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Listen 6 - Nine Inch Nails
releases a new album. Read a review of this new album and more in this week’s new music reviews.
Look 27 - Brandon gives a rundown of this week’s top 20 box office films.
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by Chandler Hodo With four out of his impressive eleven albums making their debut on the Billboard charts, seven #1 hit singles on the Texas Music Chart, and over 150,000 records sold, Amarillo-born country artist Aaron Watson built himself quite a career. However grand his accomplishments may be, Watson still considers the birth of his four children the greatest joy to happen to him in his 12-year-long career.
album highlights the power of music and its ability to guide us through the most difficult times. Many regard Real Good Time as Watson’s best work yet.
Then, at the height of his career, almost two years ago, Watson fell silent. His wife, Kimberly, gave birth to their youngest daughter, Julia Grace, who they lost to a chromosomal disorder shortly after she was born. Watson struggled to push through his heartache and wasn’t sure he could continue to make music.
The Texas country artist, who got his start selling his own CDs out of his backpack on the campus of his alma mater, Abilene Christian University, is performing at Hurricane Harry’s on Friday, September 13 to commemorate the SEC Kickoff Party. Doors open at 9pm, and tickets can be purchased at the College Station Cavenders, Aggieland Outfitters, and online at harrys.bcsclubs.com.
He turned to his faith in God for guidance. Following difficult months and constant prayer, Watson returned to the music scene and released his eleventh album, Real Good Time. Watson drew his strength from family, friends and faith, and the
“It’s not about selling millions of records,” he says. “It’s about making a positive impact, and my music is my legacy. I want people to listen and know what I was about after I have left this world.”
“It’s not about selling millions of records, it’s about making a positive impact.”
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- By Luke Murray -
Nine Inch Nails Album: “Hesitation Marks”
Release Date: September 3, 2013
Rating: Sounds Like: Jane’s Addiction How to Destroy Angels A Perfect Circle
Recommended Tracks Came Back Haunted Everything While I’m Still Here
We know you probably hate math—we’re right there with you. But we feel positively about these numbers: after a 5-year hiatus, Nine Inch Nails has returned to release their eighth album. Nine Inch Nails faithfuls came unglued when front-man, Trent Renzor, announced he would turn his songwriting focus back toward the band in 2012. After a pause that began three years earlier, Renzor focused on Hollywood and composed for the silver screen—a venture that would eventually land him a Grammy award for his work on the The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Guys, he also wrote the soundtrack for Call of Duty: Black Ops II, in case your girlfriend never made you see the other movie).
Track Listing:
The Eater of Dreams Copy of A Came Back Haunted Find My Way All Time Low Disappointed Everything Satallite Various Methods of Escape Running I Would for You In Two While I’m Still Here Black Noise
After announcing a worldwide return to touring that would start this fall to support the upcoming album, Renzor knew he couldn’t revive the group on his own. He called in some favors and enlisted the help of Eric Avery from Jane’s Addiction’s, Adrian Belew of King Crimson, and Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac. The resulting sound behind the veil of this album is anything you’d expect from NIN; heavy with mechanized riffs and captivating lyrics. The most notable change in style is Renzor’s growth as a songwriter, expanding the depth and detail behind every bridge and chorus. If something’s worth the wait, it’s usually worth the money, and this album is both.
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John Legend
“Love in the Future”
Release Date: Aug. 30, 2013 The prodigal son of postmodern serenades has returned with his first record since 2008. When he’s not busy saving the world from fire and famine, Legend manages to compose some indulgent melodic harmonies in his spare time. Spending the past five years focusing primarily on philanthropy—including his work with Hurricane Katrina relief, HIV/AIDS awareness, support for veterans, relief in Haiti, youth education, and occasionally stopping to breathe—John Legend has released his best work in a 20-track album (if you download the deluxe version, which we suggest) that centers around...wait for it...romance. Sounds typical for an R&B guy, right? Well, Legend is keeping it spicy, or at least suggesting so with his lyrics, focusing on long-term couples who dare to get a little crazy and a little less complacent. Recommended Tracks: The Beginning..., Dreams
Reckless Kelly
“Long Night Moon”
Release Date: Sep. 3, 2013 Willy and Cody Braun and their bandmates have made their way around the red dirt circuit and back to give us—in typical Reckless Kelly fashion—an album that shadows their last. Consistently sitting on the top of the Texas music charts and tour circuit ticket sales, the displaced Oregon band always finds a way to deliver something you didn’t see coming. Rather than competing with other artists on the radio, the Braun boys and company are always striving to outdo themselves. Arguably the best heartbreak songwriter in Texas music, Willy Braun has a perpetual heartache that results in songwriting gold. Long Night Moon consists of twelve tracks individually marinated in pain and grilled to perfection, never overdone. The musical versatility of Willy’s little brother Cody and the other members brings out raw emotion in Willy’s lyrics. Recommended Tracks: Irish Goodbye, The Only Home I’ve Ever Known
RDGLDGRN
“Red Gold Green”
Release Date: Sep. 3, 2013 We won’t lie; while looking for albums to include this week, we stumbled upon this little gem by complete accident. After the delay it took to understand their name, our first guess was that the music would be reggae (Red, green, and gold is a good guess, right? Wrong.). Instead, our ears were greeted with a new genre crossover. Usually a hit or miss, genre mixing can yield fan-demonium or pandemonium—Ludacris and Jason Aldean was never a good idea. But RDGLDGRN found a way to blend indie rock with hip-hop in a way that doesn’t make us want to torch our iPods. The trio from the D.C. suburbs fuses British indie with American rap...and it works, much to our surprise. It’s been on repeat all day, and we aren’t ashamed. Spend nine bucks to download it before everybody likes it and it’s no longer cool (we aren’t hipsters, we just dig good music). Recommended Tracks: I Love Lamp, Bang Bang 09.11.13 | maroonweekly.com | pg 7
GREEN RIVER ORDINANCE with HUDSON MOORE A Tradition of Exceptional Mexican Food.
