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The four tracks are the number of “CC” points you have to dows Phone 8 and Blackberry 10. Karts speedway, rocky road, air, and upgrade your kart with bird coins Be advised that the app stunt courses. A bonus for the game earned by collecting them on the may require internet connection is that karts can level up each time track or buying them with gems and the iPod fourth generation is Galore when all your stats are maxed out! earned from winning races, or in- currently not supported for this If a vehicle type matches app purchases. app, so it may crash or experience the track type, you have a good Powers for the characters issues in performance. By Jordan Zucker advantage to win. are useful in a race, but are limited So mark those calendars Guest Writer This game also has sev- use and you will have to wait for and hope you enjoy the need for eral race modes; one is time boom them or use gems in order to be speed in Angry Birds Go! where used again; characters also have you must limits as well. finish After every five races, Professional within characters must rest or remain the given regain energy immediately with Nail CarE time gems. limit and There are many kinds of while karts too, but some will require you driving to use telepods or in-app purchas- you try es. to smash As long as the game is fun as much and enjoyable, that’s all that mat- fruit as ters. you can Angry Birds Go! also has before power ups that you can use before Photo courtesy of www.theguardian.com the time launching your kart, there’s the expires. king sling, which launches your When Angry Birds Go! released in Another mode is the cham- kart further and faster. New Zealand and the United States pionship chase where you try to There’s a boast, sponsored after the last edition of the newspa- beat other characters a certain by Finn and Friends form the per was published, we finally get amount of time so that you can Goldfish crackers commercials. 218 Century Blvd. more info about this first new ever recruit other characters. Finally, there is the kart Kernersville, NC 3D Angry Bird kart racer game. One thing you have to have repair which keeps your kart in top 992-2474 The karts are controlled by before competing in a race is your conditions sponsored by Statefarm a slingshot launcher, a power icon kart must have the same number of insurance. envy-nail-bar.com for abilities, and tapping or tilt con- “CC” points to participate. Angry Birds Go! will be trol steering. There are four types In order to match the same available for iOS, Andriod, Win- of race tracks and karts. BAD TIDINGS IN G.O.O.D MUSIC? By Greg Rush Staff Reporter On October 19th, as well as flagrant incorporation of currently one of G.O.O.D Music’s American recording artist the Confederate flag. latest signees, has been one of the began his first When asked about why most avid expressers of his discon- solo tour in five years, The he chose the Confederate flag to tent. Tour. represent his new tour during an On his account, he With 35 shows, across the interview with 97.1 AMP Radio in says “I love Kanye no shots but my country, this will be the Los Angeles, his response was very people continue to suffer psycho- shortest tour he has ever passionate. logically from hardships that hap- done. “React how you want. pened under that banner.” But apart from pas- The Confederate flag represented West has yet to respond to sionate onstage rants and slavery in a way, the way I see it. any of the criticism, but to defend pyrotechnic spectacles, That’s my abstract take on it.” West his choice of design he says “Peo- the Louis Vuitton Don has says. “I made ‘New Slaves.’ So, I ple just look cool in it. They look appalled his audiences with took the Confederate flag and made nice. It’s colorless. It’s super hood, more than just his perfor- it my flag now. Now what you gon’ but it’s super white boy approved mances. do? ” West said, jokingly. at the same time. That’s my style. I A few weeks ago, West But, as light-hearted as he don’t look like a rapper.” revealed the merchandise is taking things, other members West is very well known for the tour and it turned a of the hip-hop community are in for his knack for controversy and few heads. The t-shirts are somewhat of an uproar. his drive to push the genre he’s set to incorporate ideals of Q-Tip, formerly of the been confined to to new levels and frequency.blogs.bendbulletin.com a heavy metal background group A Tribe Called Quest, and zones. 10 The Talon Tick Tock, “Dear Lola”

