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Pirate's Boogie

Seton Hall graduate Ethan Arnowitz ('13) is living a dream. Arnowitz has formed a band, The Far West Outfit, with three of his close friends and is contributing to the growing folk music craze. With comparisons to The Lumineers, Modest Mouse and Good Old War, The Far West Outfit seems to be poised for success.


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Bryan proves popularity with 'Crash My Party'

Fans have no reason to be disappointed with popular country singer-songwriter and Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan's fourth album, "Crash My Party," which was released by Capitol Nashville on Aug. 13.


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How not to act like a college freshman

Welcome to Seton Hall, class of 2017! We know that freshman year can be overwhelming, so in order to make your transition to college easier, here are five important ways to not act like a college freshman.


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Getaway' from the theaters

After the opening scene of the new Courtney Solomon flick "Getaway," I couldn't help but ask myself: What was Ethan Hawke thinking? Did he even read the script? Was there a script? My hunch is by agreeing to do this, Hawke did someone a favor; maybe he owed some big-time gambling debt to Solomon, or perhaps Selena Gomez had some dirt on him.


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Joining the ivory league

With its colorful paint job and location outside the university center, the piano is hard to ignore. And that's exactly the point.


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Romantic 'Bachelorette' finale concludes unforgettable season

This season of "The Bachelorette" has been quite a long journey of laughs, dates and tears for Desiree Hartstock. The young bridal stylist came into this experience willing to keep an open mind and heart throughout her search to find her one true love. And she did just that, leading to a shocking and emotional last episode.


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Only God Forgives' proves to be brutal film with misunderstood meaning

It wouldn't take people longer than 30 seconds to type Nicholas Winding Refn's newest film, "Only God Forgives," into their search browser, float their mouse over any one of the film reviews, double-click and see that just about every major film critic from The Huffington Post to The New York Times wrote the film to ribbons. Simply put, they hated it. All of them. One particularly insulting review put it among "the top five worst films of all time," another marked it as "pretentious macho nonsense" and one even went as far as to say that "it can't be saved from itself." The similarities from review to review raised a slew of questions in my mind.


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The Vineyard' ventures into new territory for ABC Family

ABC Family, the network best known for its hit teen soaps, has officially entered the reality field with the premiere of "The Vineyard." Set on Martha's Vineyard, the show centers on 11 locals and visitors who come together to take on what is sure to be an eventful summer. While the new series does show some promise, the question remains whether it can find the same success as the channel's scripted programming.


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RED 2' is a locked and loaded summer hit

Once again the A-list cast of the 2010 action-comedy film "RED" has found its way back into the summer hits conversation with the premiere of the sequel "RED 2", which debuted in theaters July 19. Produced by DC Entertainment, "RED 2" is part of a recent neo-noir movement in Hollywood that is gaining popularity with its knack for quick-wit comedy infused with thrilling action scenes reminiscent of early 20th century gangster and crime genres.


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Pacific Rim' blends good storytelling with blockbuster action

Guillermo del Toro, the writer and director of surrealist/sci-fi films such as "Pan's Labyrinth," "Hellboy" and "The Devil's Backbone," gives the world a work that's one-part roller coaster and two-parts virtual simulation: "Pacific Rim." Released July 12, his team of pseudo-stars such as Charlie Hunnam ("Sons of Anarchy," "Children of Men"), Rinko Kikuchi ("Norwegian Wood," "The Brothers Bloom") Idris Elba ("The Wire"), and Ron Perlman ("Drive"), offers a monstrous heavyweight of a film weighing in at 131 minutes long which is as dynamic as it's entertaining.


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The Bridge' mixes culture clash with murder for compelling TV

FX sure picked the right time to premiere "The Bridge." After all, what better time is there to air a show set on the American-Mexican border than during Congress's ongoing debate about immigration reform? But "The Bridge" isn't a political series, at least not on the surface. Rather, it explores the differences between life in the United States and Mexico through murder. It's a unique concept that might just make for one of the most promising new programs of the summer.


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Big Brother' off to intriguing start for 15th season

Summer brings about many things each year - warm weather, vacations ... and backstabbing? It certainly does in the Big Brother house. The reality show competition has returned for a fifteenth season on CBS, featuring 16 contestants living and competing against each other. Each week a player is eliminated, with the last person standing winning the grand prize of $500,000. Let the secret alliances begin!

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