Celebrating 10 years since emerging from Cowtown, Green River Ordinance has journeyed far beyond the boundaries of Fort Worth and are currently touring to promote their newest album. GRO took stride in early 2009, with hit songs featured on numerous television shows, video shoots, big-name tours, and even a track featured on the soundtrack for the 2010 Winter Olympics. GRO’s newest album, an EP titled Chasing Down the Wind, hit number 15 overall on the iTunes top 100 chart. Their current single off the album, “It Ain’t Love”, has found its way into the Top 10 on the Texas Country Music Charts. GRO will be joined at The Stafford on September 12 by Hudson Moore. In three short years, Moore has built a name for himself from extensive touring. Also hailing from Fort Worth, the 22 year old’s voice has charmed Hollywood producers and resulted in a few songs soundtracking the silver screen. In addition to headlining some of the Lone Star’s storied venues, such as Gruene Hall and Billy Bob’s, he’s opened for Alan Jackson, ZZ Top, and Robert Earl Keen. Opening the show is Andre Ripp, an established singer/songwriter whose songs have also graced the television screen. He simply creates music that cannot be confined to a single genre, blending pop with soul while adding a depth uniquely all his own. Grab your tickets @ grandstaffordtheater.com
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Pyheads Unite: by Dani Wilkins This is definitely not your mama’s rock ‘n’ roll band. Your mom would be appalled after stepping into a club to see a band of often shirtless guys belting out glam metal from the ‘80s. On the other hand, she’d be so stinking proud of her little one if you went, swaying your hips or banging your head. If Liberace, Elvis, and Rod Stewart had a love child, these guys would be it. Lead vocalist Cameron Flener, Chris Eddins on heart pounding backbeat, Jason “DEPP” Reed (look at one picture and you’ll get this guy’s nickname), and first name only, Angel, all rev like a ’85 IROC Z Camaro. Since ‘91, the Velcro Pygmies have graced the stage of college towns all across the southeast US of A. Over the past twenty-ish years, they’ve had their fair share of band members, too. But their current four-piece seems to hit the glam metal nail right on the banging head. When they make their appearance this Thursday, September 12 at Daisy Duke’s, be ready. These guys have a tendency to make even the most fuddy-dud crowd come alive in ways they didn’t expect. But remember: their antics are not for the weak of heart (leave mom at home, unless she’s cool). Lead singer Flener has a racy habit of sticking lollipops into the mouths of fan girls, also known as “Pygheads” (how’s that for a groupies name?). On stage, it’s all about bigger-than life-hair, antics, and vocals, but at the end of the day, after the glitter and lights have been put away, it’s the experience people take away that makes the Pygmies a must-see. And who knows—maybe you’ll become a Pyghead, too!
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- By Chandler Hodo Smarter Than You Think: How Technology is Changing Our Minds for the Better by Clive Thompson Clive Thompson swims against the tide and stands up for what he believes; while most people are adamant that technology is corrupting young minds, promoting laziness, and discouraging critical thinking, Thompson thinks just the opposite. In Smarter, he presents a group of various characters who have all used technology for a purpose and succeeded immensely from it. We’re introduced to a young millionaire who records every moment of every day and is consequently able to recall seemingly insignificant ideas or events that prove to be genius and revolutionary discoveries ten years later. We learn about an online movement started by a group of young, shrewd Chinese students that resulted in the shut down of a toxic copper plant. Though these stories may seem as if they revolve around rare savants, Thompson stresses that the technology revolution benefits experts and amateurs alike, and he suggests that you are probably even benefiting, too. When you perform a search on Google, or log in to Twitter and Facebook, or turn on your smartphone, you’re using technology to communicate with others and to access information in a faster, clearer, and overall more efficient way than ever before. There may be some not-so-ideal side effects of our 2.0 lifestyles. However, Thomson argues that the benefits far outweigh the flip side—a world devoid of touch screens and mouse pointers.
Five Days at Memorial - by Sheri Fink Former physician, current reporter, and Pulitzer Prize winner Sheri Fink tells the eerie story of a New Orleans hospital fiasco in her acclaimed bestseller. In the book, the reader revisits Hurricane Katrina and is taken behind the scenes at the Memorial Medical Center; with no power, excessive heat, and floodwaters rising, patient care suffered and turned for the worst. After a suspicious amount of in-sync patient deaths, healthcare professionals from the hospital faced criminal allegations—charged with purposely injecting lethal doses of drugs into suffering patients in order to speed up their impending death. Fink searches for the truth behind the unthinkable event and conveys a sober truth: that America is simply not doing enough to prepare for large-scale natural disasters.
A House in the Sky: A Memoir - by Amanda Lindhout
Amanda Lindhout was nineteen years old and working as a cocktail waitress when she began saving her tips to one day follow her dreams of traveling the globe. After backpacking through Laos, Latin America, India, and Bangladesh, Lindhout was hooked on the adventure of traveling to different places. She continued her journey to Sudan, Syria, and Pakistan, and reached war-ridden Iraq and Afghanistan, where her career as a television reporter bloomed. Yet she still craved something more that would push the limits and challenge her, so she set her sights on Somalia, known as “the most dangerous place on earth.” Lindhout had only been in the country for four days before she was abducted. During the 460 days she was held captive by the masked men who kidnapped her, she decided to make drastic changes in order to stay alive. She converted to Islam, sat through her captor’s “wife lessons”, and eventually stocked up enough courage to plot her escape.
A Beautiful Truth - by Colin McAdam
Told from the points of view of both humans and chimpanzees, A Beautiful Truth simultaneously describes the lives of each species, comparing how different we are and also revealing our blatant similarities. Walt and Judy, a couple from Vermont, are growing desperate to have children and start a family when one day they are granted their wish. They meet a chimpanzee named Looee and decide to raise him as their son. Despite stares from strangers, judgment from friends, Looee’s wild behavior, and even questioning their own sanity, the couple settle into a routine with their new family. The book then switches gears to the Girdish Institute where chimps have been studied for decades and major discoveries have been made. Not only has it been proven that chimpanzees can problem solve and learn new languages, but they also feel anger, forgiveness, have opinions, and even need friends. The book tells a unique tale of friendship, parenthood, loneliness and conflict when two different species cross paths and live life side by side. pg 10 | maroonweekly.com | 09.11.13
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Katie Lea
Dark Energy: The Universe’s Mysterious Stranger
Jeremy Kittel Band
Until a little over a decade ago, we had two theories about the expansion rate of the universe: either the universe had enough energy density to stop expanding all together and collapse in on itself (like blowing up a balloon and then letting all the air back out), or it would continue to expand forever but slow down over time due to gravity. Then in 1998, everything changed. The Hubble Space Telescope made the surprising observation that the cosmic expansion rate was actually accelerating, which means the universe is growing at a faster rate now than it was millions of years ago. Since the unexpected discovery, physicists and astronomers alike have been anxious to understand the mystery, which seems to defy the very laws of gravity and Einstein’s widely accepted Theory of General Relativity. Over the years, one predominant answer for the phenomenon emerged. It is believed that our universe is actually only comprised of 5% matter. Approximately 68% is thought to be dark energy, and 27% is dark matter. That means we know next to nothing about 95% of the cosmos. Now just years after the revelation of accelerating cosmic expansion, Texas A&M researchers are playing an important role in one of the biggest undertakings of digital sky mapping. The Dark Energy Survey (DES) project will map an astonishing one-eighth of the sky using the world’s most powerful digital camera. This isn’t your everday Nikon – this 570-Megapixel camera has been part of a 10 year plan by scientists from 23 institutions in countries across the globe. Texas A&M’s very own Darren DePoy is the project scientist for the Dark Energy Camera, which was actually built in a laboratory on A&M’s campus. Dr. Nicholas Suntzeff, another A&M faculty member who actually helped to discover dark energy, says “the Dark Energy Survey will be one of the most important surveys in the next 10 years, not just because of the targeted science, but because so many astronomers will be able to take their own data and do their research.” Over the course of five years, DES will take nightly pictures covering a vast portion of space, using four methods to probe dark energy: counting galaxy clusters, measuring supernovae, studying the bending of light, and using sound waves to create a map of expansion over time. James Siegrist, the associate director for High Energy Physics at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science, says that “in five years time, we will be far closer to the answers and far richer in our knowledge of the universe.” According to Siegrist, DES “will explore some of the most important questions about our existence.” Who knows what further mysteries will be unraveled in the years to come.
