10 The Loquitur Thursday, Feb.17, 2011Arts & Entertainment

Application of the week:

Path

By Allie RodolicoStaff Writer

amr729@cabrini.edu

Looking for a new per-sonal way to share your life and memories to close friends? “Path,” made for the iPhone, is the latest personal social network ap-plication to share with your closest friends.

The creator, Dave Mo-rin, who was a helper in building Facebook, left the company in 2010 to work on the application. It de-buted last November and was designed to be compat-ible with the iPhone to share pictures and videos with a limited group of friends.

Unlike Facebook and Twitter where you can have thousands of friends, Path users cannot have more then 50. The reasoning behind the small number is that researchers’ theory be-lieves that 50 is the number of friends that most people can maintain a close rela-tionship with. The founders think that people want more private interaction with a much smaller social circle.

The friendship does not have to be mutual, which means the user can send photos to someone who does not send photos to them. With one simple swipe, users can also make a picture visible only to the people tagged in it, which mean no fights between friends who weren’t there for the fun event.

With Path, you can cap-ture life's moments in pho-tos or videos and tag your moments with people, plac-es and things to add context. Your friends and family can also see your new moments, let your friends know how you feel about their mo-ment with emoticons and chat with friends and family around each moment. Also, unlike Facebook, you can explore your friends' mo-ments on a map.

Recently, Path added an upgrade called “Path Chat,” where users can comment on pictures.

The application is a fun and easy way to share pic-tures and videos with your closest friends. It has been a hit since debuting in No-vember and is on it’s way to becoming another social network of the decade.

Philadelphia, Pa., a place of-ten associated with greasy chees-esteaks and overzealous sports fans, may now have a new claim to fame.

A local Chinese restaurant, Yangming, was named the best Chinese food restaurant in Ameri-ca by CBS Sunday Morning News. Located in Bryn Mawr, Pa., Yang-ming offers a variety of fresh, au-thentic Chinese food at reasonable prices.

“We don’t have a signature dish but we do use all fresh ingredients. We don’t use too many canned

products. People know the in-gredients we use. It tastes a little better when you use fresh ingre-dients,” Michael Wei, Yangming owner, said.

Yangming was honored at a red carpet ceremony at the Hyatt Re-gency in San Francisco, where Wei was presented with the prestigious award. Yangming beat out nearly 45,000 other Chinese food restau-rants across the nation.

“When we won the contest, it was very humbling and exciting that we got this reward. I would like to thank all of the locals for their support and for where we are

today,” Wei said.Wei’s easy-going personality

led to his being honored as one of the more “Influential Personalities in the Restaurant Industry” at the award show as well.

This is not the only award the restaurant has won. USA Today named Yangming one of the 10 best Chinese food restaurants in 2007 and 2009. It was also the winner of “America’s Top Tables,” given by Gourmet Magazine.

“The success of this restaurant is because we have two kitchens in the back and we have two dif-ferent chefs. One is more like an Italian chef and one is a Chinese chef so we have continental food

and Chinese food. Not too many Chinese food restaurants are able to do that,” Wei said.

Wei is proud of where the res-taurant has come over the years and has a positive attitude about the future of the restaurant.

“My favorite part about owning a restaurant is that I like to meet new people and I like when there is a crowd and challenges,” Wei said. “I don’t like to be slow and relaxed. I like to keep myself busy and keep myself motivated so I can do a better job every time,” Wei said.

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“The Roommate” is a new thriller the whole family will have different opinions on. The movie follows Sara (Minka Kelly), a small town girl who has moved to Los Angeles to study fashion at Los Angeles University. Her assigned roommate is a wealthy art student named Re-becca (Leighton Meester).

At first, they seem like they’re going to be BFFs. As soon as sweet-innocent Sara tells Re-becca about her beloved sister Emily, who died when Sara was young, Rebecca says “I always wanted to have a sister.”

However as the semester goes on Sara be-gins to feel pressure from Rebecca about where she is and who she is constantly with.

These doomed individuals who prevent Re-becca from being with Sara 24/7 include Tracy (Aly Michalka), a party animal who suffers an attack and death threat from Rebecca in the dorm showers. Stephen (Cam Gigandet) Sara’s love interest gets stalked constantly.

As Rebecca feels Sara drifting away from her, she continually calls her phone and yells at Sara for coming home so late. Sara, being na-ive, believes Rebecca is right and she shouldn’t have made her worry.

