Staff Picks – James’ Top Ten Movie Trailers of 2015
These were films that weren’t necessarily the best, they didn’t win all of the awards, and I haven’t seen many of them yet because they’re not yet out. These trailers are notable because they made the prospect of seeing the film exciting. They reminded us why we go to the movies in the first place- […]
Staff Picks – Vanessa’s Long Lost Chocolate Treasures
Long Lost Chocolate Treasures 10. Seven Up bar (last produced in the 1970s) – If you loved chocolate but couldn’t decide if you like chocolate & nougat, or chocolate & mint, this was the candy bar for you. It contained seven different flavor combinations. 9. Butter Nut (1960s & 1970s) Very gooey, very good. 8. […]
Staff Picks – Margaret’s Offbeat Christmas Albums
(image: uncubed.com) One Christmas at a Time – Jonathan Coulton and John Roderick From the leader of The Long Winters and cult favorite nerd rocker Jonathan Coulton comes a hilarious reimagination of the Christmas album with the reality of dealing with difficult family members and spending the holiday in unusual places like jail. They […]
Staff Picks – Charles’ top ten must-watch Simpsons episodes
Ten must watch Simpsons episodes (in no particular order): “A Fish Called Selma“ “Colonel Homer“ “Stark Raving Dad“ “When Flanders Failed“ “ Lisa Goes to Washington“ “Itchy & Scratchy & Marge“ “ Plow“ “22 Short Films About Springfield“ “Homer at the Bat“ “A Star Is Burns“ “Simpson and Delilah“
Staff Picks – Ben’s top ten musical covers discovered this year
Top Ten Musical Covers I Discovered This Year Some people collect physical objects, I collect unusual cover songs. A good cover can completely change the way you view a song. Sometimes it highlights aspects of the harmonies that get lost in the original like Obadiah Parker’s cover of Hey Ya by Outkast. Sometimes it […]
Staff Picks – Sarah’s top ten favorite movie soundtracks
10. Moonrise Kingdom – this one is mostly for the French song in that appears in the movie – “Le Temps de L’Amour“ by Francoise Hardy. I have limited myself to two Wes Anderson movies on this list, this is the first one. 9. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – I […]