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Lubbock Ranks High in Beauty Obsession

May 13, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Lubbock in your rear view… or bathroom. Mirror that is. Lubbock is home to the legendary Buddy Holly, relentless dust storms and now… beauty-obsessed women. That’s right… beauty obsessed. InStyle magazine teamed up with FourSquare to bring their users a ranking of the ten most beauty-obsessed cities in America. FourSquare is a social media network that lets you tell friends and family where you are by documenting your whereabouts through “check ins” at those places. FourSquare tallied data from its 15 million users to find out which city’s users are checking into the most beauty stores... [Read the full story]

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Old Books, New Money

May 12, 2012 · Leave a Comment

At the end of each semester, Barnes and Noble at Texas Tech buys back textbooks. While the return is much less than new books cost a few months earlier, many students take advantage of the opportunity to head home with a little more money in their pockets. Photojournalist Bailey Miller documented the program at the end of the May semester. [Show as slideshow] ... [Read the full story]

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The Dark Knight Flies Again

October 26, 2011 · Leave a Comment

As I waited in line at Gamestop for the midnight release of Batman: Arkham City, taking pictures of the costumed cashiers and talking about the hardest achievements in the original game, Arkham Asylum, I knew the sequel would be good. I didn’t realize it would be this good. Story As far as this reviewer is concerned, story comes first, and the original game excelled in that quality, with an enthralling main story and plenty of information on the side that the player can delve into if they want more. Arkham City builds on this principle, and the open world feels like it is lived in and has multiple... [Read the full story]

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Twihards and Tributes Face Off Over Hunger Games

April 4, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Even though the first novel of the trilogy was released in September of 2008, Hunger Games mania seems to have grown with the announcement of the movie. To be fair, this jumping on the bandwagon movement also happened with the Twilight franchise, to which Hunger Games has faced many comparisons since its release, but to “twihards” and “tributes” there is simply no comparison. These are the nicknames given to die-hard Twilight and Hunger Games fans who have broken out in a battle over which film adaption is best, or in this case, which is less mediocre. Savannah Northern and Kristen Carr... [Read the full story]

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Lubbock Takes a Bite of The Big Apple

New York is coming to town! Fortunately, not the people from New York, but at least a mirror image of the big apple. Delbert McDougal, CEO of McDougal Companies and Master Developer of the downtown revitalization project said downtown Lubbock can be renewed to mirror Times Square. “There are a lot of things that can be done which could really mirror... Read more of this article

Lubbock Art Festival

The Lubbock Art Festival, which took place this past weekend, is a project of the Lubbock Arts Alliance. It attracted a wide range of ages and art appreciators and was located at the Lubbock Civic Center. The event had many displays and booths that featured candy-wrapper dresses, bread, books, jewelry, and much more. [Show as slideshow] ... Read more of this article