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Will the Aggies Control the Tide? The game of the century is finally here. Ever since the SEC released the official football schedule for the 2013 season, fans, analysts, critics and casual observers have all circled one date on their calendar. Sept. 14. Can the relatively new kid on the block catch lightening in a bottle for a second straight year? Can the back-to-back defending National Champion find a way to win on the road against the only team to hand them a defeat last year? Can the reigning Heisman Trophy winner once again find that signature performance while slaying the dragon? All of these questions and more will be answered on Saturday. There is a lot on the line for both teams. Alabama had one loss last year. Texas A&M. They are ready to show they are the #1 team for a reason. Looking to do what no team has done before and win three straight National Championships, the Tide realistically has one real road block in their way. Texas A&M. The Aggies have been in the headlines for months. Johnny Football loves the spotlight. He loves the attention. And he has had plenty of it. From Autographgate to unsportsmanlike penalties on the field, Manziel thrives under scrutiny. It just seems fitting that the whole world will be watching. If the tension wasn’t palpable enough, ESPN Gameday, CBS Sports and countless other media outlets have landed in College Station for this iconic matchup. CBS even announced Johnny Cam. It is time to settle this once and for all. Who is David? Who is Goliath? Who will escape victorious?
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WHAT: TEXAS A&M VS. ALABAMA WHERE: KYLE FIELD WHEN: SATURDAY, SEPT. 14TH
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- By Amanda L. Reynolds -
Napa Flats 2551-D Texas Ave. S. 979.703.4034
Monday - Thursday 11 AM - 10 PM Friday - Saturday 11 AM - 11 PM Sunday 11 AM - 9:30 PM
Price - $$$ Cuisine - Cali-talian Parking - Private Lot Patio - Yes Atmosphere - Contemporary Noise Level - Average
$ ($5 - 10) ramen noodle budget $$ ($10-15) part-time job $$$ ($15-20) hard-earned cash $$$$ (Over $20) mommy and daddy are in town
Napa Flats Napa Flats sits at the corner of Harvey Road and Texas Avenue in College Station. Unsuspecting visitors would never guess that the chic contemporary venue with art depicting the Napa Valley inside was previously a chain salad bar restaurant (Souper Salad). The interior lighting, the open kitchen, the spacious bar and outdoor patio—all come together fluidly and beautifully. It’s one of the reasons we’ve visited Napa Flats a total of five times, because we really want to love it. But...we don’t exactly love it. Unfortunately, on many accounts the food fell...well, flat. It’s still in our hearts, though, and we hope Napa Flats’ food one day matches its fantastic ambiance. Napa Flats offers a separate lunch and dinner menu. We found that their lunch specials turned out to be a good deal with good prices. The panini sandwiches, one of our favorites from the menu, are made on a cross between a true flatbread and thick country loaf. The meatball panini features their house-made meatballs, smoothly textured and seasoned evenly, dressed in the perfect amount of tangy marinara and smooth, melty, stringy (in a good way) cheese. You know, the kind of cheese you used to see on pizza commercials that showed how great their cheese was? It’s that cheese. All of their sandwiches are served with paperthin sliced potato chips. They have the crunch of a kettle chip, but they’re very light. Unfortunately, one problem we’ve noticed with Napa Flats is the inconsistency of their dishes. On our first trip, the caprese salad was one of our favorite dishes. The made-in house mozzarella cheese had a firmness without mimicking the rubberyness of store bought mozzarella. All of the tomatoes were cut in perfect half moons and drizzled with balsamic vinegar. However, on a following trip, the mozzarella cheese was gritty and had a granular texture to it and the tomatoes looked like they’d been hacked at with a dull knife. It was definitely not the same dish we experienced on our first visit. The hand-tossed pizzas we sampled ranged from okay to great. The thin crust was full of flavor and we’re
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guessing that the wood-fired oven and perfect timing are the secrets to their soft, doughy-yet-crispy crust. Their pepperoni pizza was our favorite and vastly differently from a pie you’d order from a commercial pizza restaurant. Instead of being a pool of grease sitting atop a mess of cheese, the pepperoni were huge disks with just the right amount of tomato sauce. The bianca pizza, on the other hand, had a beautiful description on the menu, but it ended up being rather bland on our palate. The California Cobb salad is garnished with an abundant amount of toppings. The balsamic vinaigrette has a high ratio of vinegar to oil, which is a personal preference of ours because we prefer to taste the vinegar rather than have an oily dressing. However, the lemonette was just the opposite. It was far too lemony. It tasted as if they’d squeezed the tartest lemons they could find directly onto the salad. Unfortunately, as fresh as the greens and veggies looked, we couldn’t eat it. On another visit, the soup of the day was a Tuscan Potato soup, and it was delicious. Chunks of potatoes floated in a chicken-based broth that had a touch of cream to it, which added a fullness without being too rich. We’ve also had the Tuscan BBQ ribs twice now (two different MW staff members tried them two separate times): the first time, the rib meat fell off the bone with tender bites; the second time, they arrived lukewarm and stale. All in all, the restaurant’s sleek, flavorful ambiance doesn’t parlay into the food. We want to like Napa Flats—no, we want to love Napa Flats. It could be the perfect place for a business luncheon, a first date, or an after-work drink. But their hit or miss food makes us a little weary, and we’ll wait until they get the newly-opened kinks ironed out before we give them a sixth chance.
