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Spring and summer popular tattoo seasons

By Cherise Floyd · Monday, June 10, 2013

Tattoos, a trend considered taboo 20 years ago, have become mainstream over the past decade. Summer and spring are the most popular seasons to get tattoos because there’s so much skin being shown off.

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Star Trek: Into Darkness is worth it

By LeeAnne Baumdraher · Wednesday, June 5, 2013

I’m not a Trekkie. Let’s get that out of the way right now. When my friends suggested viewing the premature summer blockbuster “Star Trek: Into Darkness,” this past weekend, I was far from excited.

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MTV analyzes womanhood

By Chelsea Idzior · Monday, June 3, 2013

There are certain aspects of womanhood that contain unspoken rules — the things that women understand and things that leave guys scratching their heads.

Red Rock BBQ is perfect for summer

By Mandy Grenier · Monday, June 3, 2013

There is simply nothing like summer in Michigan with its shimmering waters and lush greens marking the end of a cold winter and beginning of the beloved tradition of barbeque.

Grindhouse Review: "Child's Play"

By Michael G. Petersen · Monday, May 27, 2013

“Child’s Play” (1988) Directed By Tom Holland Starring Catherine Hicks, Chris Sarandon, Alex Vincent and Brad Dourif On a cold rainy night in the city of Chicago, Illinois Charles Lee Ray (Dourif), the notorious Lakeshore Strangler, is being pursued by detective Mike Norris (Sarandon) after a simple robbery has gone awry.

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Matt on More Music: Kimya Dawson

By Matt Rice · Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Kimya Dawson gained mainstream attention when many of her songs appeared in the 2007 film “Juno.” Still, she had a following in the indie scene years before that.

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Matt on More Music: Rilo Kiley

By Matt Rice · Tuesday, May 21, 2013

When Rilo Kiley announced via Facebook that they were working on a news album, fans became ecstatic (after all, the band had announced their breakup less than two years earlier). As somebody who considers them one of the greatest bands of all time, I was one of those fans. Then, everyone realized it was just a rarities album.

Tina Fey refines literary humor

By LeeAnne Baumdraher · Monday, May 20, 2013

I can count on one hand the number of novels that have made me laugh out loud. The process of literary LOL-ing goes as follows: read witty line, obnoxiously guffaw, fold the corner of the page that contains witty line, and move on.

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Katie's Craft Corner: Homemade dress

By Katie Remski · Monday, May 20, 2013

I decided to make a dress to wear for my cousin’s confirmation this weekend. I wanted something cool and springy, and I had the perfect pattern: a short sleeved fit-and-flare dress with a cute notched neckline from Simplicity’s Project Runway collection. For fabric, I used a cream-colored designer quilting cotton with a teal pattern.(Is it a feather? Fern? Leaf? I’m not sure, but it is pretty.)

EMU student’s zombie film series a huge success

By Victoria Behne · Monday, May 20, 2013

Among the crowd of costumed fans and comic book artists, was Eastern Michigan University student and Echo staff writer Michael G. Petersen. At Motor City Comic-Con 2013, two films from Petersen’s zombie series, “The Last Broadcast,” were screened in the convention center’s screening room on Saturday evening.

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Holiday celebrates servers

By Kayla Boyd · Monday, May 20, 2013

When you go out to eat, one of the main determining factors as to whether or not you plan on returning to that restaurant usually has to do with what kind of customer service you received.

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