Then an incident occurs when Sara’s slime-ball fashion teacher makes a move on her unbe-knownst her crazy roommate.

Rebecca goes to his office, seduces him and then makes noises as if he is attacking her. She records it on her phone and gets him fired. But that’s not the worst thing that will happen to Sara.

As Sara refuses an invitation to Thanksgiv-ing Dinner from Rebecca she gets desperate for attention. Faking an attack, Rebecca inflicts pain on herself, including bruising and a stab wound, which she did with a box cutter (the weapon of choice in this movie).

Needless to say, the situation ultimately de-teriorates from uncomfortable and creepy to dangerous.

At Thanksgiving, Rebecca’s mother asks Sara if Rebecca has been taking her medication and we are shown the uneasy living situation as Rebecca’s parents seem terrified of her. Fi-nally discovering that Rebecca is far more than just a whack job and actually has bio-polar and schizophrenia, the movie proceeds with no dra-matic surprises.

Kelly did a terrible acting job throughout the movie and seemed to lack any type of emotion. Her calm voice and passive attitude was totally unbelievable and any intelligent human being would have gotten them self out of that creepy situation with a swift room change.

Meester at least had fun with the role. Her attempted facial expressions as a deranged psy-chopath were more creepy and humorous than anything else.

This cast was completely unexpected for a psychothriller. Unknown actors usu-ally end up doing exceptionally well during movies, because audiences have little to no expectations coming into it. However, for “The Roommate,” that was not exactly the case.

Although “The Roommate” earned $15.6 million on its opening weekend and was at the top of the box office, it seemed like a movie that was strictly made to make mon-ey, not entertain.

To call “The Roommate” a “psychologi-cal thriller” and “horror” movie is a com-plete joke. The only thing that frightened me was the ticket price.

Check out www.rottentomatoes.com for the horrific score and to see how other fans rated “The Roommate” and read all of their opinions about the movie.

Local chinese restaurant No.1 in country

Psychothriller does not impress audiencesBy Kelsey AlvinoAsst. Perspectives Editor

Yangming located in Bryn Mawr Pa., features classic Chinese dishes with a European flair.

yangming website

By Danielle McLaughlinA&E Editor

mct

The roommate is one of the first psyhcothrillers of the new year, blowing box office numbers.

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“ I would like to thank all of the locals for their support and for where we are today.”

The Loquitur 11Thursday, Feb.17 Arts & Entertainment

Instead of packing lunch in a brown paper bag everyday, invest in a re-usable lunch bag. Also, plastic sandwich bags can easily be replaced by tupperwear containers.

Eco-friendly tip of the week:

Big NightMusic’sGRAMMYS:

The The 2011 Grammys had many surprises in store for audiences both at home and in the seats. The recipients of the “big” awards were very different, however no one ever said that different was bad.

The most talked about point of the night was the fact that Esper-anza Spalding had won best new artist despite the speculation that Justin Bieber would win hands down.

Another shocking point of the night was when Arcade Fire won album of the year. This indie-rock band was up against some very popular albums, so even they seemed blown away when their name was called.

Going into the award show it was assumed that Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga and Drake would be walking out with several awards. However that was not the case.

For full coverage about the winners of the night visit www.grammys.com and check out the complete list of winners.

Here is a rundown of this year’s winners:

• Record of the year: “Need You Now”- Lady Antebellum

• Albumoftheyear:“The Suburbs” - Arcade Fire

• Songof theyear:“Need You Now”- Lady Antebel-lum

• Best new artist: Esper-anza Spalding

• Best female pop vocalperformance: “The Fame Monster”- Lady Gaga

• Bestmalepopvocalper-formance:“Just the Way you Are”- Bruno Mars

• Best pop performanceby a duo or groupwithvocals: “Hey, Soul Sis-ter”- Train

• Best pop vocal album:“The Fame Monster”- Lady Gaga

2011 Grammy winner’s, ranging from country artists to pop sensations, R&B icons, rocked the show with unforgettable

performances.

By Elizabeth KrupkaA&E Editor

all photos from mct

Above: Lady Gaga incubating in an egg before her perfor-mance. To the right: Lady Antebellum accepting the Grammy for album of the year.

On the left: Rhianna and Drake in performance. In the center: Ce-lo and Gwyenth Paltrow performing “Forget You.” On the right: Katy Perry performing her ballad for her husband which quickly turned into her song “Teenage Dream.”

