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MUSIC: Lily Allen, It's Not Me, It's You
Lily Allen's second album, It's Not Me,It's You, is a whirlwind of Allen's emotions and commentaries on the world around her, from fame to family and from drugs to religion. For her second album.Allen has become more reflective but still delivers her fun,candid songs with the same wit and sarcasm seen on her first album, Alright, Still.
In her first single, "The Fear," Allen sings, "I don't care about clever/I don't care about funny". However, she still manages to be both. When her boyfriend fails to "make her scream," she sings about it (as in "Not Fair"). She sings about the good relationships and she sings about the bad. Allen's serious topics, such as her remarks about pills and cocaine in her track "Everyone's At It," are balanced by light-hearted lyrics like the ones in "Chinese," about her desire to "get Chinese and watch TV" with her boyfriend.
It's Not Me, It's You has a more electronic sound, and is not as freshly unique and relaxed as Alright, Still. Even so, Allen, with her outspoken, in-your-face personality, has managed yet
again to produce a witty, honest and overall enjoyable album.
— Amanda Sorell
VIDEO GAME: MLB Office Manager
MLB Front Office Manager brings a new aspect to the realm of sporting games. The gamer no longer plays as the athlete, but as the general manager who hand-selects the 40-man roster of a baseball club. Sounds intriguing, right? Sadly, it is too good to be true. As the general manager, the gamer is able to negotiate contracts with players, develop trades with rival teams, create the pitching rotation and make calls in a game. Front Office Manager does not lack in choices. The gamer is even able to scout in Japan and partake in bidding wars.
Though this game is entertaining in the beginning, the game's downfall is how time consuming and complex it becomes. Playing more than 100 individual games of baseball becomes repetitive and the hundreds, of players makes a trade take too long.
However, the game isn't completely negative. Gamers can make calls in an actual game. Unlike a regular baseball game, the gamer can control how the team plays. Using knowledge and strategy could easily increase the probability of a successful season.
Though someone with infinite time and knowledge of baseball may find this to be like Christmas morning, others will realize time
playing this game will never be regained. The potential was there, the execution was not.
Drew Anderson
18
February 19,2009
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