Every season the dreaded category of “brilliant, but canceled” grows larger, leaving hopelessly disappointed fans in its terrible wake.

Last year, I mourned the loss of “Jericho.” The year before that, “Veronica Mars.” “Firefly.” “Arrested Development.” “Dead Like Me.” The “brilliant but canceled” gravestone inscriptions go on and on, reminders of the riveting stories that were never finished.

This year, let us all bow our heads for the loss of “Pushing Daisies.”

With “808s & Heartbreak,” West channels the spirit of 80s new wave with pop synths and 12 songs about nothing but love. Along with abandoning his soul grooves of the past, West also left rapping in the dust on this one. Borrowing a trick from past collaborator T-Pain, West sings all of his lyrics with a vocoder, for an otherworldly, robotic voice effect. And what a strange world it is, for with only a single sample, West pulled all the stops out on this one.

Captivating and visually enticing, “Twilight” cements itself as one of the most culturally-relevant romances of the 21st century, with its lead actors delivering the most authentic and heartfelt on-screen romance since Jack and Rose in “Titanic.”

Few movies have translated into successful movie adaptations. “Fight Club.” “Atonement.” The “Lord of the Rings” trilogy.

“Twilight,” the 2005 bestseller by Stephenie Meyer, won’t be joining that list.

Fans of the book series will find themselves disappointed when a lack of plot and character development drags the movie down. Even the sight of Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson, “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”) can’t bring redemption.

There’s something about Beyoncé’s powerful voice that grabs you and gives you chills from head to toe. She has grown as an artist since her days singing with her girl group Destiny’s Child. Now, her songs show her maturity as an artist. Her recently-released album “I Am…Sasha Fierce” is a two disc set with six heartfelt ballads on the first disc and five upbeat, sassy tracks on the second.

Sometimes life just isn’t fair. Sometimes you find yourself wondering what could have been. Sometimes you hear a band like The King Left and you think, “Man, these dudes really should have been on the ‘Twilight’ soundtrack. They’d fit right in with all of the other angsty tween alt-rock on there. They could have been huge!”

Pull out the spandex and grab another turkey leg: it’s stomach-stuffing time.

Tucked between a Dollar Loan Center and a nail salon, Pierino’s Ristorante Italiano seems an unlikely candidate for some of the most outstanding food in Reno.

The deceiving exterior brings to mind the cliché “you can’t judge a book by its cover.”

However, Pierino’s homemade soups, sauces and breads, along with their exceptional service, bring a slice of Italian culture to Reno.

There I sat at Bistro 7, eyes wide, fork full of white truffle oil macaroni and cheese hovering in front of my slack jaw, smack dab in the middle of a conundrum: Do I tell the server about the little brown mouse that scurried into the kitchen, or not?

On Tuesday, Nov. 11, The Underground club on Fourth Street was filled to the brim with fluorescent colors, teased hair and trance music as Internet sensation Jeffree Star performed electronica music from his upcoming album with opening acts Teen Hearts, Ultraviolet Sound and Brokencyde.

Famous for thwarting the plans of humanity’s most insidious villains for 45 years, it’s hard to believe that in Bond’s 22nd mission, the legacy of the most endearing spy meets its demise at the hands of three Hollywood screenwriters.

When it comes to literature for young adults, few books can come to close to matching the phenomenon created by J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series. However, after the 2007 release of the final book in the series, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” young fantasy novel readers have had to look elsewhere to fill the void left by the end of Harry’s story.

Despite the fact that the Harry Potter series has owned the hearts of young readers worldwide for years, many have been quick to hail newcomer Stephanie Meyer of “Twilight” fame as “the next J.K. Rowling.” That is quite the disservice to the world Rowling has created in her novels.

While Stephanie Meyer captures readers as the Twilight series connects to reality, J.K. Rowling merely stretches mythical pieces together in Harry Potter to make a ridiculous series of events with no pertinent backing.

It’s impossible for readers to relate to anything in Harry Potter as the entire plot centers around wizards flying on brooms. Without a plausible story line, Harry Potter is nothing more than a far-fetched fairy tale that’s completely irrelevant to humanity.

The (International) Noise Conspiracy is a bar band, the kind of thing you’d try to ignore while making your way to the diner in a locals-only casino at two in the morning.

This band is terrible and they never would have made it this far if singer Dennis Lyxzen hadn’t been in one of the best hardcore bands ever: The Refused.

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• Big break for 'model' student
• Students question provost on budget cuts
• 25 percent tuition increase unlikely
• Audio Slideshow: First-generation student graduates
• Denison’s suspected killer arrested
• ‘Daisies’ gets a premature burial
• Dec. 3, 2008 - Provost Marc Johnson answers student questions
• First-generation students face extra barriers in college
• Williams gives Pack post presence
• 'Bolt' saves the holiday

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