Dear Lola, Dear Lola, It’s A Clock How can I convince my parents I really like this girl but that even though I plan to have a she keeps giving me mixed sig- Kenna Osenga career that is not guaranteed to nals. Sometimes she’ll text me Staff Reporter bring me complete success, it is for hours and makes plans with still my dream and something I me, and then other times she’ll Catching Fire has made Megan Walsh (’16) who will work very hard for? go days without even speaking almost 600 million dollars world- read the books, said, “I absolutely -Anonymous to me! I’m so confused. Does she wide and it had only been out for loved the movie and loved how it like me or not? 10 days. followed the book really well and Dear Anonymous, -Anonymous “It was amazing.”“It was did not leave very much out.” It’s awesome that you’re the best working towards something big! A Dear Anonymous, movie lot of kids and young adults these This seems like a difficult ever.”“It days have their biggest dreams thing to figure out. was bet- shot down for being “unrealistic”. Girls can be confusing, ter than the But the truth of it is that it I’m not going to lie. Determin- first movie.” isn’t realistic if you don’t believe ing whether a girl likes you or not “I was on you can do it. is almost impossible sometimes my toes the If you work really hard, because every girl is different. whole time.” and set your mind to it, then you’ll When she talks to you, look These are reach your goal. But how are for these signs. Does she laugh a only some people supposed to do that when lot? Does she send a bunch of smi- of the things their parents and the other people ley faces in her text messages? student they look up to tell them that it’s Also, on the days when she said about unrealistic and impossible? isn’t talking to you, maybe she’s the second I suggest that you sit down stressed or sad. movie in with your parents and let them You should try confronting the Hunger know how determined you are, her yourself on those days and ask- Games se- and what your plans are. If they ing if she’s alright. ries: Catch- still don’t give you the support you Maybe she’ll open up to ing Fire. want, then just drop it and keep do- you about her problems and it can ing what you’re doing. bring you guys closer. Opening Prove them wrong and Over all, if you just can’t weekend of show that you can do whatever you figure out if she has feelings for Catching Photo courtesy to msmagazine.com set your mind to, with or without you, just ask her. Fire topped the Box “When it their support. The worst she could do is Office bringing in about 160 mil- ended I was like wait it can’t be say no after all. I hope this helped! lion dollars. over yet”, Walsh said of the ending This made it the forth of the movie. highest-grossing opening weekend Chole Lauten (’16) also of all time, closely behind Iron loved the movie! Her favorite part Man 3, Avengers, and Harry Potter was when Katniss shot the force If you want your question posted in the next and the Deathly Hallows Part 2. field, breaking the dome at the end It broke the record for the highest- of the movie. issue, send your question in to efhstalon@ grossing 2D movie. “The monkeys popped out gmail.com or ask.fm/dear_lola Catching Fire grossed of no where and scared the crap out more than the firstHunger Games of me”, Lauten said of an intense movie. It also beat the record for seen in the movie. highest-grossing November open- She like the second movie ings. better than the first movie because The record was previously it was more intense and it had a SUDOKU held by Twilight Saga: New Moon better story line. and Catching Fire beat that record Students at East and people by almost 20 million dollars. around the world loved Catching Students at East loved the Fire and the box offices prove it. movie! Kilby Young (’14) attend- Until the next movie, as Effie ed the premiere of the movie and Trinket would say, “Happy Hunger said “I thought it was amazing and Games and may the odds be ever in I loved every last bit of it”. your favor”!

