Anyone who knows me knows I’m not big into sports, but Super Bowl Sunday seemed like a good study break and I’m a sucker for the funny commercials! Here’s my recap: Booooring! Did something change? I thought having a commercial air during the Super Bowl was one of the most costly and competitive parts of this day! I don’t think I really liked one until … Continue reading Super Bowl Sunday: Commercials By: Stephanie Hoover
The former opinion page editor of the Quad City Times once remarked to me that the Quad Cities (QC) is where the red meets the blue. He meant this under the dearest of endearments where every manner of people created our greater community. The QC is home to many wonders that often go unnoticed and more importantly unappreciated. People gathered here early in our … Continue reading Where the Red meets the Blue by Daniel Holst
Translation (Generic Poem #1) Pronoun verb article adjective noun. Verb adverb preposition Proper Noun. Interrogative pronoun verb pronoun noun adjective? Noun, adjective, preposition noun, verb noun adjective. Clouds (An Invisible [Prose] Poem) Grey clouds in the blue sky, last thing before I close my eyes, Think think about the metaphor, about what is not clichéd about how to express twilight and how to talk … Continue reading One week of poetry: by Laura Winton
I am a graduate student in the English department and as such, I occasionally watch movies for class. (Don’t you wish you were an English major now?) So since I am watching movies anyway for my class, entitled Literature and Place: Pakistani Women’s Narratives of Belonging, I thought I would also do some movie reviews for the Edge of some of those films, as well … Continue reading Throwback Thursday Film Review: Earth by Laura Winton
