Persona 5 Royal get 10 stars
It has been a big year for Japanese Role-Playing Games, with DragonQuest XI and the Final Fantasy 7 remake making big splashes in the gaming community. What went generally underappreciated […]
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Doom Eternal is one hell of a joyride
On Mar. 20, “Doom Eternal” was released for the PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC. Back in 2016, video game companies id Software and Bethesda Games Studio released Doom […]
HBO’s “Watchmen” brings something new to the table
After years of toiling in development hell, HBO has finally blessed the masses with a “Watchmen” adaptation. With “Leftovers” showrunner Damon Lindelof at the helm, the adaptation is set in […]
Review: There’s a yeti on the loose
I know, I know. You’ve had enough of the frozen yogurt craze. If you hear “froyo” or some other truncated name for that unsatisfactory substitute for ice cream you’re going […]
Review: “Into Darkness”
Most of us are all well aware of Gene Rodenberry’s masterpiece, “Star Trek” and its history. For those who are a bit rusty on their Trek-trivia, the epic series was […]
Must-read classics for college students
Reading classic novels is often associated with long periods spent in junior English learning how to write thesis statements for the nine hundredth time about books written before our parents […]
Chocolati Cafe: A chocolate lover’s paradise
I found this little taste of heaven a couple months ago while wandering Wallingford on a very, very cold and equally rainy day in Seattle. Having just escaped the torrential […]
Faust: Review and disambiguation
Faust: an alluring masterpiece that encompasses humanity in nature, digging into the essence of soul to unveil magic, devilishness, thrill and earthen lust. Faust, a legendary play, was written over […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
Review: The Last Days of Judas Iscariot
On April 11, the Bellevue College theatre arts department opened their first spring production, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot in the Stop Gap Studio Theatre. The audience was submerged […]
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 […]
Pam’s Kitchen: Restaurant review
For my friend’s birthday dinner, we dined at one of the Seattle U-District’s Caribbean and Trinidadian cuisine hotspots, Pam’s Kitchen. The place was completely packed, wedging our party of eight […]