The Strokes: Come Down Machine
Things change, that’s for sure. The Strokes are definitely not immune to this. Their newest release, Comedown Machine, probably best exemplifies this. The best way to summarize this record is:[...]
The Flaming Lips: Terror
For a band that’s spent almost three decades morphing their sound and generally weirding people out, it’s pretty amazing that the Flaming Lips are currently at their most unpredictable. I’m[...]
Senses Fail: Renacer
Cheer up emo kid! Buddy Nielsen must’ve finally gotten the memo. The new release from Senses Fail, Renacer, has a massive lyrical departure from the normal style of the group.[...]
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Justin Timberlake: The 20/20 Experience
Justin Timberlake’s first studio album since FutureSex/LoveSounds, The 20/20 Experience combines soulful crooning and sinful Bollywood-inspired numbers to make girls want to writhe on the dance floor. They’ll have plenty[...]
Wolfie off to Mascot Finals, But Can He Close the Deal?
Stony Brook’s zany mascot, Wolfie Seawolf, has earned a spot in the finals of the SUNY Mascot Madness tournament after edging out a narrow victory over Binghamton University’s Baxter Bearcat[...]
Modelland: Inside the Creative Mind of Tyra Banks
Okay. I’ll admit it. At first I was skeptical about everything. the title, the names (Desperada, Myrracle, Catwalk Corridor…really), the whole enchilada. It all made Tyra Banks’s Modelland appear as[...]
What’s the Deal With Religion
“The history of American religion is that it rises and falls in waves, and often this depends on larger societal social conditions,” says Rabbi Joseph S. Topek, the Director of[...]
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The Talking Brooks
Stony Brook is often treated to guest speakers with charming personalities, a streak of good humor, or an uncanny knowledge about how to survive an attack from the undead. But[...]
Budget Cuts Cause Uncertainty at Brookhaven National Lab
The future of nuclear physics research and discovery science in the United States lies in the hands of Congress as they struggle to pass a budget for the coming fiscal[...]
Vote or Die
Well it’s that time of year again. Students walking around, petitions in hand, hoping to get enough signatures to make it on the ballot to run for a USG position.[...]