Entertainment

On Friday Nov. 22, audiences filed into Pollak Theater to see Josh Ritter. First, however, was opening act Natalie Zeller. Zeller, a sophomore, played a 45 minute set to open for the distinguished singer/songwriter.

This weekend, “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” had the largest Thanksgiving box office on record, earning over $110 million from Wednesday to Sunday. The movie got into record books, but did it stay true to the book that it is adapted from? I’m a book lover, which often makes me hate movies. Every once in a while, though, there is an adaptation like “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” that makes a perfect transition from page to screen.

Television’s longest running sci-fi adventure series, “Doctor Who” celebrated its 50th Anniversary this past weekend in a special episode to commemorate the occasion.

Lady Gaga is one of those artists who packs a pop powerhouse punch and constantly outdoes herself. She has proven herself worthy of a pop icon title in a few short years and is now releasing her fourth album, “ARTPOP.” As a mega fan of hers, it isn’t fun to admit this, but “ARTPOP” has put a pause in her platinum streak.

Book history scholar John B. Hench delivered a lecture entitled “Never Far From Books,” for students and faculty in Wilson Hall last Wednesday to educate on the growing and changing field of book studies.

The Nordic god Thor is back again with the release of “Thor: The Dark World.” After the events that happened in New York in “The Avengers,” Thor (Chris Hemsworth) returns to Asgard to face his father (Anthony Hopkins), Odin, and prove he is worthy of the throne.

It was a cold winter night when the Department of Music and Theatre Arts produced Moises Kaufman’s play, “The Laramie Project” on Thursday, Nov. 8. Rest assured, the audience’s mood in the Lauren K. Woods Theatre was quite the opposite.

For those of you keeping up with the video game industry, this year has surely been an exciting one. Next week marks the launch of the PlayStation 4 (PS4), Sony Computer Entertainment’s fourth home video game console in its PlayStation line of products.

Justin Timberlake grooved his way to the hearts of thousands of fans at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, NJ for the second date of his solo “20/20 Experience World Tour” on Saturday, Nov. 11. With his slicked-back hair, Christian Louboutin flats, Tom Ford designed suits, playful charm and impeccable musical ability, Timberlake embraced the essence of the ‘30s and swooned the crowd from 9 pm until midnight.

Where does “indie rock” end and “freakin’ huge rock band” begin? For Arcade Fire, the biggest little band in the world right now, you could argue multiple points. Some might say it’s selling out Madison Square Garden (twice), and others would argue winning Album of the Year at the Grammy’s is the point of no return. Which one is it?