ISP goes to tulip festival
On April 20, the International Student Programs at Bellevue College hosted a field trip to the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. Every year during the month of April, the Skagit Valley […]
Reviews
Reviews that aren’t specifically Bellevue College related
“Oblivion”: The new “Top Gun”?
Joseph Kosinski’s newest blockbuster Oblivion hit theatres on April 19. Box office records from opening weekend totaled $37,054,485, according to IMBD. The film’s narrative has a slow burn effect for […]
SoulFood Books review
Quaintly tucked away at the ridge with a patch of stores just off Redmond Way is a café called SoulFood Books. Upon walking into the café, I felt invited and […]
Slow start: How do the M’s recover?
To say it has been a slow start for the Seattle Mariners, would be an understatement. The M’s have not yet truly shown signs of the contending team that they […]
Indie game review: “And Yet it Moves”
Sometimes we all need a moment of Zen. We need to just take a deep breath, relax and do nothing. However, that’s kind of hard to do when you have […]
Movie review: “42”
In a game divided by color, one man changed how the sport of baseball was to be played from then on. The movie “42” is the story about a man […]
Date night for twenty dollars
We’ve all been there—there’s an important day coming up (anniversary, birthday, obscure holiday) and you have nearly zero dollars to take your significant other out on a nice date. But […]
Review: The Lizzie Bennet Diaries
Like many others, I spend countless hours perusing random videos on Youtube. Charlie McDonnell, Alex Day, Chris Kendall, Danisnotonfire, and the Vlog Brothers are some just of my favorite Youtube […]
Review: Chaco Canyon
Stepping into Seattle’s Chaco Canyon preferably with bare feet, either in West Seattle or its original U District location will warm your senses with sights, smells and friendly ambiance. The […]
Rubin’s Happiness Project: Time gets to us, but what really matters?
New York author and former lawyer Gretchen Rubin is riding a city bus when she has a life-changing epiphany. Rubin has everything: the coveted New York apartment, the blossoming career, […]
Cirque du Soleil’s “Amaluna”
It was a dark and cloudless night when our car pulled into Marymoor Park. At first glance I felt confused, if it wasn’t for the signs and the traffic, I […]
Film review: “The Croods”
Dreamworks’ latest movie, “The Croods” tells a story of a family set in a prehistoric area known as The Croodaceous. Grug (voiced by Nicolas Cage) is an overprotective father […]
Super Hexagon: Indie-gamer’s review
The creator of the retro indie platformer VVVVVV, Terry Cavanagh has concocted the most disorienting, hellishly addicting game I’ve seen yet. As I played it on my laptop, I found […]
“Isn’t It Pretty To Think So?” Book Review
After garnering much attention on his tumblr blog for excerpts from his novel that he had posted, Nick Miller decided to attempt to find the money to publish his book […]
“Little Shop of Horrors”: The tale of a vociferous plant
Suddenly Seymour gets some attention on Skid Row. Mr. Mushnik’s Garden Shop is in danger of going out of business until Seymour Krelbourn reveals a plant that he found in […]
“The Gallery” inspires collegeites
Exposure to the repertoire from bands comprised of college-aged musicians can motivate students at Bellevue College to chase their artistic dreams. On Feb. 26, Los Angeles based band, The Gallery, […]
Dear Esther An Indie-gamer’s review
It seems like once you get to college, you don’t have time to read anything you actually want to read anymore. By the time you’re done with what you have […]
Phoenix: Bankrupt! Album review
Thomas Mars sings as if he has reached the end, standing on the edge of a crumbling cliff, the world falling apart behind him, but he knows that he is […]
2013 Oscars: “Argo” impresses the Academy
Feb. 24 marked the end of the award season, which was altogether skittish and indecisive, splitting the riches all over the board of the year’s best movies. At the 85th […]
In the eyes of the director: Lacey’s vision for “Little Shop”
Where do a geeky florist, a tragic debutante and a carnivorous plant meet? Yes that’s right, in “Little Shop of Horrors.” The Bellevue College Theatre Arts Department has a new […]