Layne’s
Tailgates on the dime
Cheap Eats Easy to Make and Easy on Your Green By Dani Wilkins
It’s two hours before kickoff. A guy in a maroon Columbia fishing shirt opens a pit to be met with a face of smoke and singed eyebrows. A girl in cowboy boots and a gameday dress stampedes past you, covered in potato salad and barbeque sauce. Someone manages to cover the lemon bars with flour instead of powdered sugar. A drunken friend kicks back in a lawn chair, double fisting Natty’s, commenting on the fact that the game is fixing to start and his beer belly is still grumbling. And then the neighboring family tailgate sign goes up in flames. Literally, in flames. No thank you. If the scene above sounds like something out of a Hitchcock movie, do not be alarmed. You’re not alone; there are people who can help, too. Pick up your phone, place an order, and have someone else prepare your tailgate food for you—and for cheap! For tailgate traditionalists, you can still be covered in BBQ sauce and smoky goodness. Give one of these two spots a ring for all kinds of great tailgate bites. C&J Barbeque will happily fix you and your crew with one of their many tailgate packages. At $9 per person, it’s an awesome option if you’re into variety: a choice of two or three different meats, multiple sides, and all the fixings, including plastic ware, sweet tea, cups, pickles, sauce—need we say more? Other cool options: whole pans of peach or blackberry cobbler, or fan favorite banana pudding for $22. If you’re a sucker for Rudy’s cream corn, they have a sweet deal where you can pick up bulk portions of meat and sides ranging from $7-$10 per person depending on what you’re hankering for. They also offer a group meal for $9.50 a person that’s all-inclusive and quite literally everything you need, from slabs of succulent ribs to the lemons for your sweet tea. Maybe sandwiches are more your style. Local favorite Jimmy John’s serves up some great catering options to take with you on gameday. Whether you’re more of a party platter fan, or 6-foot long sub fanatic, they offer a variety. For a 30-piece party platter, you can choose 10 of your favorite subs to be sliced up and arranged. But then again, if the novelty of a 6-foot long sandwich fits the bill, choose from seven delicious options for $123 bucks. Chips can be added for a buck and some change, or you can get an entire bucket of pickles for $5.25. Potbelly Sandwich Shop has some super deals, too. For only $7 a person, order the “Basic Belly Plus,” their most popular catering option, which includes an “original” toasty Sammy, chips, and one of those sinfully good oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. You can also pick up gallons of sweet tea and lemonade, and catering sized soups and salads if you’d like. Finally, if you’re one of those “I’m a chicken strip only on gameday guy or gal,” Raising Canes has huge packages to accommodate tailgate guests from 10 to 100. You can order strips in sets of 25, or just go ahead and order 100 of the golden fried snacks for only $90. Plenty of Canes sauce will be included, a full 64 ounces in fact. And just in case that’s not enough, you can order a full 32 oz. container for only $4. Jugs of sweet tea and lemonade will only cost you a few dollars more. No matter which option you decide, you’re definitely going to have a whole crew of happy, well-fed football fans.
Chicken fingers are a staple of the Aggie diet, and Layne’s is not only a favorite fry house but an Aggie institution. With two locations (one directly across campus), Layne’s is cheap, fast, and friendly. Dine in or take out - 106 Walton Drive, College Station – 979-976-7633 - 1301 Wellborn Road, College Station – 979-696-6933 - $
Naked Fish
The newly-remodeled sushi restaurant specializes in, well, naked fish. Their portions are generous, from signature rolls such as the Aggie Roll to a wide selection of cooked entrees. Fans of sashimi, order the salmon. Dine in or take out - 1808 Texas Ave, College Station – 979-485-8888 - $-$$
Cenare Italian Restaurant
Family-owned and operated, this Italian restaurant is College Station’s version of Downtown Bryan’s Caffe Capri (and that’s because they’re owned by the same family). Classic dishes such as pollo Parmigiana and veal picatta are favorites, while their pasta dishes are just the right size and very reasonably priced. Good luck getting a table during parents’ weekend or graduation weekend. Dine in - 404 University Drive East, College Station – 979- 696-7311 - $-$$
The Village Café
The Village Cafe is adamant about making sure your food is locally sourced from farms, vendors, and even breweries. Most menu items— from sandwiches, wraps, eggs, milk to chicken and wines—are sourced within the Texas border. Equally parts Texas pride and food conscious, the Village serves breakfast, lunch, dinner and localroasted coffee drinks. Dine in or take out - 210 West 26th Street, Bryan – 979-703-8514 - $-$$
Antonio’s
A great place to grab a slice of pizza before, during, or after the Northgate bar crawl. Antonio’s dough is the closest thing to a NY-style pie in the region, with a thin, crispy crust, tangy sauce, and a balanced blend of cheeses. They also offer some intriguing topping combinations, with many pizzaby-the-slice concoctions on display tempting your taste buds. Dine in, take out, and delivery - 104 College Main, College Station – 979-260-3535 - $
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radio singles, videos on MTV and VH1, and tours with the likes of Collective Soul, Goo Goo Dolls, and Train) Green River Ordinance Man of Steel at Rudder Theatre It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s Superman! Watch brings their influence to the stage at Grand a new take on a timeless classic for free at the Stafford Theater. 106 S Main, Bryan, Sept. 12, Rudder Auditorium on Thursday, September 2013 8:00 PM $10/12 12, 2013 from 7:00 – 10:00pm. Starring Henry Cavill as Superman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Stewart Mann at The Tap and directed by Zach Snyder, you can view Hailing from the Live Music Capital of the this blockbuster hit for 100% off the in-cinema World, Stewart Man & The Statesboro Revue price. Rudder Theatre, TAMU Campus Sept. keep their music as Southern as their roots. This band is all about travel, good music, 12, 2013 FREE good people, and good times and they blend blues and country into rock ‘n’ roll that shakes legs, bones, and souls. 815 Harvey Rd, College Station, Sept. 12, 2013 9:00 PM
Thursday, September 12th
Karaoke at Schotzi’s Alcohol plus karaoke always makes for good time. Sing your heart out or watch others belt out their favorites in and out of key. 205 University Dr. College Station, Sept. 12, 2013 9:30 PM FREE Singer/Songwriter Night at Village Café Singer/Songwriter night offers aspiring musicians a chance to show off their talent. Come out each week to listen to some original music while enjoying your favorite Texas wine or beer. 210 W. 26th St, Bryan Sept. 12, 2013 8:00 PM FREE Green River Ordinance at Grand Stafford A true display of contemporary rock genius, Green River Ordinance has been producing quality sounds for the past decade. After earning some much deserved recognition in the past few years (with a couple top 40
