King of the Hill canceled

November 10, 2008

Reading Time: < 1 minute Fox Television has announced that King of the Hill, now in its thirteenth season, will air its final episodes next year. The network says that the two-time Emmy award-winning program’s demise has been a long time coming. “It’s probably time (for Fox to make a decision),” Gary Newman, co-chairman of 20th Century Fox TV, said in an interview with TVWEEK earlier this month.

Role Models

November 10, 2008

Reading Time: 2 minutes The majority of this fall’s R-rated comedies have drawn their laughs from over-the-top disgusting gags. While those things are funny in the moment, they are not memorable. On the other end of the spectrum, you’ll find Role Models. While the trailers and TV spots for Role Models make it look like it’s just as much Seann William Scott’s movie as it is Paul Rudd’s, it’s really not.

Having freedom but still not free, part 2

November 10, 2008

Reading Time: 2 minutes This is the second and last installation of the series on the seventh anniversary of the Afghan War. To see the first half of Najib’s story, go to www.uvureview.com When I went outside it was almost bright as day, though it was night. People were saying, “Look to the south, look to the south, that’s where the bombs hit!” I looked and saw a bright fire coming out of the ground.

Trans-Siberian Orchestra hits the E-Center

November 10, 2008

Reading Time: < 1 minute The rock orchestra group Trans-Siberian Orchestra will play at the E-Center this Wednesday in West Valley. It will be their fourth year in a row performing in Utah. The concert will help spark excitement for the upcoming holiday season with the group’s popular renditions of traditional Christmas songs.

New movie theater opens this month

November 10, 2008

Reading Time: 2 minutes Just east of the University Mall, a new ultra-modern movie theater opened last Friday. The Cinemark University Mall, which saw the demise of the nearby University Cinemas dollar theater before construction on the 14 new auditoriums was finished, shows only digital movies.

Reel-to-reel now real-to-fake

November 10, 2008

Reading Time: 2 minutes I got to the soft opening about 15 minutes early, which is a character flaw. I think of myself as a cool guy sometimes, and then I realize I’m always early and never late. And If I know I’m going to be late I usually don’t go at all. Very uncool. So I’m standing inside the door of the gigantic new Cinemark Theater, not theatre, and I’m the only normal person in the room.

If you haven’t read it.

November 10, 2008

Reading Time: < 1 minute By
Aldous Huxley was born in England in July of 1894 into a well known family of scientists and writers. His most famous works include BRAVE NEW WORLD, CROME YELLOW, and THE DOORS OF PERCEPTION. He is considered by many to be the spiritual father of the hippie movement.

The next big thing

November 10, 2008

Reading Time: 2 minutes If you, like so many of us, feel a void in your life where things like the Lord of the Rings movies and new Harry Potter novels once dwelled, then allow me to introduce you to the next big thing to comfortably fill that void. It’s called Mouse Guard, and it is, quite simply, breathtaking.

Using food to find love

November 10, 2008

Reading Time: < 1 minute If socially active UVU students are any representation of general opinion, brunettes are officially more attractive than blondes. At the dating auction held at Centre Stage on Nov. 5, four boys and four girls were auctioned off. Dates with brunette women sold for an average of three times more than blondes.

How to cook out of a hotel room

November 10, 2008

Reading Time: < 1 minute If you’re anything like me, you are a poor college student. I recently spent some time out of town on a school function and was going to miss work and could not afford to eat out every day. By spending less than $20 beforehand on food to bring along, I was able to eat well without spending any money on the trip.