Answers to Feb. 23’s Crossword Puzzle
Answers to Feb. 16’s crossword puzzle in the Laker Review.
Everybody get used to spotting typos
A challenge for anybody eager for a scavenger hunt: go to syracuse.com, the online Post-Standard, and read any article. Within two minutes, it is easy to find at least one mistake, be it a typo, grammar error or lapse in…
Unfortunate reassurance
On Feb. 27, Oswego State President Deborah Stanley released the following statement in response to the Parkland High School shooting that spurred a movement to plan walkouts protesting the government’s handling of. There is a walkout planned on campus on…
#BringBackTheMilkman soon trending
Milk is a fundamental aspect of growth in the proper development of adolescents. Maybe there are some science geeks out there that say otherwise, but it is still pretty darn good, basically liquid gold. Sorry, Velveeta. The saying “you can’t…
Brokeback Mountain’ was always better than ‘Crash’
On the night of the 78th Academy Awards in 2006, legendary actor Jack Nicholson (“How Do You Know”) presented the Oscar for Best Picture of 2005. Even before the envelope was open, numerous pundits in the film industry speculated that…
Animated Feature chances heavily favor Disney yet again
The Academy Awards is the oldest worldwide entertainment awards show, with the 90th annual ceremony taking place March 4. It is during this yearly tradition that actors, producers, writers and the many others who have a passion for creating great…
Logan’ breaks new ground for comic book adaptations
On Jan. 23, the nominations for the 90th Academy Awards were announced, and this year, something monumentally shocking and surprising occurred: a superhero flick earned itself an Oscar nomination, and this time, it was not for visual effects. After decades…
Why did ‘Wonder Woman’ not get seat at table?
The first Academy Awards show was in 1929. The year is 2018, and 89 Academy Awards shows later, hundreds of superhero movies have been released. Ranging from “Superman” to “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” and “Spider-Man 3,” the films have…
Pointers to bring home cash from your office Oscar pool
The 90th annual Academy Awards are just around the corner, and this year, it seems like most of the major categories (Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor and Actress) have large frontrunners and little debate about who should/will win…
Top 10 most notable snubs in Oscar history
The Academy Awards have been a staple of the film industry for almost as long as film itself has been around. Whether people love it for the shine and spotlight it gives to certain films that otherwise would not receive…
