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When the original Little Big Planet was released for PlayStation 3 back in 2008, Sony finally found a mascot for its flagship system.


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New album thaws winter alt-rock scene

Jan. 24, the day before the release of their third album, the Cold War Kids tweeted the following: "we don't believe in love@first sight and we don't believe you can say much about this album till you live with it.


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Bridges,

Ladies and gentlemen, please let me introduce you to a simple man. He is the laziest, most easygoing man you could imagine.


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Down and dirty

Although True Grit is a remake of the 1969 classic starring John Wayne, make no mistake: This is not your parents' Western.


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Combining forward-thinking fashion, cutthroat competition and over-the-top drama, Project Runway has been a reality television staple for years, originating on Bravo before moving to the Lifetime channel last year.


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You've probably heard of Jay Roach's Dinner for Schmucks, one of University Programs Council's Cinematheque's feature films this weekend.


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What determines a disease?

In Cavendish, Vt., a 25-year-old railway worker's left frontal lobe was severed by a 43-inch-long cylindrical tamping iron, propelled by a railway construction explosion. He was able to recover physiologically from the injury but still suffered vast personality changes and a complete loss of social inhibition. His name?


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A dry path through the stem cell swamp

If you have turned on the news or flipped through a newspaper during the past couple of weeks, you undoubtedly are aware that a federal judge blocked President Obama's 2009 executive order to allow federal funding for embryonic stem cell research.


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A new reason to kiss the frog

Drug-resistant bacterial infections, such as the superbug methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus commonly known as MRSA, can pose serious - and at times seemingly insurmountable - threats to public health.


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Undergrads crash NASA satellite

Last Monday, undergraduate students at the University of Colorado, Boulder, participated in the decommissioning of a NASA satellite, causing it to crash into the atmosphere.


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If there's one place we look to each year for a bit of outrageousness on television, it's MTV's annual Video Music Awards.


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End of an era? Epic Brit rockers break up

In 1995, the Gallagher brothers of Oasis collaborated on the song "Acquiesce," off of Roll With It. In it, Noel Gallagher sings loosely of brotherly love when he proclaims "We need each other / We believe in one another." Last week however, Noel apparently changed his mind.

Latest Podcast

From her love of Taylor Swift to a late-night Yik Yak post, Olivia Beam describes how Swifties at U.Va. was born. In this week's episode, Olivia details the thin line Swifties at U.Va. successfully walk to share their love of Taylor Swift while also fostering an inclusive and welcoming community.