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Information: Title: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Studio: 20th Century Fox Main Actors: Any Serkis, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman and Kodi Smit-McPhee Run Time: 130 minutes Rating: 7.6/10 Rotten Tomatoes (because lets be serious, the only review that matters): 90%   First I watched the apes rise. Then I watched as reality dawned […]

Funk Wav Bounces Vol 1. Calvin Harris. Columbia Records. June 30, 2017. Funk. $13.99 Calvin Harris’ Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 debuted on June 30th and is receiving a lot of attention. Already, the album holds the number one spot for Top Dance/ Electronic Album on Billboard. The album also holds the number two spot […]

Pokémon Go – iPhone, Android Niantic, The Pokémon Company July 6, 2016 | Free (with in-game purchases) It’s every Pokémon fan’s dream for pokémon to become real. With its promising and powerful advertisements before release, many pokéfans have speculated that Pokémon GO would finally take pokémon and put them in the world we live in, […]

War has shaped the landscape of civilization since the earliest remnants of human existence. Often occurring through religious or land conflict, war is often seen as an inevitable and necessary condition. Wars like the United States Civil War and World War II evoke sentiments of patriotism and are viewed as being done for the greater […]

Is it possible to spend too much time with someone? At one point in my life I thought that idea was crazy. I was in a long distance relationship for just about three years and I could never imagine thinking that I wanted to spend less time with someone I cared about so much. This […]

It’s day one of Major League Baseball All-Star break, and the Milwaukee Brewers unexpectedly sit atop the National League Central Division over always competitive St. Louis Cardinals and the faltering reigning World Series champion Chicago Cubs. With 50 wins, the Brewers lead both the Cubs and Cardinals by 5.5 games and have become a legitimate […]

A popular theme in beloved romantic movies is the feud between the girlfriend/finance and the mother-in-law or in-laws in general. This theme can be seen in movies such as Monster-In-Law, The Family Stone or Meet the Parents. Growing up I have seen how the media portrays in-law relationships. I have heard horror in-law stories from […]

Whether it’s women’s or men’s basketball, each group of players dream of playing professionally. Having the opportunity to continue to go beyond college basketball and make money playing a sport you love, is just priceless. Recently, Diamond DeShields was faced with the option to continue playing college basketball or begin her professional career. She decided […]

For a long while, microtransactions in video games have been considered controversial. From Indie titles to AAA games, microtransactions are a relatively new way for developers to make money. For Indie developers, most gamers don’t mind tossing a few bucks over to them for tiny upgrades. The problem seems to revolve around AAA developers and […]

A majority of songs released throughout history have followed similar structural patterns: most, in some order, utilize a verse, chorus, bridge, hook, and refrain. To fit all of these sections, songs tend to be around three to six minutes in length, depending on factors such as tempo and repetitions of individual structures. Things start to […]

We are at what is presumably the peak for superhero movies. Every third film in theaters is now a member of some sort of hero extended universe of Marvel or DC, and it’s been that way for years. With that being true, it really is sort of messed up that the first solo movie about […]

Editor’s note: Students in JAMS 342 Television news Reporting occasionally have the opportunity to anchor news, weather and sports at WTMJ-TV, Milwaukee’s NBC affiliate. This happens when WTMJ runs mock newscasts to train new directors, technical directors and other behind the scenes personnel. This is a personal account from Ninia Linero.   Anchoring at TMJ4 […]