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Amelia Penniman


'On the road' again, 56 years later

Brazilian director Walter Salles’s screen adaptation of Jack Kerouac’s classic ‘On the Road’ was released in select theaters this past December and has since remained under the pop-culture radar.

'Downton' kicks it up a notch in season three

Last Sunday’s U.S. premiere of Masterpiece Theater’s Downton Abbey garnered a very respectable 7.9 million viewers, making it one of the most viewed programs of all time on PBS and surpassing the audience of fellow cult favorite Mad Men.

Hitting all the right notes

The University will be treated to the third annual SingFest Friday, an "Acapellapalooza" featuring a range of the student body's finest vocal ensembles, including the Virginia Glee Club, the Virginia Gentlemen and the Virginia Sil'hooettes. The Virginia Glee Club started SingFest two years ago as "a means for the U.Va.

The premiere of NBC's new show Smash last Monday was yet another magical product of the United States' longtime love affair with glamour and show business.

Making a fashion statement

Although it has only existed for a few short months at the University, College Fashionista has already become a presence in the local fashion scene.

There were multiple times during the season five premiere of Gossip Girl that I felt as if I was trapped between episodes of Teen Mom and Say Yes to the Dress.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One marks the beginning of an end for the Potter franchise, which has dominated popular culture for well more than a decade.

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