Percy Olsen

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In Defense of ‘Speed Racer’ (yes, that ‘Speed Racer’)

It was the summer of 2008. Britney Spears and Coldplay were rocking the airwaves with “Womanizer” and “Viva la Vida,” and everyone I knew had flocked to the multiplexes to […]

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30 Rock

A comedy’s third and fourth seasons are akin to litmus tests of how a show will fair in the future. For example, “Seinfeld” didn’t lose a step in seasons 3 and 4, and from there it stayed consistently funny until…well, until its last episode. On the other hand, “Scrubs” began to show its cracks by the end of its third season, and was in complete free fall by season 5. The same goes for “Weeds.”

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Sweding Festival preview

Hey everybody! What are you doing Sunday night? You say you’re all going to curl up with “Ghostbusters” and dread the coming midterm week? I’m surprised there are enough copies on campus…

Well, instead, why don’t you attend the Second Annual WUTV Sweding Festival at 5 p.m. in Brown 100? It’s guaranteed to be a blast, as you can watch your fellow students’ film creations on the big screen.

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Sweding Festival: DEADLINE TODAY

Hello Readers! Today, October 7th, is the last day to enter the annual Sweding Festival, run by WUTV! I’m writing up a preview for Friday’s paper, but the story won’t […]

Whatever happened to Weeds

Do you remember the last episode of “Weeds?” It aired Nov. 19, 2007, on Showtime.

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‘The Invention of Lying’

In “The Invention of Lying,” everybody tells the truth, all the time, 24/7. People wear their emotions (and their intentions) on their sleeves. And as odd of a world as it is, it’s also a strangely comforting one. Want to know if your crush feels the same about you? Ask her. Actually, she’s more likely to notice your nervous flirtations and tell you outright before you get a chance to ask her. If you want to know anything, anything at all, you just have to ask, and you’ll never lose sleep over falsehoods because they don’t exist.

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ABC Cougar Family

Dear Mom and Dad, It’s me, your son Percy. I’m just writing home to check up on you two, see how things are going. I know we haven’t corresponded by snail-mail ever, but I thought it’d be nice to start. So. Let’s start. There have been some big changes around here. I boiled pasta for dinner, yesterday, and I plan to reheat it for tonight’s dinner. I bought Cascade Detergent.

That’s My Show?

Why does NBC’s Thursday Night Promo have to be so bad?

Movie Review | 9

In “9,” there aren’t any humans. The main characters are humanoid “stitchpunks.” They fight robots. Sounds pretty basic, right? Well…yeah, it is. Or it should be. Because the problem is […]

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Top 10 fall films to look forward to

Three…Two…One…and time. The fall movie season has begun! Well yes, I know we’re still technically in the summer months, but who wants to dwell on (what is soon to be) […]

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