On December 16, a 23 year-old woman in Delhi, was gang-raped and almost left for death by six men in a moving bus. More shocking – this was the 636th rape in Delhi in 2012, according to the “reported” figures available with the National Crime Records Bureau. In Bangalore, two days after the Delhi rape, […]

Personally, I hold a very neutral opinion towards teen pop sensation Justin Bieber. I simply am not interested in either being one of his fans or bashing him. Having said this, I hope readers will recognize that my opinion is not biased when I discuss my dislike of his song “One Less Lonely Girl”. It […]

A few weeks ago I heard Owl City’s smash hit, “Fireflies,” on the radio for the first time. It was the unfamiliar sound of a kind voice complementing a mass of electronic instruments. I quickly fell in love. Owl City is the pseudonym for Adam Young, a 23-year-old Minnesotan who has unexpectedly taken over the […]

Full of mesmerizing vocals and eerily haunting lyrics, “Fallen” is alternative rock band Evanescence’s Grammy-winning debut album. It spent 104 weeks on the Billboard 200, with over half that time in the top 20. It went platinum seven times, had five Grammy nominations, and went on to win two. All of these accolades speak to […]

Nineteen-year-old Ashlee Simpson has clearly succeeded in distancing herself from her famous older sister Jessica. In her debut album, “Autobiography,” Simpson shows Avril LaVigne’s penchant for punk and mixes it with Pink’s pop-rock attitude. Her first album sets high standards for her second, but also shows that she has room to grow. While her first […]

Chancellor Bennett is back at it. The 21-year-old from the Windy City returns, bringing with him a historic new sound. Bennett, who goes by the stage name Chance The Rapper, began his music career in 2011. However, his 2013 mixtape, “Acid Rap,” is what has really blown the young star into fame. Chance uses some […]

My taste in music is very selective. I prefer older bands, like Switchfoot, Snow Patrol – bands teenagers usually say, “Huh? Who are they?” But even with the Veronicas, the Beatles, and Bob Marley on my iPod, I had to check out the new pop sensation, the Jonas Brothers, when my best friend developed a […]

So was I outraged when I saw the Nick Mina] skit? Not really. While much of the writing was a bit Insulting to me, I get that that’s typical Saturday Night Live. And as a regular viewer of the show, I would be lying If I didn’t admit that I’ve laughed when they have Insulted […]

It was Like a dog without a name or a fish without water; It’s a feeling you want to go away, but sucks and sticks like glue on paper. You try to pull It off, but It Just ends up tearing. Tearing through everything that you have worked to make right. A young girl, Christine […]

The Harlem Renaissance and a Hip Hop Culture In the sass’s a group of African-American intellectuals decided to come together and construct the New Negro Movement, later called the Harlem Renaissance. It was a time when black poets, novelists, and artists set out to disprove the negative stereotypes and prove that black people were not […]