There were many ups and downs in the entertainment world during 1996. There was the ever popular movie, "Trainspotting", and the not so popular movie "Ed". Bush (X) proved that they can make music as well as make girls' hearts skip a beat with their latest release, "Razorblade Suitcase", while Backstreet Boys proved that they are the Old Kids on the Block. "I want to believe" that the X-Files will keep on going strong, as it did this year and the years past, whereas, I want to believe that David Hasselhof will dig a hole in the Baywatch sand and diappear ino the Night. Anyhow, here are the best and worst of '96 in the entertainment world according to me.
And that's a wrap, folks! Be sure to check out the following movies, CDs and TV series for '97.
Check 'em out!
Take it easy, and enjoy all the wonderful entertainment around you!
L.A. Tzekas
Arts and Entertainment Editor
p.s. Look for a review on the best and worst movies of '96 next week.
Four Guys In The Corner
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The One-Armed Men
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At around 7:30 we all met and everyone did the classic oooh, aaah, and everyone got all nice and frothy. It was true though, everyone looked very nice. Then we went into the grand ballroom and got our seats at our elegant tables. The hotel that the semi-formal was held at was amazing.
"Oh wow, why is that guy lying on top of the table over there! Oh wow, why did that guy just puke on my table?" That was the talk of everybody sitting at table 25. Luckily, not too many people were in the dining room at the time, so not too many others got sick. That person was also ejected from the hotel with the help of Ambrose, tossing the person in the back alley.
Dinner, well, we thought it was good but some of the kids complained about a bone that did not seem to match their cut of meat. But that's O.K., it doesn't matter.
Hey, did you notice there was this guy running around with a piece of chicken in his mouth screaming? Did you also notice he stole a seat at a table and was eating someone else's meal along with stealing someone's jacket and running outside to smoke. The guy never did get his jacket back! The funny thing was that this kid never even spent a nickel to get in. This Bubba even managed to score a free bus ride to the Embassy Suites hotel because he did not have Markham bus tickets. Bus driver said he was almost in tears.
And when the semi was over, everyone retreated to the Howard Johnson to spend the night. We came a little late, only to see some guy getting thrown down the stairs and told never to come back again.
Maybe it's just me, but I believe that if you are going to try something for the first time, maybe you should be kind of careful. Tell your friends not to let you get lost so you're running around in the dead of winter and you don't even know where you are.
Then there were those who were just too cheap to go to the semi, so they just sat in a hotel room, all by themselves, drinnking da juice. Eh Brando!
It's also a good thing that most of us Mac students knew some of the security guards, or else we would have probably been sleeping in a jail cell all night.
But overall, the semi was terrific and I certainly tip my hat to this year's SAC. They did a great job, and the tickets weren't as cruddy as last years.
RAJA & G.J. Mahoney
Ever heard these lines when someone's trying to identify our school? To me, it really sucks that MAC, a school with an ongoing tradition of academic, musical, and atheletic excellence is commonly recognized as "that school with all the smokers in the front" by students and parents alike.
Aside from the usual daytime group of butts outside our school, the real problem is present at Night School. Hoards of temporary Black Scots clump together - kind of like the Grade Nines in the 101 hallway - right in front of the main enterance. Now, you see why I fret.
Anyone who visits our school in the wee hours of the night, on days that Night School operates will rest assured that their clothes and hair will smell like crap merely by walking in and out of the school. And to the unfortunate bunch who have asthma and / or are allergic to cigarette smoke, you might come close to dying if your ride is late and you forget your inhaler.
Here's a plea on behalf of the daytime students who have to come in several nights a week for music rehearsals, athletics, etc. to both the Day and Night School administrators. Please crack down on smokers on school property. They're clouding out the good reputation MAC has and deserves.
Bones
Tanks for your time.
L.A. Tzekas - Arts and Entertainment Editor
Two days after coming to that cab driver's rescue, I was informed of his death in the hospital. It remains unconfirmed, but there is no doubt in my mind that the driver had been thrown from his car.
Please, wear your seatbelt.
R.S.S.
Best movie: A Time To Kill
(Kevin Spacey Rules!)
Worst movie: Independence Day
(Sorry to all you sci. fi. fans...)
Best T.V. show: The Newsroom
(Cynical...petty...brilliant!!!)
Worst T.V. show: Boston Common
(Find another way to waste your precious youth.)
Best band/group: Sloan
(Tainted pop music meets alternative meets new wave. Double bonus: they're Canucks!)
Worst band/group: Backstreet Boys
(Deja Vu!)
Most overrated artist: Alanis Morrissette
(Enough already!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
Most underrated artist: Hayden Desser
(He's a musician, he's poetic, he's sensitive, he's gorgeous, AND he's Canadian...who could ask for anything more?)
Best album: "Creature" by Moist
(I can't think of a witty comment for this. It just rocks!)
Worst album: "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness" by Smashing Pumpkins
("Gish was wicked, "Siamese Dream was really good, "Pisces Iscariot" was tolerable, but this??? If anyone wants to buy the C.D. from me, negotiations start at $20 CAN.)
Sofi, ed.
The Lt.