Arts & Life Articles
American Idol vs. Dancing with the Stars
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Competition season is in full swing with Fox and ABC in the lead. Audience favorites "American Idol" and "Dancing with the Stars" are two of the most watched shows on television, yet both are very different. "American Idol" takes ordinary people out of their day-to-day routines and thrusts the most talented singers into a star atmosphere.
Parking lot offers hope for premium parking
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The last day of March brought the sound and smell of hope to Augusta State University. For my fourth birthday, my dad took me to a monster truck show and gave me a Tonka truck birthday cake with little yellow plastic Tonka trucks iced to the top. My Nintendo collected dust for months as I simulated various demolitions and constructions around my room with my new toys.
Outside tables provide relaxation
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Debbie Bowick sits in the same place on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Where is this place, and who is this person? This place is the outside area of the Jaguar Student Activities Center. It is decorated with brick flooring and large windows that peer into the inside world of the cafeteria.
Still images create French masterpiece
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French films were a mystery to me. I cannot recall ever seeing a French film before, but now that I have some understanding of what to expect, I look for foreign films when at the movie store. "La Jetée" is not what I consider a big-budget film, but it had a big-budget impact on viewers, or at least it did on me.
Zingo provides a safe way home after a long night
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Put the keys back in your pocket, pick up the phone and call Zingo. A new company in Augusta is keeping people safe on the roadways by providing a solution to drunk driving. The grand opening of Zingo, Augusta's newest transportation service, was March 21 by owners Travis Gamble and Turner Simkins.
Supervisor migrates from the Big Apple to the Garden City
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The transition from owning a sign company in Long Island, N.Y., to working in a university cafeteria can be an enjoyable and unforgettable experience. Just ask Cindy Scott. Scott, who was always interested in advertising, found herself working for a food service company in New York.
Movie Review: 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'
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"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" is the darkest and scariest Potter movie yet, but it's also the best, working as both an enchanting and visually sumptuous fantasy epic, as well as a complex character study. The book, which was a little more that 800 pages long, was kind of a drag.
Oscar's best picture winner is deserving
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There is a reason "Slumdog Millionaire" won best picture at the Oscars. Jamal, a young teenager who grew up in the slums of Mumbai, is a contestant on the Indian version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire." The film opens up with Jamal being tortured by a man asking how Jamal knew the answers to the questions on the show.
'Fast & Furious' lives up to first film
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The original cast from "The Fast and the Furious" try to recreate the magic and surprisingly pull it off. Sequels are seldom better than the original, and this is also true for "Fast & Furious." The film is still good, just not as good as the first. It picks up where the first one left off.