Where Y'at

Okay, so you know when your friends, your mom, your dentist, and probably the guy who checks you in at the gym all tell you that you have to go to so-and-so place to eat? You simply must go there, they assure you, because they have the best … whatever (insert random highly sought-after food item here—let’s just say pizza). You really like pizza, so you take their advice and go—except that you have to wait two hours...

"Jesus, Mary, and Joseph!” Big Red would yell in frustration when, as a kid, I had done something particularly dim-witted; and face it, oftentimes stuff I did as a youngster was considered dumb. Of course, I saw myself as clever, smart, and extremely witty. Others around me, however, when not considering that I was just another pretty face, believed I was as dim as a box of rocks, a tree stump, a sack of hammers, a Brillo pad. You...

For a Saturday night, The Republic was pretty vacant when I arrived shortly before the first co-headliner of the evening, Swervedriver, took the stage. Being somewhat of a music nerd, I had obviously heard of SD before, but I hadn’t ever delved deep into their discography. Honestly I wasn’t sure what to expect, and after seeing them, I’m not sure what to think. The songs sounded good, albeit a little dated, but it...

I recently reviewed the third How the Train Your Dragon movie and I really do consider it to be one of the best computer-animated features ever made – in both its visual and story. Sometimes, however, we get a sub-par animated film like Wonder Park. Now, the animation in the film is fine, but it fails when it comes to story, plot, and characters.  Imaginative little girl, June (voice of Brianna Denski), creates...