Spring Break
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In a college town like Newark, where students cherish their pocket money and stretch it as far as possible, the word "free" has an effect like no other: ears perk, heads turn and a crowd forms. Such reactions have been brought on by everything from commercials on the radio to Facebook events promoting businesses' free giveaways.
To the excitement of designers across the country, ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" announced it would travel to all 50 states to provide new homes to needy families. In Delaware, not one, but two homes were chosen to be demolished and rebuilt in the Wilmington area.
As the first of eight bands took the Trabant Multipurpose Room stage, the energy of the crowd immediately began to increase. A group of five males in slim T-shirts and shaggy hair introduced themselves as The Outlanders and insisted that the standing crowd come closer to the stage.
Gnarls Barkley, the musical collaboration of DJ Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo Green, rush-released its second album, The Odd Couple, nearly three weeks before it was supposed to hit the shelves.
While Hollywood has continued its trend of remaking Asian horror flicks, much has been lost in translation. The most recent moneymaker, "Shutter," which grossed $10.4 million over the weekend, is only a photocopy of the other hits in this peculiar subgenre.