As a kid, one of the most exciting times in grade school was a roller-skating party. Whether a school-sponsored event or a birthday party for a friend, excitement rose with every lace of the skate (mine were purple Princess Jasmine ones.) But after grade school,…
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As I walked into the dance room for Zumba Tuesday night, it wasn’t hard to guess what the instructor was thinking. It was pretty safe to say this girl in dingy fake converse sneakers and mismatched navy athletic pants and black sweater had probably never…
In the first minutes of The Weeknd’s “House of Balloons” you get the feeling what you’re hearing is something new. On the song “High For This,” a spaced-out kick-snare beat leads way to a dubstep chorus as The Weeknd’s yet unnamed lead man soars over…
Summer break is almost upon us, though the weather says otherwise, and there’s no better way to prepare for it than by scheduling all the important entertainment events. Here are some we deem calendar-worthy. “Friends with Benefits”From where we stand, original films are not to…
The Bradley baseball team extended its season long losing streak to five games in a 10-9 loss to Southern Illinois Edwardsville Wednesday night. It was the Braves fourth straight loss at O’Brien Field. Last weekend Bradley was swept in three games by I-74 rival Illinois…
Two years removed from winning the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, the Bradley Braves softball team has stumbled all the way to the bottom of the MVC. Riding an eight-game losing streak, the Braves find themselves 1-13 in conference and 8-34 overall. “People can look at…
Red Sox No team has been more surprising in all of baseball this year than the Boston Red Sox, and it isn’t because they’ve been good. After the major offseason acquisitions of Carl Crawford and Adrian Gonzalez, the Red Sox figured to be one of…
Quick, name a great movie that doesn’t have a villain. If you answered any Woody Allen or Wes Anderson movie, you would be correct, but I doubt many of you did. A vast amount of movies and stories need someone to root against to propel…
As Geno Ford settles into Peoria, he’s had no time to waste as he gets the roster set for next season. Previous coach Jim Les had signed four recruits to letters of intent and was returning all but two players next year. But as Ford…
Regret. When asked about my greatest fear in various get-to-know you circles over my 22 years, this has been the word resounding in the recesses of my mind. Although I never said it out loud, (because it was just that fear-inducing) it was a word…