Colleen Stein
Inked and Poked
Christina Abraham 22 years old Fifth-year senior Brookings, SD Psychology and Sociology Tattoo Artist for 2 years at Affinity Body Art in Sioux Falls “My whole life I’ve been an artist and [my body] was just another canvas.” Christine Harte 22 years old Fifth-year senior Brookings, SD Early Childhood Education Tattoo of bat on left ankle “I wanted a tattoo because it is so much more personal and meaningful than a piercing.
Video store employee unloads etiquette tips
I have been employed at a video store for a little more than a year. During the countless hours I have spent rewinding movies and stamping punch cards, I have been plagued with several stupid customers who not only torment me, but my co-workers as well. In the past few weeks, I have collaborated with my film-oriented family to come up with a list of proper video store etiquette.
Originals and remakes thrill on DVD this week
Ju-On R Lions Gate and Vitagraph Films Directed by Takashi Shimizu (Tomie: Rebirth, The Grudge) Now that Sam Raimi’s The Grudge has hit theaters, distributors saw this week as the perfect opportunity to introduce fans to the Grudge’s foreign film original.
Lots of family fun for rent this week
Around the World in 80 Days (PG) Walt Disney Pictures Directed by Frank Coraci (Murdered Innocence, The Wedding Singer, Waterboy) This 1872 novel has been remade into a movie three times. In this most recent version, the comedy/adventure stars Steve Coogan as wealthy inventor Phileas Fogg (above right) and Jackie Chan as his valet, the faux-Frenchman Passporteux.
The Rum Diary reaches for greatness
While most of the world knows him from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas as Raoul Duke, the fast talking, convertible-crashing, adrenochrome-dropping Gonzo doctor of journalism, Hunter S. Thompson has churned out other exceptional works of fiction, including The Rum Diary.
Scary decorations freak out roomies
I had just finished tacking the poly-fiber spider webbing to the walls and corners of the apartment when two of my three roommates came in. Although it was difficult to interpret their vacant expressions (one being painfully shy and the other a frigid b***h), I could tell they were a bit uneasy upon seeing the decadent yet cartoonish change of scenery-the ghoul in the corner with his mouth lit up holding a lollipop, the baby ghost votive candles haunting the coffee table and the tattered and yellowed wall d
Screaming fright and screaming laughs are possible with this week’s releases
White Chicks (PG-13) Columbia Pictures Directed by Keenan Ivory Wayans (Hollywood Shuffle, I’m Gonna Git You Sucka!, Glimmer Man) Shawn and Marlon Wayans now know what it is like to wear high-heels and wax their eyebrows. In White Chicks, the virtually-inseparable pair play two FBI agents who are willing to do almost anything to keep their jobs.
Hot new rental reviews and previews
Oct. 12 Reviews The Day After Tomorrow PG-13 20th Century Fox Directed by Roland Emmerich (Independance Day, The Patriot, Godzilla Series) Jake Gyllenhaal and Dennis Quaid (pictured below) star as a father-and-son duo struggling to survive in the face of a really pissed off Mother Nature.
This week’s new releases
Saved! (PG-13) United Artists Directed by Brian Dannelly Who’s down with G-O-D? At American Christian High School, you are not cool unless you are friends with Christ. For Mary (Jena Malone), believing in the power of Christ was all she ever knew until her senior year of high school.
Chance meeting mends wounded friendship
I was working with the Student Foundation touring the preschool and kindergarten classroom over in Pugsley Hall two weeks ago. We were given free rein over the place for 15 minutes and so I crept into an observation booth that overlooks a preschool classroom.
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