Archive | September, 2013

Mayweather vs. Canelo: ‘Money’ simply unstoppable

Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez seemed to possess the tools necessary to dethrone pound-for-pound kingpin Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr. when they faced off in Las Vegas on Sept. 14 in boxing’s most anticipated event of the year.

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My Favorite Athletes Happen To Be The Most Popular But I’m Not a Bandwagon Fan, So Quit Asking

Through the process of socialization, which none of us are born with, we start learning how to act in socially defined situations. For second through fourth graders groomed with a love for sports, this becomes a very important time. This is the age of understanding what it means to win or lose. It’s also the […]

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Janna Does TIFF: Life of Crime

A clueless housewife, two incompetent kidnappers, a gun-toting roommate, a wimpy hopeful lover, and an indifferent husband with a brash mistress – sounds like the beginning of a great joke, right? Or at least the makings of a fun and mad-cap comedy. Unfortunately, despite the talented actors and empowering ending, Life of Crime never really […]

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s ‘Don Jon’ is a Bold, Enticing, and Unexpected First Feature

The legend of the womanizing Don Juan has been told in many ways throughout the course of time, but art has never presented him as a modern-day, online porn-addicted Italian Catholic guy from Jersey—till Joseph Gordon-Levitt brought him to life. The thespian makes his first feature film foray into directing and screenwriting with the unconventional […]

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Paulette Through The Looking Glass: Lovely Moments

Photographer and passionate art enthusiast, Paulette Tafoya, shares with readers and art lovers alike a look into her world as she captures life and personal moments behind the lens.

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The Hudsucker Presents NFL Weekly: Week 3 – The Magnificent Seven

This year our writers are teaming up to bring you weekly football coverage! Each week, a few of our writers will be sharing their thoughts and highlights from games they’ve watched. Who were the winners this week? Who remains undefeated? Which team will come out victorious at the end of the 2013-2014 season?  Three weeks […]

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Southern Gems: A Time to Relax in Georgia

Everyone seems to have their own preconceived notions about the South. Whether they’ve visited or done their “research” on television, you’d be hard pressed to find someone who doesn’t “know” something about life down here.

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Glee Sings The Beatles

In 1964, The Beatles‘ first live television performance in the US on The Ed Sullivan Show sparked the explosion of Beatlemania, which had a monumental influence on how we listen to and interact with music. In our pop culture today, Glee uses songs to tell their stories of friendship, heartache, and what it’s like to […]

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He Said, She Said: The Jealous Best Friend

Jealousy is a powerful human emotion that touches all of us at least once in our lifetime. It’s best defined as an insecurity and fear; a feeling of being threatened in a situation where you might lose someone. It typically refers to negative thoughts or feelings of anxiety over an anticipated loss and most times, […]

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The Pretty Files: All About Red Lips

A friend asked me one day what were the most common things people asked me in regards to makeup.  I had been working for a prestige skincare and cosmetics line for only a few months, but even as a rookie I had a fast answer for her: how to do dramatic eyeliner, how to hide […]

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Janna Does TIFF: Prisoners

When a film debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival only two weeks prior to being released in theatres, people asked me, “Why bother paying extra to see something now, when you can just see it for the price of a regular ticket later this month?” I told them that, for some films, I just […]

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The Hudsucker Presents NFL Weekly: Week 2 – Too Close For Comfort

This year our writers are teaming up to bring you weekly football coverage! Each week, a few of our writers will be sharing their thoughts and highlights from games they’ve watched. Who were the winners this week? Who remains undefeated? Which team will come out victorious at the end of the 2013-2014 season?  The second […]

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The Killers Give A “Shot At The Night”, Targeting Fans With “Direct Hits”

This time last year, the Las Vegas rock band The Killers released their fourth studio album entitled Battle Born. The album received much acclaim from critics and fans, and was voted by readers as the second best album of 2012 on Rolling Stone Magazine’s year-end countdown. Today The Killers mark their return with a brand new […]

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