Around Oswego – Old ethic meets Old City
For those searching for a fun, casual, relaxing atmosphere and hoping for a nice meal around a warm fire, Oswego’s Old City Hall offers all of this. “If you were a blind Indian mystic looking for the heart of the…
Sir Paul covers classics without consistency
When former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney releases a new album, you would expect it to be an instant classic. But with “Kisses On The Bottom,” this is hardly true. In his new album, McCartney is covering the classic crooner-style American…
Film shows poverty, politics in Pakistan
The film, “Made In Pakistan,” was screened three times Monday in the Campus Center. After the screenings, producer Ayesha Khan explained that the original intent of the film was to figure out if the Newsweek cover story “Pakistan: World’s Most…
‘Contra’ draws large following
The Oswego Music Hall Dance Series brought over 40 of the city’s residents together on Feb. 3, at the McCrobie Civic Center. Oswegonians ranging from ages five to 70-years-old participated in contra dancing. “Contra dance is a heck of a…
Halftime show at Super Bowl XLVI
Super Bowl XLVI was a highly anticipated game with the New York Giants playing the New England Patriots in a rematch of Super Bowl XLII. Along with the game itself, viewers look forward to the commercials, celebrity appearances and the…
The Fray’s “Scars and Stories”
Denver-based piano rock band The Fray released their third studio album “Scars and Stories,” which plays off of the typical sappy, yet oftentimes telling and moving songs that have made the band famous. However, this album lacks the force their…
Independent locals blend bird folk duo
Oswego State’s Hewitt Union Lounge held three musical performers last Friday, Feb. 3, known as the Indie Music Series. Supported by Oswego State’s Artswego Performing Arts Series and WNYO-FM radio station, the indie concert proved to be a success. Alcohol…
Ayesha Khan brings her story of Pakistan
Confinement within the limits of gender-subordinate world never restrained Ayesha Khan from following her dreams of becoming an accomplished film producer, director and actress in Pakistan’s independent film industry. Having faced harsh impediments growing up as a female in Pakistan,…
Hollywood takes science fiction in predictable direction
It seems as if Hollywood recycles the same ideas over and over again, and the science fiction genre is one of the worst offenders. There have been countless movies where someone or a group of people discover some strange force,…
