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Piece of Craft: Reinventing Your Shoes

Sometimes after too much wear and tear, our favorite pair of shoes can no longer be our favorite. They’re too worn and the color we once loved has faded dramatically, so it seems almost pointless to wear a pair of shoes that aren’t as cool-looking as when they were first purchased.

By Faith Breisblatt | September 5, 2011

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Live and Otherwise: Cold War Kids' Cold, Hard Music

The keys of a piano are always enticing. The way their chords pierce through the silence and harmonize to form a luscious cloud of noise and reverence.

By Gabby Marshall | September 4, 2011

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Maroon and Gamer: Games and Same-Sex Relationships

About eight days ago, “The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim” was announced to have same-sex relationships. “Skyrim” is a massive role-playing game that allows the player to do battle with dragons while existing in a believable world with micro-detail on the smallest of flowers and macro-detail of the mountainous region.

By Spencer Fawcett | September 4, 2011

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Spark'd TV: From Canvas to Avant-garde

Same show, same drama as the new season of Project Runway commences. This is not your ordinary Lifetime Channel show—you will see no dramatic script-written conflicts here.

By Mackenzie Keller | September 4, 2011

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Urban Culture Vulture: Getting Grounded in African Dance

Last week, an announcement was made in my African Dance class that Nora Chipaumire, a contemporary award-winning dance artist and Zimbabwe native, was teaching a workshop on the Tempe campus that weekend.

By Mary Richardson | September 3, 2011

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Broke's the New Black: The Process of Shopping

I look into my closet and wonder how it all got there. The countless mall trips and sale bin dives have seriously added up and I thought about how I came to the conclusion of all of my purchases.

By Amanda Larson | September 2, 2011

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Maroon and Gamer: Deus Ex, Human Business Practices

To give a little background information “Deus Ex: Human Revolution” is a critically acclaimed game that proposes, in the year 2027, what the world would be like with robotic limbs and augmentations and what kinds of moral qualms arise from disrupting human evolution.

By Spencer Fawcett | September 2, 2011

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Turf Talk: Getting to the Point

When it comes down it, junior Ashley Kunihiro has a day short of typical. A major in kinesiology, Kunihiro goes to class and does homework, which seems pretty routine.

By Brendan Capria | September 1, 2011

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Piece of Craft: Living in a World of Paper

One of my favorite places to drive to in the greater Tempe area is downtown Mesa, or what I like to call the artist Mecca.

By Faith Breisblatt | September 1, 2011

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Broke's the New Black: Keep the Summer Going

School is finally back in session and the shimmer of sunny days by the pool and the mantra that laziness is acceptable has finally faded into the past.

By Amanda Larson | August 31, 2011

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Live and Otherwise: Lively Beats of Deadmau5

A devilish smile, large eyes filled with wonder, mischief, and a bit of bright eyed insanity. Throw in large ears and a rather spherical head… Who is this debonair figure sparking your intense curiosity and your need to dance like a crazy person?

By Gabby Marshall | August 31, 2011

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Spark'd TV: Bleeding Love

I honestly don’t even know where to begin with this blog post. I guess I could start by saying I’m obsessed, no, infatuated, with True Blood.

By Mackenzie Keller | August 30, 2011

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Urban Culture Vulture: A Converting Conversation

I’ve always noticed a large gathering of international students around the Art Café (attached to the Einstein’s at the Memorial Union) on Monday afternoons, but I usually walk right past it.

By Mary Richardson | August 30, 2011

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Piece of Craft: The Perfect Wooden Pendant

If you’ve been keeping up with this blog, you’ll know that I spend a good deal of time on the Internet.

By Faith Breisblatt | August 29, 2011

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Turf Talk: The Y-M-C-A!

Let’s say you wanted to be the next Patches O’Houlihan. Where would you go? Say you wanted to shoot free throws like Shaq never could.

By Brendan Capria | August 29, 2011

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Maroon and Gamer: The Early State of 3-D

On Aug. 16, Sony announced that the PlayStation 3, which was $600 at launch, had dropped to $250. While this is fantastic news for those who haven’t purchased one for themselves, this gamer can’t help but wonder if there are some other issues at hand.

By Spencer Fawcett | August 28, 2011

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Live and Otherwise: Stump's Sophomore Project

Nostalgia: that revered emotion that can be triggered by the smallest of trinkets or devices. Nostaligia’s greatest gift can sometime result from a song not heard in years, those first notes and chords taking you away to that far away land of memory and experience. Luckily, the artist who’s making his way to the East Valley this week invokes many of these symptoms.

By Gabby Marshall | August 28, 2011

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Urban Culture Vulture: Let’s Try That An-ya

There is no denying that Anya Melkozernova’s textile designs are bold, dramatic, and delightfully surprising.

By Mary Richardson | August 27, 2011

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Spark'd TV: Pretty Little Thriller

Pretty Little Liars has this weird effect on me. I don'?t religiously watch it, ?but when I do, I am that annoying person that asks questions like ?"Why is Mike all depressed and acting weird?” ?"Why is Jenna blind and what does she have to do with them?"? And most importantly ?"Who the hell is A?!? (I have to thank my friends for not completely disowning me despite these numerous attempts at understanding the show.) However, after the most recent episode, I?'m as confused as ever.

By Mackenzie Keller | August 27, 2011

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Maroon and Gamer: Battle of the Scrolls

As ridiculous as this headline seems, that is exactly what has been happening for the past two weeks in the recent legal drama between two powerhouses in the video game industry.

By Spencer Fawcett | August 26, 2011

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