Reading Time: 3 minutes It used to be that the only way to play games for free was to distract the local game store clerk with a Girls of Anime calendar while your friend reached behind the counter. At least, that’s what I’ve been told. But thanks to the new iTunes Application Store, gaming on the go is both fun and affordable, assuming that you already own an iPod Touch or iPhone.

Reading Time: 2 minutes Sometimes the editor of a section in a newspaper is lucky enough to get his or her own column. And sometimes editors make their own luck. After two years of Cool Beans by Luke Hickman (the retired life-editor), we’re moving on to something new.

Reading Time: 3 minutes If you happened to be on campus on June 22 for freshmen orientation, you probably saw a man running around in yellow sweat-shorts and goggles. Without a closer look, this man could be dismissed as a jogging fanatic, a sartorially challenged aerobics instructor, or perhaps a theater or chemistry major.

Reading Time: < 1 minute Every first Friday of the month, art lovers swarm Historic Downtown Provo for the Gallery Stroll.

Reading Time: 2 minutes Two weeks ago as the Electronic Entertainment Expo graced the halls of the L.A. Convention Center, gamers around the world waited with bated, Mountain Dew-scented breath for announcements from their favorite developers. Speculation ran rampant before the show, reaching a fever pitch prior to Microsoft’s press conference on the 14th. Would we see a Wii-centric Legend of Zelda? Was the PSP getting a redesign? What was Halo-developer Bungie’s secret announcement? And, most importantly, how will I be able to afford it all?

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In Panic at the Disco’s first single off their new album, Pretty. Odd., there is a line that asks, “Do you know what I mean?” No, Panic. Nobody knows what you mean.

Reading Time: 2 minutes Pizzeria Seven Twelve’s buttermilk panna cotta 2 1/2 c cream 1 c sugar 2 vanilla beans 6 sheets gelatin 4 c buttermilk Lightly grease 12 3/4-cup (6-fl oz/180-ml) ramekins or custard cups and set on a small baking sheet. Pour one-third of the buttermilk into a saucepan and drop in gelatin sheets*.

Reading Time: 2 minutes Pizzeria Seven Twelve (P712) is not for the spoiled consumer whose preference is to sacrifice quality for speed of delivery or quantity. The seating is limited, the rules nonstandard (no moving tables, no scheduling reservations, no takeout, no phoned-in orders) and the diners react as if giddy guests set before a royal banquet table. To be concise, there is nothing subpar in the experience.

Reading Time: < 1 minute Peter Jose Smith, who has recently announced his bid for Utah’s 3rd district in Congress, organized a musical talent contest on Friday, July 25.

Reading Time: 3 minutes What parent hasn’t cringed and turned red at something their child has said? I know there have been times when my wife and I have given each other that look, the one that says, “I cannot believe what YOUR child just said!” The old saying “Kids say the darnedest things” certainly applies in our house.