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(01/24/11 6:00am)
Let's talk about neurotic anxiety. According to Freud, neurotic
anxiety is caused by a frustrated libido. That means the Id says,
""Let's DO this,"" and then the Superego says, ""Omigod, NO!"" and
then the Ego says, ""You guys! Stop fighting! You're stressing me
out!"" but the Id and the Superego don't stop fighting. The Ego
hides in the corner and cries.
(01/07/11 6:00am)
Rabbit Hole: Becca (Nicole Kidman) grieves the loss of her son
in ""Rabbit Hole."" Director John Cameron Mitchell's use of crying
and screaming becomes so intense that it becomes bland.
(01/07/11 6:00am)
Every movie has a theme, but some movies are more thematic than
others. ""Rabbit Hole"" is one of those movies. Search through
""Rabbit Hole"" for plot and you'll find some, but not much.
Examine it for showy camera work or snappy catchphrases and you'll
come up short. What you will find is grief, and you will find that
in spades.
(11/29/10 6:00am)
It is very difficult to make a film full of Anne Hathaway's naked
breasts and Jake Gyllenhaal's bare butt unpleasant, but director
Edward Zwick (""Glory"") finds a way to do so with ""Love and Other
Drugs.""
(11/14/10 6:00am)
Every Monday evening in a dusty, unwelcoming corner of der
Rathskeller, about 10 of us gather to share our sob stories of
self-loathing and wayward self-control, while smugly judging one
another. It's dark, cold, and they're serving beer. Shit.
(11/09/10 6:00am)
UW-Madison senior Albert ""Alby"" Luciani took 60 muscle relaxants
and lay down in his closet, hoping to quietly slip away.
(11/08/10 6:00am)
Last Friday, MSNBC suspended Keith Olbermann indefinitely for his
contributions of $2,400 to three Democratic political candidates.
The network claims the donations are in conflict with their news
policies and that Olbermann's contributions could jeopardize both
his and the network's neutrality. The unpaid suspension has caused
quite a bit of debate over whether cable news anchors should be
allowed to contribute to political campaigns and whether the
suspension was a just punishment for the breach in policy.
(11/08/10 6:00am)
The predominant belief of many students on campus, particularly
freshmen, seems to be that if you don't sign a lease on an
apartment by December, you will end up living in an old
refrigerator box. But this belief could not be further from the
truth.
(11/07/10 6:00am)
Three albums into his solo career, Cee Lo Green is on the tip of
everyone's tongues. Whether or not he can stay there, however, is a
question that The Lady Killer addresses. The lead single
for this record, ""Fuck You!"" was leaked to huge viral success,
creating enormous buzz around the album. But as genius as ""Fuck
You!"" is, the rest of the album lacks this initial punch.
(11/05/10 6:00am)
To the overachievers, the brainiacs, the questionnaires in class,
the people who are so damn smart they just naturally set the curve
of the class; to you people, I have two words: Do Less.
(11/02/10 6:00am)
An extremely surprising trend has manifest itself throughout the
first five weeks of this year's NHL season. Some of the strongest
teams from last year have struggled to find their playoff forms in
this season's first month.
(10/21/10 6:00am)
""You can't leave the same,"" Elizabeth Judd said of the
experience that is the Tony Award winning musical ""Spring
Awakening."" It is an experience that will challenge you. One that
will make you think. One that Judd, who plays the leading role of
Wendla, has had first hand, both on and off the stage.
(10/20/10 6:00am)
Words belong to the person who wrote them. There are few simpler
ethical notions than this one.
(10/18/10 6:00am)
Drunk guy after OSU game:
(10/15/10 6:00am)
Amidst all of that champagne in the Twins locker room a few weeks
ago, all I could think of was the celebration going on in New York,
marking another year in which the Minnesota franchise has held off
significant revenue sharing.
(10/15/10 6:00am)
A year after a brawl marred yet another Cardinal victory,
UW-Madison's competing newspapers will once again meet in Vilas
Park for their annual football battle Friday afternoon. The
Cardinal has won the past two contests.
(10/14/10 6:00am)
It is not too often that I actually drive my car around campus or
even drive my car in general. Most of the time it serves as a
resting place for leaves or something for snow to bury. It's just
another thing I inadvertently waste my money on. In high school I
actually got my driving privileges revoked due to the fact that I
totaled two cars in one year, racked up the occasional speeding
ticket and may or may not have caused some fender-benders. And yes,
in the best stern Dad voice I can imitate, it is a ""privilege to
operate a vehicle, not a right."" You would think after five years,
two speeding tickets and three cars, I would trust myself to drive,
but I don't entirely do yet, nor should anyone else.
(10/06/10 6:00am)
As it sits, ""Mad Men"" has two episodes left in its fourth season.
But until recently, this season has had little in terms of plot and
a lot of establishing the new setting of Sterling Cooper Draper
Pryce and its characters' new roles within it. But the action has
been very contained, with plotlines involving Don Draper's true
identity and a budding relationship with an SCDP consultant, Joan
and Roger's briefly rekindled and rapidly unkindled romance and the
very survival of the new firm only rolling into view recently.
(10/05/10 6:00am)
Everybody is looking at my face. And no, it's not because the mug
shot accompanying this column has given me unprecedented
recognition on campus. Rather, it's because, as the doctor put it,
I have a ""severely deep laceration"" on my chin. I wish I could
say it's the result of a girl fight in which I kicked some major
a$$, but that would be a lie. Unfortunately, the ""chincident""
(chin + incident) is due to my clumsiness.
(10/01/10 6:00am)
As sad as it is, America's pastime is quickly becoming just
that—past time. In an era of action-packed entertainment dominating
TV and movie screens from Bangor, Maine to Imperial City, Calif.,
the national affection for the grand old ballgame has simply gone
by the wayside.