Opinion

Things are starting to look worse and worse for Netflix. First, they’re fighting the battle for net going up against the likes of Comcast and Cox. Second, bandwidth-capped Internet has already begun to roll out in Canada, forcing Netflix to release a new Great-White-North-tier video quality setting that uses a third of the bandwidth but also greatly reduces the picture quality. And, just this past week, Showtime and Starz have announced that they will be limiting the availability of their TV series on Netflix’s streaming service.

“SOLD OUT.” Seriously? On Thursday April 7, UC Irvine is expected to host a premiere of “Your Highness,” one of the most anticipated comedy...

With just 581 days left until the 2012 Presidential election, the political world is buzzing with speculation about which GOP candidate will challenge President Obama. Among the not-yet-running candidates is former Republican speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, who brought the GOP back to power in Congress for the first time in 40 years during the 1990s with his “Contract with America.”

There is no doubt that when you are looking through a SmartPhone like the Apple iPhone, the most impressive aspect of it is the variety of applications offered. There are apps for work, games, sports, news, money and more. In fact, one of the primary reasons to have a smart phone is the variety of applications, both free and priced, that are offered.

Swimsuit season is here! You’re at the beach, casually doing some people-watching and then, suddenly, you do a double take – are 8-year-old girls going through puberty already? Nope, they’re just wearing padded bikini tops.

When Jesus said he was the Bread of Life, he wasn’t advising his followers to up their carb intake. Studies conducted by Northwestern University, though, claim that those who attend church as young adults are 50 percent more likely to become obese later in their lifetime.

Compiled by Charles Hicks, Staff Writer.

A few weeks ago, a University of Chicago student launched a website called UChicagoHookups.com where students from the U of C could find partners in their area for what has been delicately labeled, “the casual encounter.” Due to the high volume of interest and media coverage, the website recently became eduHookups.com, tailoring its audience to now include all college students. Anyone with a .edu email address can join, and notable universities have, including Yale, Brown, Northwestern in Evanston, Illinois and DePaul University in Chicago, to name a few.

When a 9.0 earthquake and the concurrent tsunami hit Japan in March, the entire world watched as the forces of nature ravaged one of the most developed countries in the world. Radio programs, television screens and websites flickered with sounds and images of pure devastation. Over 10,000 lives were lost, and many are still missing. News continues to pour in daily about the effects of the disaster.

Tweet: “@professorsmith The rhetor’s use of imagery and metaphor exemplifies the protagonist’s creative struggle through life.” Sounds a little farfetched, I know, but there’s a growing trend in our society today that could very well lead to the tweeted essay.

First, some said President Barack Obama wasn’t acting quickly enough. Some conservatives, such as Republican Senator Lindsey Graham voiced complaints on national television, effectively calling for the president to take immediate action on Libya. There was also concern that Colonel Muammar el-Qaddafi’s troops were gaining the upper hand and pushing back hard on Libyan rebel forces. Oil prices were, and are still, increasing.

Winning - Brace yourselves for a thrill, people. Charlie Sheen’s traveling train wreck, dubbed “Charlie Sheen Live: My Violent Torpedo of Truth,” is coming to a theater near you. It seems that tweeting 15 times a day and doing interviews with 20 cable network shows was not keeping Sheen busy enough in the wake of his ungraceful departure from the set of his sub-par sitcom. He is going out on the road, and some observers are predicting the worst. This begs the question: Is paying $100 to watch Sheen candy-flip in person a decision that can accurately be described as “winning”?