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Wingin' It

Last week I compiled and published a weekly calendar for the best wing deals in the South Bend area. Like many of you, I have already found the calendar invaluable for deciding where to get food on any given day. In order to further help you out I will bear the burden of visiting each of the wing establishments and sharing my opinions. The first of the fine restaurants I've visited was Wings Etc. While this is a fairly widespread and well-liked chain, I feel it necessary to lodge a few of my complaints. 

Biggest Surprises of the 2012 Emmys

Grizzly Bear shines on "Shields"

I've been a fan of Grizzly Bear since I heard two tracks of its 2009 breakthrough album "Veckatimest" at the end of my senior year of high school. After spending a summer and a year of college getting lost in their lush, layered, hard-to-categorize folk pop melodies, I saw the Brooklyn quartet perform live at Lollapalooza 2010 in one of my favorite sets of a weekend that included the likes of Arcade Fire, Phoenix, The National, MGMT and Spoon. 

Best Fashion of the 2012 Emmys

Guests at the Emmys tend to joke that the event lacks the star power of the Academy Awards, but this year, what they were supposedly lacking in big names they made up for in style.

Biggest Losers of the 2012 Emmys

While it is supposedly "an honor just to be nominated," a handful of shows had a lot of nominations and came away with relatively little to show. They're certainly not "losers" as shows, but these nominees had some big hype surrounding them only to be disappointed.

Biggest Surprises of the 2012 Emmys

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Biggest Winners of the 2012 Emmys

Sunday night's Emmy Awards were all about "Modern Family" and "Homeland." The Emmy-favorite family comedy maintained its winning streak with four golden statues, while hit drama "Homeland" surprised everyone by taking home five awards.

Pitch Perfect hits the right notes

In a refreshing change from corny musicals that pervade the genre, "Pitch Perfect" is a college version of "Glee," without all the singing about feelings and ridiculous drama.

Kanye West presents: "Cruel Summer"

For the pessimistic few whose too-many-cooks-in-the-kitchen theories were proven wrong by the excellence of 2011's "Watch the Throne," GOOD Music's 2012 collaborative effort "Cruel Summer" might be a better target. Though his presence on the album is ubiquitous, Kanye did not author this one alone, and it shows. The album lacks both the merit and cohesion of a solo West release. This is not to say the album is a failure. Viewed as a collection of solid rap songs, the album fares well. Tracks such as "Clique," "New God Flow" and "Sin City" bump with a graceful coalescence of style and modernity. The GOOD Music crew knows what is going on in hip-hop everywhere, and though "Cruel Summer" sounds more like an imitation than a response the songs are proof that the GOOD Music crew won't die as quickly as other hip-hop collectives.

Silversun Pickups play at the Aragon

End of Watch : an intimate portrayal of friendship

Keep Calm and Style On

Lets Talk About "50 Shades of Grey"

Summer is a time dedicated to spending days outside, and what better way to enjoy the pool or the beach than with a page-turner in hand? One of the pop-culture phenomena of the summer was the erotic novel "Fifty Shades of Grey." The book has topped best-seller charts and become pop-culture sensation, but not without criticism. The book has been condemned for its steamy subject matter and the behavior of its central characters, Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele. Hoping to break away from the taboo, hush-hush nature on campus surrounding this particular work of literature, The Observer brought in Assistant Managing Editor Sam Stryker and Scene Writer Suzanna Pratt to have what might be the first open, public and civil conversation about "Fifty Shades" in Notre Dame history. Now, let's chat.

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