By: Maria C., Maddie H, and Hailey H. NORMAL-Hey Epiphany! What’s hot and what’s not in the music world of Spring 2012? From Epiphany’s little ones to the older kids, we all have some opinions on what the world is listening to. So what are our favorite songs right now? Who are the favorite bands [...]
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Harry and Nick’s Movie Review: Wrath of the Titans
By: Harry M. and Nick O. NORMAL-The sequel to Clash of the Titans, Wrath of the Titans takes place ten years after Perseus has slayed the legendary Kraken. This action-filled movie has great special affects but seems to move way too quickly. The movie has a good storyline but seems to rush into things too [...]
Review of “The Hunger Games”
By: Claire I. and Caziah S. NORMAL-Where did the amazing blockbuster franchise of The Hunger Games begin? It all started when an idea came to the author Suzanne Collins’ head. She was watching television late at night and was starting to fall asleep. She was changing channels when a channel came on and people were [...]
Happy Hunger Games!
By: Maria C., Hailey H., and Maddie H. NORMAL-The questions we asked in the interview were • Did you read the Hunger Games book and did you watch the movie? • Girl Interviewee: Are you on team Peeta or on team Gale? And why? • Boy Interviewee: What was your favorite scene? And why? • [...]
Movie Review: Rio
By: Austin S. NORMAL-The movie “Rio” has a 71% positive feedback by critics, but it goes up 2% when it comes to audiences. I think it deserves more than a 73% positive feedback. It deserves an 85% positive review in my opinion. When I saw the commercials, it didn’t look like the best movie ever, [...]
Metal Gear Solid 3 Review
By: Thomas P. NORMAL-Metal Gear Solid 3 was one of the best games to come out of the PS2 era, and is now on Nintendo 3DS. Does this updated port do the original justice? Let me just go out of my way to say, “Yes. Yes it does.” MGS3D takes place in 1964, at the [...]
PlayStation Vita Review
By Thomas P. NORMAL-The PS Vita is the successor to the PSP, and this is more than an advertising gimmick. This new handheld really does seem to build on the successes of the PSP, while giving a massive update to the power and control options. The Vita looks mostly like a PSP, but bigger. I [...]
Food Time with Mark: Joe’s Station House
By: Mark O. NORMAL-Hey guys!!! I’m back writing a review on Joe’s Station House in Normal, Illinois! After my last article, I decided that I wanted to write about a bar that has great food, drink (for adults of course!), and service. This dream bar had to be a kid-friendly environment and HAD to have [...]
Mexican Food: Fiesta Ranchera
By: Mark O. Food has always been very appreciated. We like the taste, nutritional value, and influence on the arts. There are many varieties of food. There is Mexican, American, European, Chinese, Italian and many more styles. In the inaugural article of Food Time with Mark, I will talk about my favorite Mexican restaurant… Fiesta [...]
Metal Gear Solid 3D Preview
By: Thomas P. NORMAL-MGS3 was one of the PS2’s best titles, and is arguably the best game in the series. Now it’s coming to the 3DS, and has never been better. While the game is still in development, and will be released on February 21, 2012 in America, a demo of the game was released [...]
