The Book Nook: explore where “The Wild Things” roam

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The book: “The Wild Things” by Dave Eggers Suggested for: Anyone who loves the children’s book and wishes to add depth to the beloved story. Clog rating: “The Wild Things” by Dave Eggers came to be through one of the most confusing lines of conception: This full-length novel is based Read More…

The Book Nook: Discover yourself in ‘Paper Towns’

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The book: “Paper Towns” by John Green Suggested for: Anyone who enjoys excellent reading and a moving story about discovering yourself and how to understand those around you. Clog rating:   Regardless of how many years you are now removed from it, there are very few of us who don’t Read More…

Playlist of the week: time to SWEAT

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It’s summertime, and that means more time to get those tennis shoes on, that butt twerkin’, those arms … flailing? I mean, we don’t know what you like to do, but we do know that summer is the time to exercise. Whether you’re at Cal or elsewhere, getting yourself pumped Read More…

The Book Nook: Inhale ‘Perfume: The Story of a Murderer’

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The book: “Perfume: The Story of a Murderer” by Patrick Suskind Suggested for: Anyone who is looking for a psychologically enveloping novel that makes you sympathize with the murderer (for once). Clog rating: Upon viewing the title of this week’s novel, “Perfume: The Story of a Murderer,” some assumptions can Read More…

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‘Sharknado’: train wreck, cinematic genius or both?

“Instead of letting live sharks rain down on people, we’re going to get in that chopper and throw bombs into the tornadoes.” Nope. Not an Onion- or Cracked-style parody. This is the real deal. Just one of many memorable scenes that make “Sharknado” one of the most laughable, entertaining train Read More…

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3 things to learn from ‘So You Think You Can Dance’

If you do not already know, “So You Think You Can Dance” is a summer program on Fox in which contestants from all around the United States — and, in some cases, from all around the world — audition and compete for the title of “America’s favorite dancer.” Once the auditions are Read More…

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The Book Nook: Join the OASIS in ‘Ready Player One’

The book: “Ready Player One” by Ernest Cline Suggested for: Anyone who loves video games and would love to know what it’s like to basically live within one. Or anyone who appreciates 1980s pop culture references. Clog rating: While books are our virtual reality of choice, video games provide a Read More…