Photo: Paranormal Activity 3 movie poster courtesy of cinemit.com. Horror is defined as an intense feeling of fear, shock or disgust. In the midst of the Halloween season, from the middle of September until the first week of November, pop culture is suddenly over-flowing with things designed to instill fear in people. Haunted houses, new releases of horror...

Photo: Beastie Boys- Courtesy of rockhall.com The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will announce new inductees sometime in 2012. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation was established in 1983. The Hall of Fame’s main function  is to recognize those musicians who have helped to develop and evolve rock and roll. Musicians can be inducted no sooner than 25...

The long awaited for iPhone 4S was released this past Tuesday with some disappointment and upset from Apple fans. Since May of 2011, the internet was buzzing about a completely redesigned iPhone 5 that would have taken over the smart phone market and revolutionized phones as we know them. And up until the Monday before the official announcement, Apple fans still...

(Contributed to by Janna Nguyen) A young blonde girl sits by a fireplace, playing chess with her cat; the red light illuminating their faces and flickering throughout the theater. The young girl is senior, Bethany Richards,who is playing as Alice in the MHS production of Alice in Wonderland. Amidst all of the make-up and costumes were extraordinary actors,...

It is a rare occasion to see a goofy grin across Jane Lynch’s lips, yet she does so as she saunters across the screen, greeted by Sheldon from Big Bang Theory, all while making a glum remark about musicals. Jane Lynch then discovers celebrities from popular television shows all in one building, from the cast of Mad Men to the Verizon Guy.  No,...

Contagion, released on September 9, 2011, is about a dangerous disease that spreads rapidly and kills quickly. In the movie, government officials can not figure out how the disease works, and it kills millions of people around the world in a matter of days. Directed by Steven Soderbergh, Contagion is a fast-paced thriller  that aims to instill fear and paranoia...

Photo: Nicky Dinh wears a grey knit sweater with a subtle v-neck. Everyone has certain colors they picture when they think of the seasons. The great thing about fall is that what is in fashion is usually inspired by the season- crisp auburn leaves, golden apples, and fall skies. Never anything too bright, but never anything too dull; the trends this season are...

Photo: A young girl dreams of becoming a music artist and making it to the VMAs. Graphic made by Madison Samas. Imagine a student as the next Taylor Swift, or as a music icon walking across the stage to accept a VMA in five years. With the VMAs past the corner now, it has inspired many young musicians to work hard for their goals of getting into the music...

Over the next few months, television junkies will have more shows to look forward to. New shows on TLC will include Kitchen Boss in which Buddy, the cake boss, gets his own cooking show TLC will also premier a show soon called The Unpoppables, about a group of balloon artists who make a living creating various balloon sculptures for parties and art shows. Then,...

This year, the Mansfield High School theater department chose to put on the musical production of Side Show, a play about Siamese twins that get the opportunity to become stars because of their strong singing voices and strange condition. Because Violet and Daisy Hilton are conjoined at the hip they are unable to find true love and must go through life feeling...

There have been many rumors about Facebook shutting down in March due to Mark Zuckerberg being fed up with the business.  Many websites say it is a hoax, but since a rumor always has two sides, we will have to wait to find out the truth.  Although, if Facebook does shut down, what in the world will we do with our lives; do our homework, clean our rooms, get...

November, 27, 2010. I walked into the loft in dallas with a quick pace, maybe because I was in a hurry to see the show or to get past all the young Jeezy fans that were downstairs to see him at the palladium. I stood among the crowd and I noticed that the one and only Christie Dupree had just walked beside me, I tried to keep my cool but I must admit I failed...

Millions of users of Facebook are going to see a change in the profile layout. Put into effect earlier this week, the profile page is going going to change from it’s old layout to a more ‘efficient’ and ‘user-friendly’ layout. You will still have the option to keep your old layout, but that option will only last for a little while.

Kim Kardashian, Alicia Keys, Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake, Usher, Serena Williams and more celebrities went “digitally dead”.  By doing so, they are all in attempt to fight the world AIDS crisis. Each celebrity in the cause has refused to use Twitter or Facebook until $1 million is donated to Keep a Child Alive. As of 3p.m. yesterday, Tuesday,...