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Is there hope for true love in the Internet age?

Is there hope for true love in the Internet age?

Valentine’s Day is upon us again, and once again the cynic within is poised to find evidence that love is doomed in America. And if not doomed, then at least destined to be a more pathetic, superficial version of what poets have been clamoring onto…

<i>Togetherness</i> will still your heart, eventually

Togetherness will still your heart, eventually

It always goes with new shows that either our schedules are way too jam-packed to actually watch everything on TV (NOT ENOUGH HOURS!), or we simply overlook the newbies because we’re too busy worrying about our all-time favs. But believe me when I say that…

Still time to see <i>Rock of Ages</i>: the 27th longest running show on Broadway history ends January 18th

Still time to see Rock of Ages: the 27th longest running show on Broadway history ends January 18th

“On the Sunset Strip, even though the dreams you leave with might not be the dreams you came in with, they can still rock.” Who can say that they have been to a Broadway show where they’ve taken JELLO SHOTS? I mean seriously, jello shots…

The Ramen Noodle Burger by Berg’n: A BK Flea delight

The Ramen Noodle Burger by Berg’n: A BK Flea delight

The best part of living in the Brooklyn area is that my favorite flea market THE BROOKLYN FLEA comes to me; I don’t even have to do anything! The formerly located downtown Brooklyn market has recently moved to an indoor winter space in Crown Heights on…

<i>The inevitable Top 10 of 2014</i>: Loop’s top movie picks

The inevitable Top 10 of 2014: Loop’s top movie picks

This year was weird. I cannot explain why exactly (maybe Mama had something to do with it?), but 2014 was a weird (and I guess at times wonderful) year for movies. A lotta dumb busts, but a lot of incredible features that made up for whatever Hollywood…

Getting Weird at the Hole: Early Man group exhibit hovers outside of time and interpretation

Getting Weird at the Hole: Early Man group exhibit hovers outside of time and interpretation

“What about just getting down with artworks made by the first humans?” Dating back to prehistoric times where art wasn’t something to be necessarily criticized so to speak, there was no intent but to purely exercise the intrinsic ‘artiste’ when these Cave Man era people…

“A naive romantic on a quest for love”: <i>Man Seeking Woman</i> on FXX starring Jay Baruchel

“A naive romantic on a quest for love”: Man Seeking Woman on FXX starring Jay Baruchel

“Love is Strange” Meanwhile in Toronto in case you wanted to be more excited for 2015, Jay Baruchel is busy filming his next series Man Seeking Woman directed by Jonathan Krisel, where he stars as a naive twenty-something on a quest for love after going through a…

KYRIE 1: Kyrie joins the Nike familia with new shoe line with Lebron James inspiration

KYRIE 1: Kyrie joins the Nike familia with new shoe line with Lebron James inspiration

Of course we love King James’ shoe collection (ALMOST as much as we love Cavaliers basketball), and it’s no secret that this baller knows what he is doing with 1) designing awesome kicks, and 2) getting fellow basketballers like teammate Kyrie Irving their own line…

<i>Free the Nipple</i>: decriminalizing the female body with a topless revolt

Free the Nipple: decriminalizing the female body with a topless revolt

Let’s face it: it’s not fair that we have these boundaries put up for our bodies. Society has us all living in these separate gender boxes of what we’re “supposed” to do as a lady, as a man. And what’s the difference if I see…

<i>Birdman</i> review: <i>Yes</i>, it’s going to be your favorite movie of the year

Birdman review: Yes, it’s going to be your favorite movie of the year

When I heard about Birdman actually potentially being really freaking awesome it was because one of the few friends I actually trust in movie recs told me to see it, so of course I make a point to get to viewing the film big screen…