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It's the last full week of October which means it's time to cram in as many halloween classics as you can before the spooky season is over. This is one of my favorite times of year for films so I'd love to throw some recommendations your way to get you in the mood for Halloween. 1. Hocus Pocus This movie remains to be a Halloween classic and it's friendly for the entire family! It's not a particularly scary movie, but it still has the witches, zombies and ghouls to give you that trick-or-treat feel. Over 20 years after it's release, I still count down the days every year until I can rewatch this. 2. Halloweentown Series Another Disney Channel Original Movie, Halloweentown centers on a girl named Marnie who learns she's from a family of witches and there's an entire separate dimension where witches and warlocks reside. Follow her journey of self-discovery (all four movies) and have a fun time chomping down on some candy corn while ignoring h...

I want to take a break from my usual posts to talk about something that gets me excited every October: The Rocky Horror Picture Show! It happens to be special this year because my best friend is playing the lead, Janet. Some people think that a showing is where you go watch a live presentation of the classic musical, but it's actually really different. The show will play the film, starring Susan Sarandon and Tim Curry, in the background on a screen while a silent cast will mouth along and play the parts right in front of the screen on the stage. It's a really unique experience, and first time seers are called virgins and sometimes places will put a red V on your forehead to show that. Also, it's an audience participation show, meaning that the audience will yell back certain words and will be instructed to react in certain ways. Props will be thrown, some audience members physically participate and dress up, and more! It's a wild experience, and it's frie...

These past two weeks have been hell week for me, or for a lot of other UGA students as well as the midterms began to pile up. With that in mind, I needed a place to study for the whole day and night, but I didn't want to pick up and leave to go get food, so I thought, "Where can I go to eat and study?" I'm sure I could have stayed at home, but I'm too tempted to fall asleep in my bed or put on Netflix to get anything done at home. I suppose I could have gone to campus and studied at the MLC or the main library, but parking on campus during day hours is either a hassle or expensive - at least to a college student. Then it occurred to me: I haven't been to Hi-Lo in a while. Hi-Lo is a cute pub and diner in Normaltown by Aqualinda and Normal Bar. They have tons of artisan drinks, plenty of beer on tap, and a wicked menu that ranges from fish and chips to a vegan po' boy. Not to mention, they have WiFi and a crazy good Sunday brunch which we all k...