country singer brings a unique twist to the genre. He has shared the stage with Mark McKinney, Deryl Dodd, and Brandon Jenkins, among others. His love for popular country and his knowledge of the “classical” era blends with his Red Dirt roots for a sound that is uniquely “Zach Coffey.” 205 University Dr. College Station, Sept. 13, 2013 10 PM
Saturday, September 14th
The Velcro Pygmies at Daisy Dukes Ready to provide Aggies with some in-yourface rock jams, The Velcro Pygmies are heading to College Station. Be @ Daisy Dukes on September 12th to get a piece of this epic Salsa Saturdays at Village Café jam action. 217 University, College Station, Voted Best Night of Dancing 2011 & 2012, Sept. 12, 2013 10 PM Salsa Saturdays starts with a fun “30-Minute Crash Course Salsa Lesson” at 10pm followed by a hot night of dancing. Come prepared to sweat and to meet new people at this Aggie Stoney LaRue at Hurricane Harry’s hot spot! Visit www.mambosentertainment. Aaron Watson is headlining the SEC kickoff com/salsasaturdays.html for more details. party at Hurricane Harry’s on Friday the 13th; 210 W. 26th St, Bryan Sept. 14, 2013 8:00 PM here’s to hoping that the event also featuring $5 John David Kent brings the Aggies GOOD luck in the 2013 season. 313 College Ave. College Stefan & the C-Otters at The Beer Joint Composed of four members, this band Station, Sept 13, 2013 $10 blends a multitude of styles from Americana to Rastabilly to Jazz. They really have it all. Coy Catterson at Church St. BBQ A singer/songwriter and College Station- Uneasily defined, Stefan & the C-otters knows native, Coy Catterson combines a blend what works and is unafraid to create their of Texas Country with Southern Rock to own unique sound. 12550 Hwy 30, College create a unique sound. 100 Church St. Station, Sept. 14, 2013 9:00 PM $5 College Station, Sept. 13, 2013 11 PM Hazy Ray at Church St. BBQ Hailing from Nawlins, Hazy Ray is five guys Zach Coffey at Schotzi’s Originally from Yukon, Oklahoma, this Texas with a sound full of soulful rock‘n roll. Hazy
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Ray stepped onto the scene by landing on 205 University Dr. College Station, Sept. 16, bills with singer/song-writer John Lefler of 2013 9:30 PM FREE Dashboard Confessional, Everclear, FreeSol, Hunter Hayes, Grammy award winning Rapper/Actor Ludacris, and blues great, Tinsley Ellis. 100 Church St. College Station, Sept. 14, 2013 10 PM
Sunday, September 15th The Contradiction at Village Café The Contradiciton will serenade you while you feast on a delicious lunch at The Village Cafe. Trivia Night at Revolution 210 W. 26th St, Bryan Sept. 15, 2013 1 PM Monday nights are pretty boring; it’s too early in the week to party and too early in the week Pub Quiz at O’bannon’s to study. So, you’re kind of left with nothing Test your knowledge and don’t worry about being to do but Facebooking, channel surfing, or graded. Instead, sit back with a pint or a cocktail Netflixing. But it doesn’t have to be that way. and either play or be a spectator. 103 Boyett Dr. What if you could spend a Monday night with College Station, Sept. 8, 2013 9:00 PM FREE a drink in your hand and “study” at the same time without feeling like you’re partying or Sin Party Sundays at The Corner Bar doing your homework? Well, you can do just Start your week off right with Sin Party that. Every Monday night, Revolution Cafe Sundays at The Corner Bar and Grill. Head hosts Trivia Night from 9pm till just before up to the rooftop for a dance party featuring midnight–ending just in time to sleep 8 hours DJ C-Nell. 401 University Dr. College Station, before class on Tuesday. 211B S Main St, Sept. 8, 2013 10:00 PM FREE Bryan Sept. 16, 2013 9:00 PM Mic Check at Revolution Speak your mind or listen to those who do it for you at Mic Check Poetry! Hosted by Revolution Cafe, it’s every Sunday at 8:30pm and free. Break out of your mold and channel your inner artist; whether you cite your own free-form poetry or listen to others recite theirs, you’ll go home inspired.211B S. Main St. Bryan, Sept. 8, 2013 8:30 PM
Tuesday, September 17th Craft Cocktails at Grand Stafford Theater Mixing beings at 4:30pm each Tuesday and continues throughout the evening. Cocktails are expertly crafted by resident mixologist Cody Schilling. His handmade mixers, fresh ingredients, and premium liquors make falling off your bar stool delicious. 106 S Main St, Bryan Sept. 3, 2013 8:00 PM $8
Breakaway at Texas A&M Non-denominational Breakaway Ministries’ events have already set a record for attendance, and Tuesday’s assembly of worship, inspiration and entertainment will surely set yet another one. For more details check Breakaway Ministries Facebook @ http:// www.facebook.com/breakawayministries Sept. 10, 2013 9:00 PM FREE
Wednesday, September 18th Salsa Wednesdays at Village Café Salsa Wednesdays at the Village Cafe offer an hour and a half professional dance lesson(8pm) followed by a night of dancing from 9:30-12am. A great night to learn new moves or to just let loose on the dance floor! Visit http://www.mambosentertainment. com/grouplessons.html for more details. 210 W. 26th St, Bryan Sept. 18, 2013 8:00 PM $5
Sean McConnell at Hurricane Harry’s Sean McConnell’s tour, “Big Noise,” is a series of shows stretching from Texas to Georgia. Part traveling vagabond, part artist, part songwriter; McConnell’s main focus is the music, as it always has been. Even as a little one, he would sneak into his parent’s room, take the guitar from under their Texas Country Tuesday at Ozona bed, and play until his fingers bled. A style he calls Open Mic Night at Schotzi’s Drink and menu specials and live entertainment “lyric-driven roots rock with soul,” his music is a Show off your talent at Schotzi’s open mic provided by 98.3 KORA. Who knows–you might fluid juxtaposition between unremitting rock and night. It’s your chance to be the star of the even dance! 520 Harvey Road , College warm acoustics. 313 College Ave. College Station, show or just simply watch from the audience. Station Sept. 10, 2013 7:00 PM Sept. 18, 2013 8:00 PM $10
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Get the Goods: by Chandler Hodo The classic Superman story was tweaked and fine-tuned yet again in the summer blockbuster hit Man of Steel, proving that the not-of-this-world superhero plot can stand the test of time. Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures teamed up to produce the film, which grossed over $116,000,000 on opening weekend and almost $658,000,000 worldwide. The flick features Henry Cavill as Superman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, and other hotlist actors such as Russell Crowe and Kevin Costner. The storyline revolves around an alien born on the planet Krypton, Kal-El, who was sent to Earth when Krypton was heading toward destruction. Jonathan and Martha Kent, an American couple from Smallville, Kansas, discovered baby Kal-El once he’d reached Earth, and they raised him as their own son, naming him Clark. As a young boy, Clark discovers he has superpowers and is consequently faced with tribulations, torn between keeping his superhuman abilities a secret and using them for the good of mankind.
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As part of the MSC Aggie Cinema Blockbuster Series, Man of Steel will be shown in Rudder Theater on September 7th from 7pm-10pm. Tickets can be purchased at the MSC Box Office for $2 or, if you’re a current TAMU student, you can get in for $1 when you show your valid student ID.
