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Nick Swardson thrilled Loyola College this past Friday night with racy over-the-top humor and poignant commentary on the finer points of college life. Students were falling out of their seats with laughter as Swardson so aptly detailed the trials and tribulations of drinking, drugs and college roommates.

Over the years, sodas have had commercials featuring various mascots or spokespeople such as the Coca-Cola bears or the "Make 7UP Yours" guy. These commercials, as well as the mascots that star in them, are effective due to how enduring and/or humorous the mascots are.

When I read the story by Vanity Fair about how Shia LaBeouf could be the next Tom Hanks it made me realize that it may be true. If he is the next Tom Hanks, then who will be the next Meryl Streep? Julia Roberts? George Clooney? Each generation has its own group of actors that they can relate to.

Fiction 20 Down is a local Baltimore band with members Jordan Lally (vocals), Todd Hispley (guitar), Matthew Baterseh (bass), and Benjamin Potok (drums). Their debut album, Down N' Out + Up N' Rising, hit the stores in April 2007. I scanned through their Myspace and website (www.

In the Irish spirit of finding any reason to celebrate, the Dropkick Murphys drops its latest album, "The Meanest of Times," just in time for halfway to St. Patrick's Day festivals and Ryan's Daughter drink specials. The album runs with the same blood, force, and Jameson of their previous five studio albums, kicking up fast tunes that take no prisoners.