If pop culture has taught us anything it’s that America loves success stories, particularly the type of success story that practically transpires overnight. The idea that fame and fortune can happen to the everyday person is something that every American fantasizes about while slaving away in their work cubicle. Many dream about it but few…
Month: February 2019
The Apple of My Eye
The next big thing is finally here. Apple fans are foaming at the bit and whipping themselves into a frenzy over Apple’s latest offerings announced this past Tuesday. Day jobs are being put on hold and vacation time is being cashed in for the privilege of camping out in front of Apple’s flagship retail stores…
The Importance of Student Journalism
It’s both a hard and sad truth that we often don’t know the value of what we have until it’s gone and by the time we recognize the fallacy of our ways the present has become the past. While the sands of time are slipping through our fingers we would like to believe it’s never…
The Nightmare Before Thanksgiving
For those of you who say you can’t have too much of a good thing your optimism has been rewarded. Corporate America has successfully managed to fuse that annoying gap between Halloween and Christmas by simply squeezing out Thanksgiving and extending the most wonderful time of year by nearly a month. By the time Jack…
The Insincerity of Sorry
It’s been almost two decades since I was unceremoniously busted for stealing Skittles from my kindergarten teacher’s desk. The rainbow colored, sugar coated candy of the God’s had been taunting me all day and naturally I was left with no choice but to give into my candy crush. Despite the fact it was the negligence…
The Unbearable Lightness of Being Polite
I’m struggling yet again to get along with my fellow human beings. I have been trying for years to tip toe politely around the proverbial china shop that is society, but lately I feel more like being a bull. On a recent Saturday morning I found myself waiting in a predictably long line at Starbucks…
True Love is a 750 Credit Score
This past summer I received a revelation while strolling the picture perfect beaches of Costa Rica and reveling in a fiery red sunset to cap off another sun soaked day in paradise. There I was minding my own business and pondering upon the nature of true love when the last lingering ray of light from…
Navigating the High Seas of Online Piracy
Since I don’t want to be guilty of implicating myself in a crime the following is akin to a dream confession, which is to say I’m not actually admitting guilt I’m simply just exploring the possibility of it. For example I may or may not indulge myself in the very inviting waters of Pirate Bay…
“Book of Mormon” Musical Brings Hilarity, Controversy to Salt Lake
Having dinner in a fancy restaurant is as much about the ambience as it is the actual menu no matter how delicious the food is the atmosphere of the location is often the real draw. In many ways the same can be said for Broadway musicals, sure it may be a thrill to see “Les…
PTC’s “Fiddler on the Roof” Mirrors a Tradition of Excellence
This past Friday night Pioneer Theatre Company kicked off its 2015-2016 season with the spellbinding and timeless classic Fiddler on the Roof which has tradition of excellence that mirrors PTC’s year in and year out efforts of putting out high caliber productions that have enthralled audiences for decades. It fitting that PTC chose to open…