Thumb Wars: Joaquin Phoenix Monday, Sep 20, 2010 | 8:29 am | By Hayley Hosman, Ryan Lattanzio Love It If you've ever heard some celebrity drop the term "method acting" in an interview, you know your own gag reflex when it comes to emoting workshops. F... |
Thumb Wars: Outside Lands Thursday, Aug 12, 2010 | 4:29 am | By Erin Donaldson, Maggie Owens Love It Outside Lands is not Coachella, nor is it Lollapalooza. These music festivals tend to cater homogeneously to the taste of the 16-to-22-year-old age bra... |
Thumb Wars: The Future of Soccer in the U.S. Monday, Jul 12, 2010 | 6:31 am | By Alex Matthews, Jack Wang Hate It I missed Landon Donovan's miracle goal. Yes, his 91st minute strike to save the U.S. from ignominious elimination. Instead of being glued to the scre... |
Thumb Wars Thursday, May 6, 2010 | 4:41 am | By Derek Sagehorn, Max Siegel This Week: Star Wars LOVE THEM The strength of George Lucas' "Star Wars" (which the faithful celebrate on May 4th) lies in its appeals to ancient mythology.... | ![]() |
Thumb Wars Thursday, Oct 1, 2009 | 9:18 am | By Maggie Owens , Rajesh Srinivasan LOVE IT Don't get me wrong. "The Simpsons" went through a dark age, when I could go through an entire episode (or two, or three ...) without having a good chuc... |
Thumb Wars: Christian Bale Thursday, May 21, 2009 | 9:34 am | By Jill Cowan , Christine Borden LOVE HIM I'm not sure who's, er, more "colorful": Christian Bale or the characters he portrays. I'm not going to flipping trash his scenes, but I fawn over B... | ![]() |
Thumb Wars Thursday, May 14, 2009 | 8:42 am | By Stefanie Lee, David Wagner Love Them Green Day did not sit down and write their songs to be pondered over a glass of Pinot Grigio. The band issued a warning against that a long time ag... | ![]() |
Thumb Wars Thursday, Feb 26, 2009 | 6:09 am | By Love Them Disliking any 16-year-old is harsh. Granted, the 16-year-old in question has more money than God-the very God for whom he chooses to wear a purity ri... | ![]() |
Thumb Wars Tuesday, Feb 24, 2009 | 8:27 am | By San Fran Far from a suffocating concrete jungle, San Francisco provides natural delights for its visitors. It is this contrast-the ability to take in the art... |
Thumb Wars Thursday, Feb 19, 2009 | 4:42 am | By Love the Idea I'll admit I was perplexed when I learned that Hugh "Swordfish" Jackman was set to host the Oscars. The pick seemed so ... arbitrary. Why Hugh... |
Thumb Wars Friday, Feb 13, 2009 | 9:41 am | By Leslie Toy , Sara Hayden American politics is all about family values, good PR and fidelity. To make it big on the national scene, you have to schmooze and slither your way to the top... |
Thumb Wars Thursday, Feb 12, 2009 | 5:20 am | By Love Them Fear not-RomComs are as much of a blueprint for our romantic lives as Jason Statham movies are lessons in driving. Though I could watch John Cusack h... | ![]() |
Thumb Wars Thursday, Jan 29, 2009 | 4:28 am | By Love It I realized I was obsessed with "Lost" when I tried to make it the central topic of an AP Lit discussion of T.S. Elliot's poem, "The Hollow Men." My... |
Thumb Wars Thursday, Dec 4, 2008 | 4:50 am | By Love It You can't take it seriously. The second you start counting how many times Bella notices the smooth white porcelain of Edward's chest or how often h... |
Thumb Wars Thursday, Nov 13, 2008 | 4:12 am | By LOVE THEM It would be nigh-impossible to refute that, for the past two generations, James Bond has been a staple in both our lives and culture. The suave, so... | ![]() |