The entire universe, that extends for farther than light can travel in 13.7 billion years, started from a space smaller than an atom in a colossal explosion called the Big Bang. In the TV show "The Cosmos:...

“Her” is a love story. It’s the charming tale of how I fell in love with Spike Jonze. Spike found me, disparaged by my previous relationships with the likes of Baz Luhrmann and Gavin Hood. Most recently,...

I’ll admit, I cringed when I first saw the cardboard cutouts at the movie theater advertising the release of the Lego movie. I reflected upon times past, where other games, superheroes and books had...

Sorry Bella Luna, you are in for some major competition. Benny's is now in the 'Burg. I had never heard of Benny's until the restaurant came to Harrisonburg, and it's a good thing I did. Located in...

The Following is a drug and I need it. This dark, gut wrenching series now has more plot twists than ever before along with Kevin Bacon and James Purefoys phenomenal acting. It also bring back a few familiar...

There are some things that are bad. Cheating off of someone else’s test is bad. Stealing a candy bar is bad. Yelling at your family is bad. Cursing at church is bad. Then there are things that are...

With no heads-up at all, the immensely popular app "Flappy Bird" took smartphone users and made them into game addicted super freaks for a high score. Twitter has blown up with irritated teenagers because...

I am not a huge fan of Bruno Mars. Most of his music is the typical Top 40-- but man, he sure did kill his performance at the 2014 Super Bowl. I mean, I expected him to blow it. I even thought they should...

The Newsstreak staff is a politically diverse community with many different opinions. As such, two staff members recently submitted the following two stories from directly oppositional viewpoints. For...

Valentine’s Day is nice once a year but, it’s straight up stupid to me. I think this is because it’s usually the one day couples act unusually nice to each other and buy gifts. As if they couldn’t...

Youtuber Joey Graceffa has finally released the first season to his web series, Storytellers! A group of friends have been in car accident that changes their lives, as they become more and more aware about...

I could have survived in the days before the Internet. In the days before cell phones, or rotator dial phones, or fax machines. I could have lived happily before electricity or indoor plumbing. Before...