June 2007

Swim With The Sharks In Ocean’s Thirteen
By Jon Atwood
Entertainment Editor
June 13, 2007

Las Vegas is the ultimate glamour fantasy. In a way, it’s the opposite of Ellis Island, a place that symbolizes the spirit of making it through hard work. Vegas, meanwhile, allows us to imagine what it would be like to wake up one day and have everything we ever wanted thrust upon us for no apparent reason. Or maybe that we can make it happen just by concocting a little zany scheme.

The thrill of Ocean’s Thirteen is not just the success of the zany scheme, but the fact that it was a zany scheme of such a large and glamorous scale. It doesn’t get any more glamorous than staring down a Las Vegas hotel and casino.

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A Yankee Fan’s Odyssey to the Heart of Red Sox Nation
by Justin Cates
Sports Editor
June 9, 2007

fenway.jpg I’ve always been of the mindset that if Massachusetts sunk into the Atlantic Ocean we wouldn’t be missing too much. I’ve always held a grudge against Boston in particular for both the obvious sports related reasons and for something best left unsaid here. The city has hurt me both on the field and off and it shows no mercy. Despite that, I took it upon myself to make the trek to Bean Town for the Yankees-Red Sox series last weekend.

I joined forces with a couple of friends for this endeavor, both sadly Red Sox fans but hey, nobody’s perfect.

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Grace Potter and the Nocturnals Perform at the Sun Music Hall
By Jon Atwood
Entertainment Editor
June 4, 2007

As Grace Potter’s voice carried through the Sun Music Hall in Floyd, Va. on Saturday June 2, she peered outside and didn’t like what she saw.

“It’s still light outside,” she said. “But we can fix that.”

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