Monthly Archives: January 2012

Restaurant Review: Not Your Average Joe’s

January 31, 2012
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Restaurant Review: Not Your Average Joe’s

Not Your Average Joe’s has got to be one of my favorite restaurants in Medford. It has a warm and cozy atmosphere with a bit of class, perfect for lunch dates with friends or quality time with family. The staff is friendly and accountable, we had three waiters catering to us just this Friday,...

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More than just a JV team

January 30, 2012
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More than just a JV team

By Tina Nguyen Last week, I went to my first basketball game and I’m a junior in high school. I’m far from being athletic, but I’m very open in having new experiences. The JV team was playing against Somerville at home. Although I was extremely interesting by the game and by the many confusing...

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Swag swag: How Lil B is changing the face of rap in the English language

January 26, 2012
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Swag swag: How Lil B is changing the face of rap in the English language

By Daniel Morey In the greater scheme of things, rappers are seldom credited with starting a linguistics experiment, but Lil B (birth name Brandon McCartney) transcends the greater scheme. Or does he? Lil B started his rapping career with a San Francisco area rap group known as The Pack. They rose in notoriety with...

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Local Sports Review: Patriots off to Superbowl

January 25, 2012
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Local Sports Review: Patriots off to Superbowl

by Paul Williams The Patriots were coming off a big 45-10 win against the Denver Broncos and the Ravens were coming off a tight 20-13 win against the Texans. The Patriots beat the Broncos in every aspect of the game, but the Ravens struggled mightily against the Texans. If not for a few costly...

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Music Review: Florence + the Machine

January 19, 2012
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Music Review: Florence + the Machine

By Lydia Regan My first encounter with Florence + the Machine was on a cold November Saturday, I was looking for some new songs to put on my Ipod, and came across a couple of techno remixes of Florence Welch’s songs, including “Shake it Out”, “Cosmic Lover”, and, “You got the Love.” I did...

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