Weekly EP Revue: Verité’s echo chamber

When New York City-based singer/songwriter, Kelsey Byrne released a collection of singles throughout this year, she gained mass internet traction. Known by her stage name, Vérité, this young artist hit number one on Hype Machine, has been written about on…

‘Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor’ filled with action, lore for fans

“Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor” is a great example of how to take a beloved and well-known intellectual property, and turn it into an incredible game. Video games based on films are almost always shallow, poorly made attempts to cash in…

‘Fury’ captures friendship, sacrifice in midst of violence

Ideals are peaceful. History is violent. Brad Pitt’s (“The Counselor”) stern and stoic Don “Wardaddy” Collier states this to a frantic, fearful Norman (Logan Lerman, “Noah”) as they, along with a battalion of American troops and tanks, seize a German…

Sophisti-pop chanteuse Jessie Ware doles out ‘Tough Love’

On Oct. 24, Jessie Ware, an up and coming pop and soul artist, released her second studio album, “Tough Love.” The British singer is best known for her first single “Wildest Moments” that was released in 2012. Her debut album,…

‘American Horror Story’s’ freaky return

  It’s back and creepier than ever. FX’s hit horror anthology show “American Horror Story” returns for its fourth season and this year, the story is about a freak show. One would think that freak shows aren’t scary or creepy,…

‘NBA 2K15’ retools, enhances gameplay for hardcore fans

Take Two Interactive is back with the highly anticipated 15th installment of “NBA 2K15” and it is, by far, the best release to date. The My Player mode has vastly improved, adding key features that were severely lacking in “2K14.”…

Creative Writing: Worship

He watched them dance, shake, twist and pray. The pews were packed like sardines. Floral print and stripes mashed together to form a mass of exaltation. From the pulpit the churchgoers all looked like strange versions of themselves, more fervent…

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This Week’s Horoscopes

Horoscopes: Week of 10/19/14 Aries- Today you’re likely to have plenty of great ideas, but you may run out of steam when it comes to putting views into action. Be persistent. There’s a definite connection between your efforts and results:…

Historic 10th annual media summit

The 10th annual Lewis B. O’Donnell Media Summit focused on the new age of information and how new sources affect how people gather their news. Louis A. Borrelli Jr., who graduated from Oswego State in 1977, created the media summit…