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Eat, Pray, Love:
A Book Review ELI ee BE Tt H ki IL LEER T
By Christina Furia
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Have you ever been so
completely lost in your life that you
felt like you didn’t know what to do,
where to go, or who you were any-
more? Trauma does that. Loss, pain,
guilt, anger, shame, all of these things
can do that to any one of us at any
given time. They can happen unex-
pectedly and no matter how much we
may try to block it out, eventually we
have to come to terms with that. Eliza-
beth Gilbert’s #1 New York Times
Bestseller Eat, Pray, Love is a book
that when I started reading I really
didn’t know what to expect. But from
the very beginning, Gilbert used her writing as her
voice and I can’t explain how captivated I was.
Gilbert goes through a traumatizing divorce, and Te does not know how to deal
with it. She realizes the picture perfect life that she seemed to have with her husband in
her country home in New York as a successful journalist for GQ is not one where she
found happiness. Instead, Gilbert realized, in what one would call an act of despera-
tion in her own bathroom, that she did not only want to have children with the man she
was married to any time soon, but she no longer wanted to be married to him either. So
what did she do in that desperate moment? She prayed, something that she’d never done
before in her life. Gilbert recounts how traumatic it was to end her marriage to the man
that used to be her best friend, how she let him blame her, said he could have anything
he wanted so that maybe he wouldn’t hate her so much, and the reader cannot help but
sympathize with her heart breaking tale.
After Gilbert decides to leave her husband, she jumps into the arms of another
man before her husband has even agreed to sign the papers to divorce her. This relation-
Photo Courtesy of Penguin Books
ship is a whirlwind, it is intense, and Gilbert throws herself head first with everything her
heart has left into loving her new boyfriend David. But when a person is emotionally in
turmoil, doesn’t really know who they are or what they want out of life, a relationship
is really the last thing to jump into. Gilbert learns this by having to leave David because
his unemotional attitude does nothing to sooth her millions of insecurities about not only
_their relationship but about herself as person. She finally realizes that she needs to do this
for herself and decides to take back her life, away from David, who she believes at the
time to be the love of her life.
Gilbert embarks on a journey and search to find everything across the three I
countries: Italy, India, and Indonesia. She goes alone, with the hopes that being away
from the meltdown of what her life has become in New York she can find her inner
voice again and start to rebuild herself and learn what a balanced life is really all about.
Gilbert talks about how she finds pleasure in Italy by eating their food and learning their
language, devotion and God in India through prayer and meditation, and a balance be-
‘tween both of these in Indonesia. Her memoirs are heart felt, witty, relatable, and provide
such insight into her journey that it could indeed change your life or make you want to
start. From the very beginning to the very end I felt like I was right there with Liz, liv-
ing through the sorrow and sadness with her, to the balance and happiness of what life
should be. I recommend this book to anyone who has ever been through hardships, or
- who simply doesn’t know where they are going in their lives. It has quickly become one
of my favorite books and Gilbert is like an old dear friend I never knew I had.
No Doubt And Paramore:
Optimistic for Miserable Busniess
By Nancy Perone - Lions Eye Staff Writer - nip5014@psu.edu
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Theirrrrerrrrrerrerrrrerer back!
That’s right. No Doubt is going back
on tour for the first time since 2004.
The band’s reason for putting out a tour
without new music, to get some musical
inspiration from the fans before they head
into the recording studio.
In case you have been living
under a pop culture masking rock for
the past fifteen plus years, No Doubt is
famous for songs such as “Just A Girl”,
“Don’t Speak”, and “It’s My Life.”
Their Myspace page classifies
the group’s sound as a combination of
Ska, Pop, and Rock.
Band members include most notable
and lead singer Gwen Stefani, infamous
drummer Adrian Young, bassist and
subject of early songs Tony Kanal, and
guitarist Tom Dumont.
No Doubt officially Benth in
1986, with a slightly different lineup and
lead singer John Spence. Spence formed
the band in Orange County, California
and named it after his favorite phrase, No
Doubt.
After Spence’s suicide a year
later, the band makes a few adjustments
and decides to keep going in his memory.
The album for which brought
them most popularity at the end of the
grunge era in music was 1995s Tragic
Kingdom.
Now they’re back and ready to
tour “...Pretty Optimistically” with recent
chart toppers Paramore.
