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Mayhem Festival rocks Riverbend

It was a hot, sticky, rainy, muddy screaming mess of brutality at Riverbend Wednesday, July 21 as metal fans of all walks and ages crowded into the PNC Pavilion for the smorgasbord of rock and roll’s finest. Full story

"Inception" dazzles as intelligent, dreamy drama

It could have been easy to botch the visuals in "Inception." It could have been easy to let down the public with a movie that was built up as much as "Inception" was. Luckily for us, and for Christopher Nolan, the movie delivers. It delivers in spades, actually. Full story

PNC MidPoint's Indie Summer perfect free night of music

It’s no wonder why Why? headlined the Friday, July 9, Indie Summer performance at Fountain Square. Full story

“The Last Airbender"

Watch the original cartoon before the film adaptation

The movie is not great. With that out of the way, don’t let this film adaptation be your only impression of “Avatar: The Last Airbender.” Watch the show. I beg you. Full story

Summer's must-see concerts

Summer is finally here, ushering in an array of events to ensure that your warm weather break does not go to waste. Full story

"Bohème” love story impresses sold out crowd

The bleak Paris winter fades to the background as a small band of Bohemians create, celebrate, squabble and reconcile, bringing warmth to the bitter nights for brief moments. Full story

DJs deliver a new sound to Cincinnati's Mad Frog

Last month, after witnessing the serious throw downs of the UK Freestylers in Dayton, Ohio, I questioned the direction of Cincinnati’s electronica scene. But after Saturday night’s “Pressure” event, it’s clear that electronica is finally making a breakthrough in the Queen City. Full story

To hell with Star Wars

Like many Star Wars fanatics, I lead an unhealthy lifestyle. This includes Star Wars-themed drinking games, eating junk food, staying indoors to rewatch the original trilogy, or simply playing Star Wars video games for hours on end. Full story

Treachery and tragedy thrill in "Otello"

A more stark juxtaposition of the sacred and the sacrilege could not have been achieved. Full story

Too hot? Stay inside, watch Internet TV

Slacker Solutions

As a result of holing up in the shade of my living room for most of the summer, there’s been an especially driving need to entertain myself. Seeing how I work at The News Record, there’s not much money to spare outside of the necessities: this is where the Internet comes into play. Full story

"Toy Story" trilogy comes to an end

The third installment wraps up on emotional, positive note

"Toy Story 3" is a worthy film of the Pixar franchise with a wonderfully-written script that's consistently both laugh-out-loud funny and powerfully emotional — a funny, touching and excellent farewell to the characters we've come to know and love. Full story