Roadtrips and Getaways Within a Day’s Drive
A Weird Day in a Weird Town - By Cheyenne Mueller -
Many Aggies consider Austin as the Forbidden City. It’s weird, covered in burnt orange…and did we mention it’s weird? But take a step back and think before you hiss, because the weirdness might just prove to be some sort of entertaining. (We can’t promise anything about the students, though.) We know you’ve most likely been to Austin before, seen the landmarks, etc. But that’s why we’re taking you to a couple places you may have never experienced in weirdville before. The drive to Austin is just short of two hours, and leaving College Station at 10am will put you in the Capitol City around lunchtime. Head over to Café Malta, a Mediterranean restaurant with a great lunch menu, including entrees fit for the late summer heat such as a grilled watermelon salad. Also try their chicken tagine potpie made of pasture-raised chicken. They also have a wide selection of gluten-free options. After lunch, head over to the Baylor Street Art Wall located on 11th and Baylor. The street wall is an abandoned construction site that was brought back to life by the hands (and cans) of local street artists. Covered from top to bottom, the brightly-colored wall is much more than a graffiti backdrop for tourist pics. The site captures the city’s quirky local color, too. Not to be outdone, but Austin has a Cathedral of Junk. Yep, you read that right. Cathedral of Junk. The Cathedral of Junk stands solemnly in the backyard of a small house, tucked away on a suburban street on the south side of Austin. From the street, it’s invisible. “’I just did it because it was kinda cool,” owner Vince Hannemann said in an interview with Roadside America. “It’s my clubhouse. It’s fun.” His Cathedral of Junk is similar to the clubhouse from Out of the Box. Small and unassuming outside, it magically expands upon entering. Twenty five years old, the palace of “odds” and ends has become home for just about everything. From lawnmower wheels and circuit boards to still-working bar lights, Wall-E would be right at home there. Before visiting, make sure you ask permission to wander around, since it really is a private home. Call (512) 299-7413 to schedule a walk-through. After walking so much, it’s time to satisfy your appetite…for murder. The Dinner Detective show at the Marriott Hotel is an interactive murder-mystery game. So you’re not actually really killing anyone (sorry to disappoint you). You get to dine on a four-course meal and play a reallife version of Clue! The Dinner Detective Show was founded with the purpose of being the best in interactive dining, and it’s won multiple awards. The actors in the show have worked in professional theatre, TV, and film, all masters of improv. In order to get in, the dress code is business casual or dressy casual. No T-shirts, shorts, baseball caps, or torn clothes are permitted. Also, tickets sell fast. You can order yours online at thedinnerdetective.com.
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Food fear is everywhere. GMOs, pesticides, what’s organic or not— making a trip to the grocery store is no easy task these days. Lowsodium, low-calorie, low-carbs, low-sugar—we’re all on the lookout for the healthiest options the supermarket has to offer. However, many of those options come “naturally” at the local farmers market. The Brazos Valley Farmers Market is an organization that creates venues where local farmers can connect directly with Brazos Valley consumers. Not only is their goal to provide fresh, local flavor, but it’s also to provide public education on regional farming, gardening, and food preparation. It’s non-profit, and the market receives no city, state, or federal funding. The organization is funded through vendor fees and countless hours of volunteer time. Open twice a week all year-round, there are plenty of opportunities to get local produce. On Saturdays from 8am – 12pm, the market is located on the corner of Texas Avenue and William D. Parkway, across from the Brazos Valley courthouse. On Wednesdays, from 4pm-7pm, they’re located at the Village Foods Shopping Center. There’s a parking lot on the corner of 29th Street and Briarcrest in Brian. There are usually 39 vendors. Yep, you read that right – 39! The market offers more than just produce. Vendors sell a variety of things, ranging from homemade breads and grass-fed beef and pork, to jewelry and hand-thrown pottery. There’s something for everyone. Taylor Phillips, senior at Texas A&M says, “I really enjoy the Farmer’s Market. Everything there is always so fresh and the vendors are friendly. They care about what they do and want for you to enjoy what you buy.” If you’re interested in visiting the Farmer’s Market or seeing the total list of vendors, you can visit their website at brazosvalleyfarmersmarket. com for more information.
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Inrix Apple vs. Google Maps? Forget it. Introduced as the most accurate and comprehensive GPS/Traffic Alert app available, INRIX has you covered for the morning commute, your weekend road trip, and every stop in between. We all hate the stop-and-go traffic that makes us late for our 8am responsibilities, and INRIX will help you spend more time enjoying your coffee and less time wearing it. Using the GPS locator in your phone, the app will show you how to get from A to B—just as your regular phone map app does. However, INRIX also shows you traffic flow for every street, not just highways. It also allows you to save destinations, share arrival times, and—best of all—it gives you real-time access to local traffic cameras that’ll give you a bird’s-eye view before you even leave the driveway. Choosing the road less traveled has never been easier. - FREE ESPN College Football College football is back and in full swing. As always, ESPN has you covered. Track your favorite team through the 12-week season and into bowl week with the new ESPN College Football app. Follow Kirk Herbstreit and the crew on College GameDay, get access to nightly updates through ESPNU, and even get live footage through WatchESPN. Gain instant access to highlights, breaking news, live coverage, analyst interviews, and every score from every game in the FBS. Check projections, watch the spread, and make sure you have the facts and stats to back up the trash you talk during your Saturday tailgate. The biggest name in broadcast sports brings you the biggest compilation of pigskin action to your mobile device. – FREE Terraria We talk a lot about utility apps, but let’s be real: the majority of those downloaded on your phone are probably games, right? Smart phones have virtually eliminated the use of various technologies like digital cameras and dash-mount GPSes—among other things—and handheld gaming systems are no exception (anyone still have a Gameboy?). If you’re looking for something to distract you from the rest of your social life, Terraria even makes wasting time feel productive. Choose your weapon and take your character through more than a dozen levels of virtual hostility – digging, fighting, exploring, and building your world in the critically acclaimed game that has finally hit the app store. - $4.99
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Mic Check is an organization founded by undergraduate college students that later turned into a non-profit organization. It’s hosted at Revolution Bar and Café in Downtown Bryan every Sunday at 8:30pm. Their purpose is to give everyone an opportunity to experience a form of art that they wouldn’t otherwise encounter. No styles are turned away and everything is encouraged—from contemporary, experimental, avant-garde, neglected poetry, and everything in between, the members of Mic Check preach freedom of expression and creative integrity. Mic Check is an open and welcoming setting. Madison Parker, senior Creative Writing major at Texas A&M, says of her experience with Mic Check, “I cannot imagine my life without Mic Check or spoken word poetry in general. Every person, regardless of their interests in artistic or creative events, should experience spoken word poetry (also known as slam) at least once in their life.” The poetry slams happen every second Sunday of the month with no cover. Poets performing literally share a piece of who they are with the audience. It can get raw and gritty, but what they say is real. Poetry isn’t just words written on paper; it’s a movement, it’s a diary, it’s a journey. It hurts to share sometimes, but they know better than anyone that sometimes you’ve just got to let it out. “It takes a coward to see Truth extended If you’re interested in seeing the cream of the crop of slam poetry, Mic Check also hosts the Texas Grand Slam Festival. Forty-two poets from across the nation, from California to New York, and even local poets in between, perform in Downtown Bryan in October. If spoken word is something you’re interested in, then jot this down in your calendars to remember later.
