I like zombies. No, I take that back. I frickin’ love zombies. Ever since I was nine, when I saw George A. Romero’s 1968 black and white cult classic “Night of the Living Dead,” on my uncle’s tiny TV, I’ve been hooked (By the way, all of Romero’s zombie flicks are great, even the remakes).
Cutie, Costa wow Poly crowd
Death Cab for Cutie put on a great show at Cal Poly Monday night, fans said.
“It was a good show for sure,” said history junior Chris Andrews. “I was afraid because we were sitting high up, that the sound was going to be bad, but the acoustics sounded excellent; the staging was done really well.
Not your traditional trick-or-treat fun
During the time of witches and wizards and goblins and ghouls, Halloween presents itself as a masterpiece of disguise. It is a time to transform into something that is not your real persona, to take on a different character and to hide behind a mask, both literally and figuratively.
Book review: Swedish import thrills with mysterious plot
In a few words, “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” by Stieg Larsson can be described as unsettling, detailed, and… amazing. Murder mysteries are not exactly my forte, but after seeing the large display at the book store dubbing the novel an official Barnes & Noble Recommends, I had to give in and found myself setting forth on a twisted intricate tale of a missing girl, a journalist and a punk-hacker duo that bring her story into the light after decades of injustice.
New releases to look out for
New DVDs: “Journey to the Center of the Earth” starring Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson, and Anita Briem “Hell Ride” starring Larry Bishop, with cameos by Dennis Hopper and David Carradine New Books “The Gatehouse” by Nelson DeMille “Barefoot Contessa Bac
Culturefest celebrates diversity with beats and good eats
Cal Poly students and parents had the chance to see another side of campus when the MultiCultural Center hosted its 11th Annual Culturefest on Sunday, coinciding with Parent’s Weekend.
The theme for this year’s event, held in San Luis Obispo’s Mitchell Park, was “USS Culturefest: Sea of Diversity.
Hip-hop duo Zion I returns to SLO
One of Oakland’s most respected underground hip-hop duos will stop by the Central Coast to perform at Chumash Auditorium Oct. 26 with an opening act by Cal Poly alum Brian McMullen, also known in the hip-hop community as B-Man.
Zion I and B-Man will make their debut performances at Cal Poly along with acts like DLabric, Rahman Jamaal and local group Public Defendaz.
A clever country record for grumpy old hipsters
I hate reading late reviews. Honestly, whoever dares pen their views on a product already weeks old on the shelf is an oblivious dick, more concerned with the expulsion of their own scattered thoughts than with the task of imparting useful information to the reader.
Poly corn maze ready to scare again
Get ready for more chainsaws, corn and hot chocolate as the Haunted Corn Maze returns this year to scare young and old alike, promising everyone two nights of Halloween-themed fun. The maze is hosted by the Cal Poly Crops Club and will be open to the public Oct.
Death Cab for Cutie is coming!
The Cal Poly Recreation Center stairs will become narrower when world-renowned indie-rock band Death Cab for Cutie takes the stage at Cal Poly next week. The group that brought you such hits like, “I Will Follow You into the Dark” and “Soul Meets Body” is set for their debut performance along with special guest Matt Costa at Cal Poly’s Recreation Center Monday, Oct.
Insomniac proves too weird to live, not too rare to die
Bob Whiteford described it as “the final bullet in the head” that killed his business. After nearly 12 years, the quirky indie movie store Insomniac Video is dead. The economy killed it.
But the memories will live on for Whiteford and his legion of supporters who came to the small video store on Broad Street to find the movies they couldn’t get anywhere else.