Cory Garcia

Having it All – Sort-Of

Posted on 26. Aug, 2012 by Dana Linn in category of Lifestyle, Cory Garcia, having it all

I’m a bit late to the “having it all” party, but not for lack of trying. Over the last few weeks I’ve found myself at my computer debating what I should write, what I could write, and if my opinion on the subject was even valid.

One of the problems with male privilege is that many times, men are too oblivious to the world around them to recognize that we have it. Many don’t even know what the phrase “male privilege” even means. Even someone like me, who is aware that it exists, doesn’t necessarily pick up on how deep that privilege goes.Read More »

Girl Talk Performs in Texas

Posted on 05. Aug, 2012 by Dana Linn in category of Music, concert review, Cory Garcia

You can take a dance show out of the club, but you can’t take the club out of the dance show. Because of this, the crowd that descended on the Whitewater Amphitheater in New Braunfels, Texas, to see mashup icon Girl Talk looked exactly like the type of crowd at any dance club in the world on any Saturday night. They arrived in neon and tutus, some in funny hats, many with glowsticks, glownecklaces, and glowglasses. The scene under the Texas stars was one that was familiar, but different.Read More »

EDM Basics

Posted on 31. Jul, 2012 by Dana Linn in category of Music, Cory Garcia

Whether it’s the robotic aggression of American dubstep or the pulsing beat of European house music, electronic dance music, or EDM, is growing fast in terms of popularity. As these sounds begin to take hold of the charts and the airwaves, more EDM artists find themselves out of the studios and into the clubs, playing to dance-happy fans across the country.Read More »

Cory Garcia

Cory Garcia is a freelance writer born and raised in Texas. After graduating from Sam Houston State University he started working in the television industry. He currently manages a website and writes for various blogs around the internet. In his free time he composes music, collects movies, and dreams of being a train conductor.

The Dark Knight Rises Review

Posted on 22. Jul, 2012 by stylequirk in category of Movies, Cory Garcia, reviews

Many consider The Dark Knight to be The Godfather of the superhero genre. It was the game-changer that took iconic superheroes out of the realm of kiddie entertainment and in the land of serious art. It raised the bar impossibly high, not just for the superhero films that would come after it, but for its own sequel. The question concerning The Dark Knight Rises was whether or not it would be a masterpiece in the vein of The Godfather 2 or a misfire like The Godfather 3.Read More »

The Emmy Breakdown

Posted on 20. Jul, 2012 by Dana Linn in category of TV, Cory Garcia, emmy nominations

The Primetime Emmy Awards are known as television's biggest night, but before any of the statues can be handed out, there have to be nominees. Those nominees were announced in a ceremony held early Thursday and are, in broad strokes, completely surprising but exactly what most expected. There are the usual favorites (Mad Men), the shows new to the party (Homeland), and the nominations that leave some scratching their heads (American Horror Story). Here are some of the more interesting storylines going in to this year’s awards:Read More »