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And the winner is... Maroon Weekly presents #MWphotocontest. Each week, we’ll announce a theme across our social media channels. The theme, as with most things in life, is open to interpretation. Take a photo which best represents the theme as you interpret it, and our staff will decide which is the best of the best among all entries. If your photo wins, we’ll place it in the upcoming issue of Maroon Weekly. You’ll also win a sweet prize package from our sponsors. Last week, the theme was “End of Summer.” We had some stellar submissions, but we think you’ll agree the winning picture really summed up the iconic sunsets so frequently seen in BCS at this time of year. Make sure to follow us on Instagram (@maroonweekly). And be on the lookout each week for the new theme so you can start submitting your pics. Also make sure that we are following you so we can see your submissions. Good luck and Gig ‘Em! pg 24 24 || maroonweekly.com maroonweekly.com || 09.11.13 pg
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Riddick opens with a small alien dragon pecking at a hand planted in the dusty ground. The suspense is palpable as you wait for the hand to fight back, eventually choking the cute baby animal to death. That’s the power of Riddick. It’s a dog-eatdog survival thriller on a hostile planet that never lets up. Every scene is another suspense sequence. It takes Vin Diesel’s titular night-vision superman over an hour to get to the trailer’s premise, where he’s chained in a bunker surrounded by mercenaries. That’s because first he has to find food and water, then he has to get past these giant swamp scorpions, and then he has to send a distress signal. You don’t need to be familiar with the franchise to follow Riddick. The father of one of the characters from Pitch Black shows up, and there’s a flashback bridging the gap from the sequel The Chronicles of Riddick to Riddick’s landslide burial. But the great thing about David Twohy’s unkillable space saga is the plotting. These movies are so airtight you don’t need any of the history to key into the latest adventure. In this outing, Riddick’s distress signal brings two ships to the planet, a group of amateurish grease-monkeys, and a group of highly-trained professionals. The crews fight each other while fighting Riddick, but the real problem is the impending swarm of those scorpion aliens coming with the storm. Twohy has a splashy style (Below, A Perfect Getaway), but the pulp completely overtakes his sense of character relationships. Instead of fleshed-out people, Riddick offers types, and instead of thought processes and dialogue, Riddick offers punchlines so freighted with gravitas they just sit there. Newbies like Nolan Funk flounder a bit, while more familiar faces like Katee Sackhoff do their best. Unfortunately Twohy worships Riddick’s bad-boy antics like a groupie, even implicitly realizing Riddick’s macho dream to turn a lesbian. Then again, Riddick’s a lean, mean action machine. You don’t watch it for the scruples.
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With only one new release this week, it’s a good time to catch up with We’re The Millers, a model studio comedy. Jason Sudeikis plays a small-time drug dealer who gets robbed and has to go to Mexico and smuggle a shipment across the border to appease his supplier. So he gets the bright idea to clean up and pretend to be a smiling Midwestern family out on vacation to get by the authorities, hiring Jennifer Aniston’s stripper to play the mom, his dorky neighbor to play the son, and the son’s homeless friend to play the daughter. Naturally they get up to some wacky hijinks with fellow RV-ers Nick Offerman and scene-stealer Kathryn Hahn, and there’s a light dose of action when the cartel chases after them. We’re the Millers doesn’t reinvent the wheel. It’s formulaic and feel-good, but with this much funny, who cares?
MUSEUM HOURS Keep an eye out for Museum Hours, which recently played in Houston and will soon open in Fort Worth, the best movie of the year so far. The story is deceptively simple: A Canadian woman goes to Vienna to see about a relative’s hospital stay and winds up befriending a guard at an art museum. Director Jem Cohen tells the story from the guard’s perspective. We hear his thoughts as he wanders about the museum, describing paintings, talking about visitors, telling stories from his past. And the observant camera just watches the woman. It’s not until she brings the guard out of his shell a little bit that we get a good look at him, as if we’ve been stuck inside his head, too. Museum Hours vividly captures tourism, infatuation, looking at paintings, and more--all acts of observation, new ways of seeing. I can’t wait to see it again.
1. Riddick
Vin Diesel’s night-vision superhero (or super-antihero) is back, this time pitting two crews of bounty hunters against each other so he can escape the planet he’s marooned on amid a dangerous swarm of aliens. R (119 min.)
2. The Butler
Forest Whitaker serves as White House butler for eight different presidents (Robin Williams, John Cusack, James Marsden, the list goes on) while his son explores the rise of the Black Panthers. PG-13 (132 min.)
3. Instructions not Included An Acapulco playboy is forced to reorient his life when his daughter is left on his doorstep. Then he has to do it all over again when the birth mother shows up in this Spanishlanguage hit. PG-13 (115 min.)
4. We’re the Millers
A road trip comedy about a bunch of outcasts playing an all-American family (Jason Sudeikis as dealer dad, Jennifer Aniston as stripper mom) to sneak into Mexico and retrieve a marijuana package for a quick buck. R (110 min.)
5. Planes
Disney goes Pixar with a Cars-style take on a world of sentient planes. Dane Cook as a cropduster dreams of competing in a race around the world.. Brad Garret, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and John Cleese co-star. PG (91 min.)
6. One Direction: This is Us Like Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, and Katy Perry before them, One Direction finally gets the documentary treatment. It’s not just a concert but a peak behind the curtain. Definitely for fans only. PG (92 min.)
7. Elysium
Grungy class-war sci-fi in which Matt Damon character has five days left to live while the off-planet Paradise
of Elysium has free health care for all. Jodie Foster stars as Damon’s nemesis. R (109 min.)
8. Blue Jasmine
Cate Blanchett’s real housewife of New York has to move in with her working class adoptive sister Sally Hawkins when her Wall Street ex gets caught by the feds as Woody Allen tours San Francisco. PG-13 (98 min.)
9. Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
Percy Jackson and his friends must hunt down the Golden Fleece to defeat the rising tide of monsters and restore their sanctuary in this freewheeling Greek mythology/coming-ofage mash-up. PG (106 min.)
10. The World’s End
The follow-up to Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz casts Simon Pegg as a world-class screw-up who reunites his high school buddies to complete their hometown’s pub crawl where they discover a freaky secret. R (109 min.)
11. The Mortal Instruments Lily Collins discovers she can see demons and teams up with other warriors to protect Earth from their darkness. Based on the young adult fantasy bestsellers. Also starring Lena Headey and CCH Pounder. PG-13 (130 min.)
