Congressional lawmakers recently introduced a bill that would significantly expand the power of the federal government to regulate content on the Internet. The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), currently making its way through the House of Representatives, would allow effectively allow the Department of Justice…
Until Dec. 9, 2011, Selby Gallery at Ringling College of Art and Design will be hosting a unique exhibit on artwork and illustrations from published fairy tale books from around the world. At the core of this project is the well-established curator Sylvia Nissley, who…
As the lights in the Black Box Theater (BBT) dimmed, a wave of silence swept over the crowd. All eyes watched as the five actors – costumed to match the characters they would portray – formed a straight line before the audience and began reciting…
After dealing with heavy blows as a result of 780,000 users canceling their subscriptions, Netflix is facing what may be detrimental consequences to the company. The hundreds of thousands of cancelations came when chief executive Reed Hastings announced that the company would be taking a…
What was originally conceived as an idea to raise money as a result of budget cuts to statewide education and financial aid has now morphed into a club. The Skills Exchange, which is “very in the works,” though with only one official meeting under its…
On Oct. 25 at dawn, Peter Hindel discovered an eight-foot tall Lego man clad in a shirt that read: “No real than you are,” on one of his early morning walks. “My first thought was that it was a manatee or something because this thing…
photo courtesy Allie Smith/Catalyst Plato (pictured) is a shy and fearful dog who's afraid of the dark. Possibly abused in the past, he oftentimes hides behind or stays close to Bob. As I rang the doorbell at the well-kept little house of Nancy Quinn, I was…
photo courtesy of Daniel Ducassi/Catalyst “I hope to see some ass kicking,” Jessica Marino said in anticipation of the roller derby bout minutes from starting. Marino got her wish in what was a particularly physical match on Saturday between the Bradentucky Bombers and the Suncoast…
Restless, Gus Van Sant’s newest flick, is an impassioned, bittersweet tour de force. Gus Van Sant is known for cinematic oddities such as My Private Idaho, Paranoid Park and Good Will Hunting. Restless is a love story between terminally-ill Annabel Cotton (Mia Wasakowski) and Enoch…
Cryos International, one of the world’s largest sperm banks, released a statement saying that they will no longer be accepting samples from red-haired men. The branch, located in Denmark, which boasts to have caused 18,841 pregnancies since 1991 and ships specimens to 65 countries all…
