Arts
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“Willy’s Wonderland” is a Bizarre, but Kind of Fun Film
by Gary Chapman gchapman@lc.edu Nicolas Cage has had a good career, I would say, with cult classics like ”Vampire’s Kiss” and big films like the “National Treasure” franchise making him a lot of cash.…
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Demonic Possessions, Alien Abductions and Literal Waking Nightmares: A Look at Sleep Paralysis
By Emily Johnson amjohnson@lc.edu It’s 3 a.m. You suddenly snap awake, you hear rushing wind and see a dark cloud of smoke swirling around you. You can’t move anything other than your eyes;…
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The Game Table (Review 2) – Control
By Nickolas Brooks nibrooks@lc.edu (SPOILER WARNING! Do not read this review if you are interested in playing this game for yourself!) Control is an action-adventure mystery game developed by Remedy Entertainment Oyj, a Finnish…
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Ninjas, Tornadoes and The Hang n’ Bang: The Worst Coasters in the World
by Gary Chapman gchapman@lc.edu Ever since the early 1900s, most people like to strap themselves in a cart, go up a hill and then let gravity take the wheel. While roller coasters are very safe,…
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The Game Table (Review 1) – Yakuza: Like a Dragon
By Nickolas Brooks nibrooks@lc.edu (SPOILER WARNING! Do not read this review if you are interested in playing this game for yourself!) Yakuza: Like A Dragon, canonically confirmed to be Yakuza 7, is a Japanese…
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Tommy’s Planet: The Strange World of Tommy Wiseau and “The Room”
by Gary Chapman gchapman@lc.edu On June 27, 2003, Tommy Wiseau released his magnum opus “The Room” to unsuspecting audiences in Los Angeles. Now, over a decade later, “The Room” has become a midnight screening-filled cult…
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Krystie’s Kuriosities: Robert Wadlow
by Krystie Morrison kemorrison@lc.edu Alton, Ill. is known for its rich history that includes stories of Elijah P. Lovejoy, the Underground Railroad, the Piasa Bird and also the world’s tallest man, Robert Pershing Wadlow. …
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The Problem with Six Flags Quiddya
By Gary Chapman gchapman@lc.edu In 2018, Six Flags announced that a new park would be opened in Saudi Arabia, in the Quiddiya entertainment district in Riyadh. The park dropped an announcement video in 2019, with…