12. Getaway
Ethan Hawke gets the Taken treatment—his wife is kidnapped and he’s forced to do certain tasks to see her again. But when he meets Selena Gomez portraying a gearhead, he takes matters into his own hands. PG-13 (90 min.)
12. This is the End
The Apatow bunch is back, just in time for the apocalypse. Of course, that’s just the backdrop for the usual vulgar jokes and anthropology of modern bros; but the ending is a summer high. R (107 min.)
14. You’re Next
An upper-crust New England anniversary party is cut short by three masked killers. People start dropping like flies as the horror gives way to dark satire until the middle son’s girlfriend fights back. R (94 min.
15. Despicable Me 2
The heroic Anti-Villain League hires Steve Carell as a grumbling supervillain turned adoptive father to help fight a new supervillain. Featuring the voices of Kristen Wiig, Benjamin Bratt, and Russell Brand. PG (98 min.)
16. 2 Guns
In the wake of a botched bank robbery, Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg play undercover feds on the run from a drug cartel and their respective agencies in this explosive actioner. R (109 min.)
17. The Grandmaster
A dazzling biopic in which Tony Leung plays the martial artist who trained Bruce Lee as he endures changing fortunes, rivalry, and war at the end of China’s last dynasty. Directed by auteur Wong Kar Wai. PG-13 (130 min.)
18. Closed Circuit
Eric Bana and Rebecca Hall get a little too close as lawyers working on a secret British terrorism case. Weirder still, they seem to be under surveillance. Also starring Jim Broadbent and Ciaran Hinds. R (96 min.)
19. The Smurfs 2
Gargamel (Hank Azaria) has kidnapped Smurfette (Katy Perry) to enact his evil scheme to transform his Naughties into Smurfs, so the funny blue heroes must team up to stop him. PG (105 min.)
20. The Wolverine
After the de-powering events of X-Men 3: The Last Stand, Wolverine retreats to Japan for some meditative soul-searching, but he quickly gets embroiled in a classic samurai tale featuring Mariko and Silver Samurai. PG-13 (126 min.)
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- By Topher Hawkes Blizzard’s Diablo and Diablo II are among the most popular dungeon crawlers of all time. When Diablo III was released in May 2012, many fans of the series found themselves unable to play it because their PC wasn’t up to par. It’s no surprise that many gamers rejoiced when they heard Diablo III was coming to PlayStation 3 and Xbox360. Avid followers of the series no longer have to wait; the game debuted on consoles this week. Diablo III begins 20 years after its predecessor; gamers who have played through the first two games will see throwbacks to previous installments such as revisiting the town of Tristram (again) or a boss fight against The Butcher. Up to four players can play as a barbarian, demon hunter, monk, wizard or a witch doctor. Each class plays differently: a witch doctor summons minions to fight alongside him/her, a demon hunter uses traps and can wield a crossbow in each hand, and a monk unleashes physical attacks but has the unique ability to heal himself or others. In the beginning, players only have two primary attacks; but as they grow stronger, more slots are unlocked (up to six can be used at a time) and more powerful abilities become available. For instance, the wizard can use the Archon skill to transform into a being of pure energy for a short time with new, more powerful abilities. After obtaining all the base skills, specific variations of skills alter them further. For example, the witch doctor can summon a plague of toads which explode when they make contact with enemies. Eventually, she unlocks the option to summon a huge toad which devours enemies. While in theory, players are upgrading their skill, but that isn’t always the case. It’s up to the players to figure out what suits them, and this is why you’ll see many players use the same attacks over and over again. On the plus side, there are many skills to learn and a wealth of variations to experiment with – which makes some classes (most notably the witch doctor and wizard) keep their distance from the hordes of enemies and bosses they encounter throughout the game. One of the best things about Diablo III is that you can jump in and jump out with ease. With few cut scenes and rare pauses in the action, players spend most of their time fighting, which gives Diablo III a very arcade feel. The story might be a little predictable (especially if you played Diablo or Diablo II), but the cut scenes between acts are definitely worth watching. If you’ve played the PC version, you might notice some differences in the console version. PC players are accustomed to using a mouse to point, click, and direct their character. However, players use the control stick in the console version, which actually gives gamers better response with their character. In addition, a dodge feature has been added and the loot system has been revamped to offer a better opportunity to obtain more epic or legendary items. Finally, the PC version required you to be online to play the game, and this restriction has been removed on consoles.
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1 Super guy? 6 Nigeria’s capital since 1991 11 On the double 14 Adjust to fit 15 “What’s Happening!!” role 16 Galena, for one 17 Following the “Whip It” band closely? 19 Put down the first card 20 Bar selections 21 Bumped into 22 Game played “with my little eye” 24 Fellas 25 Blogger Wheaton of interest to geeks everywhere 26 Where cats get chased 29 Film studio site 30 Fidel cohort 31 This, in Tijuana 32 Punk gymnast popular in the 1980s? 35 Telenovelas, in English 37 Joint owners’ pronoun 38 Slot machine spinners 39 Hero with a black mask and a big chin? 42 Fisher of “Arrested Development” 43 Choose 44 Creator of M and Q 45 Manager’s lists 47 Obama’s mother ___ Dunham 48 Breakfast drinks, briefly 51 Like grapefruit juice 52 Award bestowed by Queen Eliz. 53 Thought 54 Norm on a golf course 56 What haters of Miley’s August spectacle wanted from the media? 59 Compadre 60 Arctic dweller 61 Remains neutral? 62 1980s “truly outrageous” cartoon 63 “Melrose Place” actor Rob 64 Shannon formerly of “SNL”
1 Bordello big shot 2 “21” singer 3 Baltimore player 4 Wall St. events 5 Mel with 1,860 RBI 6 “The Little Mermaid” role 7 Orion feature 8 Mentalist Geller 9 Gin flavoring 10 Nervous state 11 Tennis racket string material 12 “Forgot About ___” (2000 single featuring Eminem) 13 End-of-proof abbr. 18 “Jaws” resort 23 11- or 12-year-old 25 What things could always be 26 Spock crewmate 27 Alex who starred in 2007’s “The Water Horse” (anagram of LEET) 28 Opposite of “avec” 29 Rio de ___ (Buenos Aires’ river) 30 Word after food or kangaroo 32 Powerful whirlpool 33 Plays over and over 34 Keyboard instrument 35 “___ It Up” (Bob Marley) 36 Very, melodramatically 40 TV host Graham and boxer Ken, for two 41 Bay Area football player, for short 46 “Journey to ___” (“Sesame Street” feature) 47 Aids a criminal 48 “Island of the Blue Dolphins” author Scott 49 Singer whose surname is Kilcher 50 Unwilling to be talked down to 52 Boo-boo 53 ___-European languages 54 Brown bag staple, informally 55 “Chances ___” 57 Boy king of Egypt 58 Sister of Khloe and Kourtney �2013 Jonesin’ Crosswords (editor@ jonesincrosswords.com)
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