student should go without Superbad. You've quoted McLovin since the summer, and now you and your friends who haven't seen it can relive the cackles for hours in the unrated, extended edition, filled with special features.
By Joseph Neese / Arts & Review EditorYou could practically hear Mayor Michael Bloomberg dancing on Nov. 28 when the Broadway stagehands union strike came to a close following a 10-hour wage negotiation with the League of American Theater Producers. Although, he couldn't help resolve it as he did with the 2003 musicians' strike.
By Meghan Thomsen
This Thanksgiving marked the two-year anniversary of Jessica Simpson's split from Nick Lachey. She appeared determined not to spend it alone. Her new man seems to be Dallas Cowboys' quarterback and ladies' man Tony Romo.
According to US Weekly, the two spent the holiday together.
By Stuart Pike / Heights Senior StaffAn Evel Hero
Few men acquire as unique a reputation as did Evel Knievel, who rocketed to fame in the 1970s with his death-defying stunts. While in popular culture his name remains synonymous with daredevilry, Knievel had long since faded from public view before his death this past Friday.
By Claudia Huapaya
Since the dawn of time, Mario and his pals have played a pivotal role in adolescent development. In Mario Party, Peach taught us how to make cakes and Toad taught us how to become a Super Star. We learned about good - Mario and Luigi - and evil - Wario and Bowser - from these amazing characters.
By Dan Lavoie
If you Google the name "Nickelback" you are likely to encounter some less-than-flattering results. One YouTube video shows Nickelback getting absolutely embarrassed by an audience's use of rocks (ironically) and utter silence. After viewing another site, it will become apparent that these Canadian rockers have in fact embodied a new definition for the word "horrendous.
By Christina Lepri
National Treasure: Book of Secrets Dec. 21
Ben Gates is back and looking to commit an even more ridiculous act than before - kidnap the U.S. president. Hey, it's Nicholas Cage; He just exudes cool. Book of Secrets appears to be yet another film that attempts to cash in on the popularity of its predecessor.
By Joseph Neese / Arts & Review Editor1 cup sugar
½ cup corn syrup
¼ cup butter, melted
3 eggs, well beaten
1 cup pecan pieces
1 unbaked 9-inch pie shell
Mix sugar, syrup, and butter. Add eggs and pecans and mix well. Fill unbaked pie shell with mixture and bake in moderately hot oven (400 degrees) for 10 minutes.
By Blair Thill
A year can change a lot. Heroes has risen and fallen, George and Izzie fell in and out of love, and the confusion of Lost … well, some things have not changed. After a one-year sabbatical, I prayed that Bravo's hit Project Runway would revert back to its old ways.
