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Culinary Dropout at The Yard, where Pinterest weddings come to life

By this reviewer's measure, Culinary Dropout has us graduated, working for State Farm for three years and ready to settle down and mate for life.

| December 9, 2014

Top 10 in 2014

Check out our Top 10 culture trends, local music events, theater shows, games, albums, tv shows and international restaurants

By State Press Staff | December 4, 2014

The 10 most notable local music events of 2014

Here's your recap of the changing local music landscape throughout 2014.

By Aimee Plante and Zane Jennings | December 4, 2014

Journalism senior Gian Demano poses in Taylor Mall at the Downtown Campus on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014. (Gif by Alexis Macklin)

Top 10 pop culture trends of 2014

Coincidentally, these are also the 10 things that almost made me gag in 2014.

By Emily Zentner | December 4, 2014

$1 Record Reviews: Jay Ferguson’s ‘Real Life Ain’t This Way’

Watch out: This mustached singer’s comin’ for you.

By Aimee Plante | December 4, 2014

2014's top 10 theater shows

2014 brought many theatrical treats to the desert. Here are our top 10 shows of the year.

By Jessica Urgiles | December 4, 2014

(Photo courtesy of Blizzard Entertainment)

Top 10 games of the year

Some good, some bad and one salacious surprise.

By Damion Julien-Rohman | December 3, 2014

Drown end-of-semester stress in Netflix white noise

Need a distraction while studying? Let these shows run in the background to keep you going.

By Damion Julien-Rohman | December 3, 2014

One last bout of mysticism: Horoscopes for the end of 2014

Your guide to the stars is feeling a little cuckoo. Perhaps he began speaking to a log in his backyard. Perhaps the log possesses an unearthly wisdom that your guide utilized for his last set of horoscopes.

By Zachariah Webb | December 3, 2014

'Toy Story' gets surprisingly dark in holiday special

Woody and the gang are dropped into a land of prehistoric savagery. There is also a Christmas tree.

By Zachary Heltzel | December 3, 2014

From vodka with love

Whether you prefer your vodka chilled or on the rocks, try a few of these fun cocktails and combinations that are easily perfected crowd-pleasers.

By Samantha Shotzbarger | December 2, 2014

The world of cult films: 'Harold and Maude'

When I saw that the Wikipedia description used the adjective “existentialist” to describe "Harold and Maude," the deal was sealed.

By William Ruof | December 2, 2014

French fries and fry sauce at Lobby's Burgers in Tempe (Photo Courtesy of Celina Jimenez)

10 international restaurants for the college budget

ASU epicureans can try a variety of top-notch international food options without jetting away to far-off lands.

By Celina Jimenez | December 2, 2014

Top 10 Albums of 2014

With the end of 2014 upon us, your trusty reporter has calibrated his algorithms and complex bar charts in order to deliver the Top 10 Albums of 2014 According to a Deeply Biased Perspective On the Realm of Music.

By Zachariah Webb | December 1, 2014

10 best new TV shows of 2014

While returning favorites continued to reach new highs, TV's golden age continues with groundbreaking new shows.

By Zachary Heltzel | December 1, 2014

A&E Abroad: San Sebastian, Spain

Supply chain management senior Brenda Araiza's awareness of the highs and lows in the beautiful coastal city of San Sebastian, Spain gave her a fresh take on diversity and how one can explore a new land in a fully engaged way.

By Celina Jimenez | December 1, 2014