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Mumford and Sons' "Delta"- Album Review

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By Michael Momper  Picture if you will a woman you have just laid eyes upon for the first time, a woman who absolutely takes your breath away. She is one of the most gorgeous women you have ever laid eyes upon, and with her image comes the faint hope that she could possibly be yours and be as good as you are imagining. You continue to gaze her way, thinking that she must be some kind of angel as she moves with the grace of a swan and you think to yourself that you have never seen something like this before, and you are completely caught off guard. You approach her to strike up a conversation, and find out if your hopes and dreams could somehow be exceeded with an equally unmatched depth of personality to match her striking beauty. However, your hopes are soon to be dashed as the inevitable truth comes forth- she double majored in anthropology and women's studies. She's an obnoxious and self-righteous vegan. She has a tramp stamp of Nickelback. She only drinks Red...

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

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Graham Craycraft The Coen Brothers teamed up with Netflix for their latest film The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. The Coen Brothers are perhaps the most famous American writing and directing team with many more wins than losses. So even after their most recent film Hail Caesar! I still remained optimistic about their upcoming work. This film is a collection of six short stories all taking place in the American Midwest. The stories range from lighthearted spoofs to some pretty dark, tragic stories. The anthology gets its overall title from the first story so let’s start there. Staring Tim Blake Nelson as Buster Scruggs, the gunslinging, velvet voice, outlaw, the film gets its vibe and face. This is one of the funnier pieces filled with over the top death scenes and some clever word play on the part of Mr. Scruggs. The first installment in the anthology is not afraid to poke fun at westerns that try and take themselves too seriously. They used the same style in one of their previo...