VOL. 29, ISSUE 3 Thursday, March 11, 2010 SINCE 1973

Dog Sees God in Dibden March 19 and 20

By Martha Evans-Mongeon
JSC senior Brittany Rhoads will debut her senior theater project, “Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead” on the Dibden stage on March 19 and 20.
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A Minotaur Two Of Fun

By

Adam D. Smith

There is electricity in the air, but not in the clouds. Atop the Empire State Building, Zeus (Sean Bean, “Goldeneye, “Lord of the Rings”) and Poseidon (Kevin McKidd), both brothers and powerful gods, are arguing. Zeus’s bolt has been stolen, and the lightning robbed from heaven. Poseidon’s half-mortal son, Percy Jackson, who does not know and has never met his father, is the suspect. If the bolt is not returned to Zeus by the Solstice, there will be a war in Olympus. Is that the sound of thunder, or a storm brewing? No. It is the sound of an audience trying like hell to digest a B-movie with A-list actors.


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The Badger Bite: Asiana Noodle Shop

By Sam Noftz
Asian food, be it Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Korean, or Vietnamese, is essentially a food group in college. Whether it’s a New York University student-frequented Chinatown restaurant in Manhattan, or JSC’s very own Wok N House, a good deal of business comes from those of us looking for a lot of food for a little cash. With some variance in quality, however, you sometimes take a gamble with taste but there are usually some mainstays you can rely on.
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Dear Edwina Delightful for Young And Old Alike

By Adam D. Smith
For some, achievement is measured with an office atop a formidable building in an equally formidable city. For others, it is codified in immortality, in monuments and indelible legacies. For Edwina Spoonapple, played by JSC theater veteran Mallory Hazen, a spot on the fridge would do just fine.
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Picasso Scores Big Laughs

By Jacob Atkins

The abundance of alcohol, French accents, and sexual innuendos reinterpreted history on a comedic level while audience members watched “Picasso at the Lapin Agile” at the Dibden Center of the Arts on Feb. 16, 17 and 18.

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