Freddie Schwartz Staff Writer No Time to Explain, a two-dimensional puzzle platformer released on January 25, is a game that caught my attention on the greenlight section of Steam. Prior to this, I remember seeing a smaller free version on Newgrounds, a website dedicated to indie game developers, animators, musicians and…
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Anna Scheblein Contributor “The French Connection,” an exhibit at the Hillwood Art Museum, was aptly named. It was a mixture of original oil paintings, sketches, and bronzes of 19th century French and American artists. The exhibit was on loan from local collectors, Baker and Pisano, from January 22 through March…
By Kristiane Aateigen Assistant Online Editor If you are still expecting an acceptance letter from Hogwarts, it may be time you realize the closest thing to the realm of witchcraft and wizardry is Harry Potter: The Exhibition. Following the trail of young muggles in Gryffindor attire will lead you to…
Freddie Schwartz Contributor SimCity was one of this year’s most highly anticipated video games. It was developed by Maxis and published by Electronics Arts, the same companies that produced The Sims franchise, a well-known life simulation game. The last installment, SimCity 4, was released over ten years ago so this new…
Julia Rosén Staff Writer On March 18, the highly anticipated series Bates Motel had its premiere on the A&E Tele- vision Network. The show is inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 movie Psycho, which was inspired by the novel by Robert Bloch. However, the series, which skipped the initial pilot stage and…
Paul Kalis A&E Editor The Pioneer recently spoke with A Rocket to the Moon lead singer Nick Santino. The pop-rock group consisting of Justin Richards on guitar, Eric Halvorsen on bass, and Andrew Cook on drums released its new EP “Wild & Free,” which features 13 new tracks including “Whole…
Andrew Morales Staff Writer “The Place Beyond the Pines” is an unforgettable drama that truly captures the essence of the bond between father and son. It delivers three authentic stories that each connect to the last. In each of the stories, we learn that choices change lives. Ryan Gosling plays…
Paul Kalis A&E Editor On March 10, the Pioneer attended a college press conference with the cast of “Place Beyond the Pines,” which debuts in select theaters this Friday. Actors Ryan Gosling, Eva Mendes, Dane DeHaan and Emory Cohen joined Director/Writer Derek Cianfrance to discuss the drama that explores the…
Georgia Panagi Staff Writer In 2006, A Rocket to the Moon was formed by Nick Santino, lead vocalist and guitarist, in Braintree, Massachusetts. Justin Richards, guitarist and backup vocalist, Eric Halvorsen, bassist and backup vocalist, and Andrew Cook, drummer eventually joined to complete A Rocket to the Moon. The band…
Paul Kalis A&E Editor The Pioneer recently spoke with Paul Allender, lead guitarist for U.K. heavy metal band, Cradle of Filth. The bands tenth album, “The Manticore and Other Horrors,” released on October 30, entered the Billboard Top 200 at number 96 with its first-week sales last fall. This month,…