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Smartphone camera apps offer greater control over mobile photographs

By Taylor Balkom
Staff Writer
June 14, 2012

Odds are, there's a powerful camera in your pocket right now. As camera technology evolved to fit on a cell phone, sharing photos with family and friends has become more widespread than ever. And while...

RevRanks: Editor’s Pick: Metric, “Synthetica

By Morgan Searles
Editor-in-Chief
June 14, 2012

Canadian quartet Metric patterned its latest album "Synthetica" after the band's typical sound, while innovating a progression in its musical craft. Opener "Artificial Nocturne," is an anticipation-building...

RevRanks: Prometheus

By Taylor Balkom
Staff Writer
June 14, 2012

"Prometheus" is not a movie for the faint of heart. Director Ridley Scott's return to sci-fi is terrifying and beautiful, futuristic and realistic, religious and scientific and many more contrasting adjectives....

Summer exhibition premieres today

By Taylor Schoen
Contributing Writer
June 14, 2012

The LSU College of Art and Design is debuting its summer art exhibition today in the Alfred C. Glassell Jr. Exhibition Gallery at the Shaw Center for the Arts. This is the event's 11th year of production,...

School of Music to host jazz series

By Austen Krantz
Staff Writer
June 14, 2012

LSU School of Music's Hot Summer Nights and Cool Jazz series kicks off today, continuing a long-running tradition that has grown increasingly popular since its inception in the '90s. And the seasoned lineup...

Caliente Mexican Craving, located on West Lee Drive, will hold its grand opening today.

Caliente Mexican restaurant opening today

Ricardo Barraza is living the American dream. When he first moved from Parras, Mexico, to the United States at age 17, Barraza washed dishes at a Mexican restaurant to earn a living. Eleven years later,...

LSU junior Abby Thibodaux celebrates after winning $10,000 on “The Singing Bee.”

LSU student wins big on “The Singing Bee”

Abby Thibodaux has always taken pride in her knowledge of country music, but now she'll have the trophy to prove it. The mass communication junior earned the title of champion and $10,000 on Country Music...

Baton Rouge hosts 8th film festival

Film fans will be taken on animated journeys this weekend at the eighth Red Stick International Animation Film Festival at the Manship Theatre. To kick off the festival, 2012 Academy Award-nominated animated...

Cooking game show casting call Saturday

Louisiana home cooks have the chance to show off their signature dishes Saturday at the Game Show Network's "Beat the Chefs" casting call. "Beat the Chefs" is a new game show that will feature three home...

Kickin’ It With Kelley: Louisiana offers unique spots for dates

The beautiful scenary and rich history of Louisiana offers lovestruck couples with a few alternatives to the standard dinner date. Bogue Chitto Canoeing and Tubing Center An hour and a half from campus,...

Zumo poses with Aldean May 27 at Bayou Country Superfest with Zumo’s portrait of the singer.

Local painter presents portrait to Jason Aldean

By Austen Krantz
Staff Writer
June 7, 2012

Before fans snapped photos of country artist Jason Aldean's May 27 performance at Bayou Country Superfest, one spectator captured Aldean's likeness slightly more meticulously. Baton Rouge visual artist...

Chappo plays lively Monday night show with Prom Date

By Austen Krantz
Staff Writer
June 5, 2012

Chappo has no qualms in throwing a party on a Monday night. On a hot, humid, energy draining evening, the Brooklyn based space-rock outfit combined pop, indie, psychedelic elements and crazy on-stage antics...