1) “500DaysofSummer”

This is not a love story. It is a story of a romance told out of chronological order as the main character Tom remem-bers the good and bad times of his whirlwind relationship with Summer. Perfect to watch when you feel like you’ll never move on from the person you thought was "the one."

12 The Loquitur Thursday, Feb.17, 2011Arts & Entertainment

Reality Check:Hickeys:

Bruise of love

fives TOP

By Danielle McLaughlinA&E Editor

Single or taken, there’s a movie for you

iTunes Downloads Most Watched VideosBox Office Flicks

February can be the most romantic month of the year or it can feel like the loneliest. Whichever category you may fall under, here are some movies to snuggle up with someone else or enjoy alone!

3)“He'sJustNotThatIntoYou”

The title says it all. Just because a friend knew a friend who mar-ried her first boyfriend after 10 years apart doesn't make them the rule; they are the excep-tion. This is a lesson everyone must learn. The movie portrays it by showing multiple failing and flourishing relationships. One of the best movies to sit in and watch with the girls (even though guys secretly love it!)

2)“BridgetJones'Diary” Bridget worries about what every normal woman worries about: men, weight and where her life is headed. Told in diary form, Bridget invites viewers into her provocative new life with embarrassing moments that every viewer can easily relate to.

1)“TheNotebook”The love story that never seems to get old. It’s a guaranteed tear-jerker amongst women. Even men shed a tear or two. It is a story of how even years cannot tear true love apart. This movie is considered by many the per-fect cuddling movie.

2)“WhenHarryMetSally”

The true test of whether or not women and men can be just friends. After years of an unconventional friendship, Harry and Sally comically date the wrong people and find out maybe men and women are not meant to be friends. Sex always gets in the way.

3)“There'sSomethingAboutMary”

Ben Stiller and Cameron Diaz star in a raunchy movie that starts with an accident before senior prom. Ted tracks Mary down through a private investigator who, in turn, also falls in love with Mary. Scene after scene is filled with comical lies and crazy characters.

Single Taken

1. Glee Cast-Firework

2. Black Eyed Peas-The Time (Dirty Bit)

3. Glee Cast-Thriller

4. Glee Cast-Bills, Bills, Bills

5. Katy Perry-Firework

www.itunes.com

1. The Roommate

2. Sanctum

3. No Strings Attached

4. The King's Speech

5. The Green Hornet

www.imdb.com

1. Christina Aguilera Messes Up Su-perbowl 2011 National Anthem

2. Kim Kardashian Wins Superbowl Commercials

3. Old Spice- Scent Vacation

4. Stoners' New Anthem

5. Britney Spears- Hold it Against Me

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It’s a typical Monday morn-ing. You pull yourself out of bed and head to class.

After fighting off a few yawns in the middle of class, here comes another distrac-tion: the girl next to you has a huge red eyesore on her neck, a hickey.

The hickey has been a Mon-day morning distraction for years and continues its tradi-tion in high schools and col-leges across the nation.

No amount of foundation or concealer will fully cover-up a hickey (unless the hickey-giver didn’t know what he or she was doing).

Unless you want the world to know your weekend wasn’t exactly “G” rated, I suggest calling out of work or class and spending the day icing your love blister.

Although the hickey doesn’t have the best reputation, some would defend its honor and say the hickey is a sign of love, while others would say hickeys are a sign of promiscuity.

For those in favor of the hickey being a symbol of love, really? I mean, I understand how sucking on one’s neck can be romantic, but let’s not make a public display of it.

If you are going to walk around sporting a bruise of love on the side of your neck, then at least try and cover it up.

Vampires are the only ones that should be walking around with bruises of love on their necks.

However, everyone knows that girl (or even sometimes guy) who wears the hickey proudly while strolling down the hallways of school trying to get some attention and wants some bragging rights.

On the other end of the spec-trum, a hickey is also no need to wear a turtleneck to school in the middle of May. This will also cause eye rolls and even possibly some de-friending in the facebook world.

No matter if you’re for or against the hickey, they are and always will be an eyebrow raiser.

So if you’re sporting one, expect a few dirty looks and possibly some high-fives and take it for what it’s worth.

More people than ever will be interested in your weekend and the movie that you were so apparently not watching.

You have a hickey. So what. Use Neosporin, maybe a cold spoon and move on.

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By Melanie GreenbergStaff Writer

olivia torrence / asst. perspectives editor

all photos from mct