Entertainment
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‘DragonFable’ offers world for fans of RPGs to explore
“DragonFable” is an interesting game, to say the least. It has no direct plot, and it’s very open world. At the same time, however, the...
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Great Books experiments with sacrifice following lessons of Hesse’s ‘Siddhartha’
In an age where Americans can’t seem to consume enough, some students are cutting back. To connect to the current reading of Hermann Hesse’s “Siddhartha,”...
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Lamar’s latest tops all in 2017
A day or two after “DAMN.” was released by Kendrick Lamar, I saw a Twitter post that showed the cover art, tracklist and had one...
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Soundly Shared: Senior using Soundcloud to offer creations
Beginning at a young age, senior Josh Post has taken advantage of social media through uploading original songs both written and produced by him to...
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Peet experimenting with hallway tunes
On Friday of April 21, students at Peet Junior High were accompanied to their classes by the sound of music flooding through the intercom. The...
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Oberst’s full band updates detract from original’s power
Conor Oberst, frontman of Bright Eyes, released a wonderful acoustic album this past October. His album, “Ruminations,” was filled with sincerity and reflection, and you...
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Old school browser games deliver nostalgic diversions
Back before we could download games off the Internet, we played a style of games known as web games that played directly from the browser....
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‘13 Reasons’ opens teen discussion of suicide
Imagine feeling lost. Depressed. Weighted down. Imagine sitting in class every day not knowing what was wrong. Being consumed by society, eaten up by high...
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CF staff react to lessons of ‘Gifted’
The recently released movie, “Gifted,”opens a lot of questions about the potential connections with gifted students in Cedar Falls Schools. The movie features a seven-year-old...
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Simpson’s Ned Flanders inspires metal band
The animated sitcom known as The Simpsons has sparked many different happenings, whether it be theme park rides, memes or video games, but none can...
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Holmes classes racing to claim top prize in annual Tiger Cup
The Tiger Cup is a yearlong, grade-level competition at Holmes Junior High designed to boost student participation, improve attendance and strengthen the school community. Modeled after a house-style competition,...
