Book Review: Ready Player One by Earnest Cline
This is my spoiler free review of our latest book club installment: Ready Player One by Earnest Cline. Stay tuned for our in-depth discussion of the novel which will be posted soon! In the unnervingly near future, Earnest Cline describes Earth as a world that has been seemingly drained of any semblance of beauty by its inhabitants. Blue skies are replaced →
Review: Haywire
Steven Soderbergh’s latest, Haywire, is a sleek and brutal action film that’s light on story, but isn’t really hurt by that in the slightest. Haywire is another new genre for Soderbergh, spy/espionage/action, and he feels just at home here as he does in every film he puts out. Soderbergh is one of my favorite directors and he doesn’t disappoint his fans →
HST Discusses: Haywire
Hello Boys and girls! Here at HST we are always thinking of you, and as you may have noticed we have been slowly introducing co-reviews between some of the writers here. That’s right, we are saving you time from your obligation to read three Haywire reviews this week by only providing two on the site (and this is more of →
Audio Book Review: How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf by Molly Harper (Read by Amanda Ronconi)
It is beyond me why people with annoying voices decide that it is their calling to narrate audio books. Enter Amanda Ronconi, narrator of Molly Harper’s book. She manages to make an already poorly written book even more horrible, especially every time she did her “man” voice. Her rendition of all male characters sounded like a 100 year old crotchety →
HST Winter: Great Songs For The Holidays
When I was younger, my family and I would sit around our Christmas tree, open up presents, and listen to some of the most classic Christmas songs of yesteryear. Some Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Brenda Lee, and a little bit of Nat "King" Cole made my Christmas mornings incredibly memorable. However, as I grow older and my musical →
Community: My Favorite Episodes (So Far…)
In all honesty, I am not a big television watcher, mainly because I can never follow a series to its completion (mostly dramas). For years, I've bounced around different networks trying to find a show that, not only I can get into, but I can also relate to. Luckily for me (and what turns out to be millions →
54th Annual Grammys: Nominees and Predictions 2011
The 54th Annual Grammy nominations have now been released, and I decided to put my own opinions and predictions for the February 12th telecast. Record of the Year: "Rolling In The Deep" by Adele "Holocene" by Bon Iver "Grenade" by Bruno Mars "The Cave" by Mumford and Sons "Firework" by Katy Perry - -Even though Bruno, Mumford, and Katy have all had big years (and I →
TV Review: The Walking Dead 2.4: Cherokee Rose
The Walking Dead is really solid again this week, even with little zombie drama and the plot continuing to go nowhere. The fact the show is able to stay so entertaining this season while moving the plot almost no where is a testament to the huge step forward the show has taken from its season one downward spiral. The show had →
TV Review: The New Girl 1.4: Naked
The New Girl is back from MLB playoff hiatus (AKA StL Cardinals kicking ass) and the show picks up right where it left off in terms of quality; really good. Story wise the show continues to keep things light. Naked roommates, rebound awkwardness, and being culturally out of touch are all common themes here this week and two of them produce →
The Dim And Departed: Part Two
Hey everyone! I hope you enjoyed the first entry of The Dim and Departed over on Zombie Coffee Press last week (if you haven't yet read it, you can right here). Now, Part Two is up, and I hope you all take some time out of your busy Mondays to head over to Zombie Coffee Press to read →
HST Highlights…fun.
- - - - - - - - - - - - Every Friday, I will be writing a feature about a new/up-and-coming band or artist that the public should be aware of. The first entry is still one that I am kicking myself for not getting into sooner. This entire past year, I've heard word of mouth of fun., but never took the time to actually listen to them. →
Review of Polar Bear Club’s “Crash Battle Guilt Pride”
The alternative punk rock genre has been thriving for years now, with such acts like Fucked Up and Against Me! becoming fore-front players in that scene. However, bands in the genre happen to have very high moments, but do not seem to get over with everyone. Take Against Me!, for example. Their latest release, White Crosses, went →