Paramore, who calls Franklin,
Tennessee home, is famous for hits like
“Misery Business”, “For A Pessimist,
I’m Pretty Optimistic”, and “Here We Go
Again”. : :
Their Myspace classifies them-
selves as Pop, Alternative, and Regional
Mexican music- clearly joking from the
opening of “Misery Business” which
includes a mariachi band.
Paramore consists of lead singer
Hayley Williams, background vocalist
and lead guitar Josh Farro, his brother and
the band’s drummer Zac Farro, and bass-
ist Jeremy Davis.
The group was officially formed
in 2004 and released their debut album,
All We Know Is Falling, a year later.
Their most recent popularity is
with the song, “Decode”, which was writ-
ten exclusively for the soundtrack of the
movie Twilight.
The band is currently under Flor-
ida’s indie rock label Fueled by Ramen.
They’re famous for artists Gym Class
Heroes, Panic at the Disco, and The Cab.
Tickets for the big summer tour
went on sale March 7th and they’ll be in
the Philadelphia Area June 11th. Make
sure to visit No Doubt’s You Tube Chan-
nel http://www.youtube.com/nodoubttv to
see the video of the band announcing the
summer tour and to check out tour dates.
By Kionna Lipscomb
Lion's Eye Staff Writer
kzl122@psu.edu
Your Style 101
‘Tis the season to look sexy yet classy, adding a pinch of glamour and couture.
This summer is all about expression, so its time to get hip to the summer trends i in Hol-
lywood.
Black and white is out! Summer colors are tropical. You should incorporate
colors such as, key lime, harvest gold, ocean blue, sunshine yellow, papaya orange, and
raspberry fuchsia, to name a few. The hottest fashions rocking the runway are Toga
dresses (worn short or long), High-waisted apparel (pants, shorts and skirts), sexy animal
prints, jumpsuits (pants and/or shorts), sheer fabrics; and asymmetrically cut garments.
Dresses for the summer can be paired with flats (gladiator styles are optional),
strappy sandals, stilettos or wedges. Occasionally, you can wear pumps to spice things
up. For fashionistas who prefers a more classic look should opt for cut-out couture. For
bohemian styles choose the likes of peasant blouses (flowery prints are optional) and
loose-fitting garments.
Accessories this summer are big and bold, full of patterns and have lots of golor. Fun
accessories to accent your summer style are tribal inspired jewelry with earthy-toned and
natural colored patterns, oversized hobo bags and/or strapless purses, patterned leggings
and round shaped sunglasses.
That’s all for “Your Style 101.” Make sure to show your summer styles off with
. confidence and don’t forget to make a statement.
GOSSIP GIRL!
By Kionna Lipscomb - Lions Eye Staff Writer - kzl122@psu.edu
Will the real slim shady please spoof up? Mr. Mathers is back and have
returned to the rap game genius as ever. The rapper has been out of the spotlight for
3 years, but he’s certainly still up to his old tricks. In his first video “We Made You”
from his new album “Relapse,” the rapper makes fun at Hollywood’s over publicized
celebs including Jessica Simpson, Britney Spears, Bret Michaels, Lindsay Lohan,
Kim Kardashian, and even Sarah Palin, to name a few.
Trouble in 9-0-2-1-0? Now down to a size zero, 90210 starlet Tori Spelling
has dropped. a tremendous amount of weight. According to People Magazine, Tori’s
estranged mother Candy Spelling and her new tell-all book is the blame. The book
titled “Stories from Candyland,” which dishes about Tori’s most intimate secrets, is
said to be a revenge novel for Tori’s 2008 publication “Stori Telling”. Reportedly,
Tori is extremely upset about the book’s release. Tori and Candy Spelling have not
had any communication with each other since December of 2007.
A restraining order..
.does this mean their over? After months of drama
between Lindsay Lohan and DJ Ronson, it seems like Ronson’s family may have had
enough. Reportedly, family members of Ronson have looked into getting a restrain-
ing order against the Georgia Rule’s star. According to a statement released on Star
Magazine “Samantha decided to dump Lindsay because she’s ruining her life,” add-
ing, “She doesn’t want her around anymore.”
What about Vanessa? Two days prior to the 2009 Nickelodeon Kids Choice
| Awards, High School Musical star Zac Efron was seen out and about with another
woman in the UK. Reportedly, Efron was there to promote new his flick “17 Again.”
Meanwhile, actress girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens, co-star of High School Musical,
stayed home in L.A.
For more Gossip stayed tuned until next semester. Hope you enjoyed your
dish of the day.
Have a great summer!