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Rihanna's direction stems from assault

Rihanna is the universal pop star. She lives in the upper echelon of fame, that mostly vacated space once occupied by untouchable stars like Elton John and Jimmy Page. The old icons were backed by wheelbarrows of LP and concert ticket dough and were not necessarily expected to engage with masses such as human beings. Before the turn of the century, there were a ton of arena-packing musicians who must have seemed like Norse gods or aliens from the back rows.

David's host of choices for 2012 Oscars

Notoriously crude, boorish director Bret Ratner (creator of cinematic masterpieces like "Rush Hour 3") made a complete ass out of himself at the premier of his new under-performing flick "Tower Heist" by commenting in a Q&A that "Rehearsals are for fags." This happened the same week as Ratner talked sleazily about sleeping with actress Olivia Munn on the "Howard Stern Show," only to admit a few days later that he lied about it all.

Column: Paterno, Spanier earned their fates

We all have legal responsibilities, and we all have moral ones; things we must do, and things society expects us to do.

UW Professor Dan Banda paving road to knowledge with new documentary

Everyone knows about issues like fair-trade coffee and blood diamonds, according to UW filmmaker Dan Banda, but very few people have heard about conflict minerals. His documentary, "A Road from Lubumbashi," seeks to change this.

Anthem of a revitalized romantic

First month encouraging for young Badgers team

According to head coach Mike Eaves, if you had told him at the beginning of the season that his young Wisconsin men’s hockey team (3-3 WCHA, 4-4 overall) would be .500 at the end of the season’s first month, he would have taken it, and that is exactly where the Badgers find themselves after their first four weekends of play.

Top-notch film threatens rating taboo

I remember the old posters that used to hang in movie theater lobbies explaining the Motion Picture Association of America ratings system to patrons-a vertical ladder of movie ratings G through NC-17 accompanied by cartoon renditions of the appropriate audiences for each.

Athletic department is misguided in its attempts to end ‘ES-FU’ chants

Fuck you. Eat shit.

The captain and his father

Rutherford Road is a wide stretch of Canadian asphalt that shoots from east to west across a small piece of the suburban sprawl emanating north from Toronto.

Embrace the sounds of the local 'Nightlife'

Communal viewing is worth a try

Tough test ahead as the Badgers welcome UND to the Kohl Center

Coming into the season, it was expected that the Wisconsin men’s hockey team (0-2 WCHA, 1-3 overall), containing 20 freshman and sophomores, would face its fair share of adversity, but the hope is that the youth on this team will learn from those experiences and grow.

Tough test ahead as the Badgers welcome UND to the Kohl Center

Electronic music might not be the formless monster I thought it was

If you were to ask around the Cardinal office you'd find out that electronic music is normally the bane of my existence. It's not that I don't consider it music, I just prefer the full band sound.

Badgers' unbeaten streak ended with series split against rival Minnesota

Hark, a hipster this way comes

Badgers in search of improvement in Houghton

October movie magic at the Marquee

Holy smokes: Popes on stage this Saturday

Wolf Gang's claws stem from puppy love