It seems the big movie studios will do anything to pack in the viewers during these weak economic times. The current novelty utilized by the industry is 3D motion pictures. Unfortunately, the 3D effect has been used as a tool to hide weak stories and usually just give the viewer a headache. Disney’s “A...
Michael Bublé has got that something you just cannot quite put your finger on. Bublé incorporates a plethora of big-band and jazz sounds in his music, making it feel-good and appealing to both guys and gals. He does not write many of his songs. Instead, he tends to re-record Sinatra songs and other hits...
She gives you disease. She gives you lovelies. She gives you Russian Roulette. Most of all, she gives you Gaga. Whether vacuumed in an alpine jumpsuit or pounding out “Poker Face” via piano while encased in a gyroscope, Lady Gaga trashes conformity and dances dangerously close to being out of this world. Gaga’s sophomore...
Paul, Erick and I sat near my locker and chatted about everyday things for an hour after school. We left when the janitor turned the corner and plowed straight towards us with his elephant broom. Paul and Erick pulled out of the parking lot and parted ways with me. “What the heck are you...
With their alternative-rock sound and original lyrics, it is a wonder that the band, The Sunstreak, is so little known. The album starts out with “Once upon a Lie,” which progresses from slow-moving into a full-on, roll down the windows and pump up the volume jam. More upbeat songs, like “Until I...
When the October chill deftly creeps up your coat sleeves and down your spine, a nourishing bowl of soup warms numb hands and aching stomachs. Pho (pronounced fuh), a Vietnamese beef and noodle soup, is the super soup that satisfies on all occasions. I have patronized at least three different restaurants that serve pho...
Out on DVD next week is the movie “Year One,” starring Michael Cera and Jack Black. While it has some sporadic points of humor, overall it is not worth watching. Cera and Black both play cavemen. They get into trouble and run away from their group in search of greater meaning. The...
Bethel College Fall Fest is an annual event where Bethel’s campus is transformed into an area of booths and tents. People of all ages from all over Newton and the surrounding area gather for food and fellowship. I arrived at Fall Fest around 9:30 a.m. and already there were people everywhere. We had to park across...
The award-winning Christian rock band, The Afters, will visit Newton Nov. 14 and play at Newton High School for the Southern District Youth Conference (SDYC). The general public will be allowed to attend for $10. Every year, the Southern District of Mennonite Brethren Churches hosts the SDYC. The conference alternates its location between Oklahoma...
The Ugly Secret is a fictional story that will appear in parts. Each issue of the Newtonian will have one part. We have some details to clean up, details that led to the night of “cupid’s calamities.” Let’s backtrack to the beginning of January. Tiffany flipped open her phone; it was a text from...