Effie leads Katniss and Peeta to a party on the Vicotry Tour. The Talon 11 Disney’s New Heart-Warming Tale

By Hayley Ellis Staff Reporter Who says you’re too old Elsa (the Snow Queen and Anna’s wanted to base a movie off The hated it! Critics who disliked the for Disney movies? Disney’s new older sister), Photo courtesy to www.rotoscopers.com Snow Queen, but could never movie are unhappy with the main movie Frozen is their biggest find a way female characters resemblances debut since The Lion King. The to translate to Rapunzel from Tangled. When movie was released on Novem- this dark tale comparing faces, they do look very ber 27th and made $93.3 million into a movie similar to each other. Critics accuse dollars over the five-day weekend for people Disney of being lazy with their alone, along with $16 million of all ages. animation and not trying to create a dollars overseas! This was very The only diverse look for Anna and Elsa. shocking, considering how little similarity Others are unhappy due to marketing it had. between the the fact that Disney took all of the Frozen has a lot to offer two stories female roles that were in The Snow with action, romance, and com- is the idea Queen and made them into male edy wrapped up into one touching of a “snow roles. story of a brave princess and her queen”. It’s Feminists are crying sex- older sister who is cursed with icy good that ism, as well as being upset that the powers. after three female characters were white, thin, The movie is loosely based Jonathan Groff as Kristoff, Santino failed attempts, they were finally and big-eyed. But hey, you can’t on Hans Christian Andersen's fairy Fontana as Hans, and Josh Gad as able to make the movie work, and please everyone.After this extreme- tale, The Snow Queen. Olaf. it certainly paid off! ly successful release, people are Some of the main voice The idea of this movie has Critics are seeming- very excited for what Disney has cast includes Kristen Bell as Anna actually been around since the ly very one-sided with this movie. planned next. There are also people (the princess), Idina Menzel as 1940s. Walt Disney had always Either they loved it, or completely talking of Frozen on Broadway! Childish Decisions The Iconic Red By Greg Rush Cup Staff Reporter By Emily Sis Well, ladies and gentlemen, tality. said that this new would be Entertainment Editor it’s about that time. It’s been a little “There was so much hype his most honest work to date. over a year since comedian and about Drake’s album. Everybody His actor/comedian alter Everyone loves that green actor , also known was really excited. I listened to ego Donald Glover revealed that and white mer- as Childish Gambino, rap phenom- it and I was like, this is a good he would taking a break from his maid on those enon has released a project. album,” Gambino said in his inter- role on NBC’s television show popular coffee Well, now, the well-spoken view. “But it felt like it was here Community in order to work on his cups sold around token who hasn’t been heard is and gone because people were like music career and put more passion the world. gearing up to release his sopho- ‘Oh, I listened to it. I did the thing and empathy into it. Starbucks is a more album: Because The Internet. I was supposed to do. And now I’m When asked why he chose home for many Childish Gambino, in a done.’” the release date he did he said “I teenagers and nutshell, is the voice of nerdy black The album’s main theme is feel like that’s the only time people their parents. America. If you’re familiar with the progression of human life and would be able to listen to it. De- Starbucks Childish Gambino’s music, you’ll how quickly the most anticipated cember is the perfect time. coffee drinks know one thing about him above things can come and go in a matter made a really big are loved by millions, and they are anything else: absolutely nothing. of seconds. impact on me when I was alone always coming out with new drinks Gambino is a casserole of mystery The bulk of the album was and everything was quiet and I for each holiday season. and complexity. recorded in Miami Heat basketball know that’s when students go The Eggnog latte is one of He’s the type of musician player Chris Bosh’s Los Angeles home, that’s when everything is the comeback coffee drinks for the who tells stories with his music, mansion, which Gambino referred closed, so it’s a good time to just holiday season. The Eggnog latte is but his stories aren’t so much to as “The Temple.” He kept a listen to something and be your- espresso with steamed eggnog and stories as they are excerpts from a very strict set of rules, such as “no self.” milk and sprinkled with ground twenty-two-year-old’s text message tweeting or Instagramming,” also Because The Internet was nutmeg. conversations from a night out on “no shoes” and “work begins at released on December 10th on A new recipe for Starbucks the town. 10am.” iTunes and is in stores all across this season is the Gingerbread But underneath some of the Earlier, this year, Gambino the world. latte, which combines espresso vague interpretations of his with steamed milk and gingerbread life experiences, us here at syrup, and is topped with whipped The Talon have been able to cream and molasses drizzle. decipher some of the codes A common coffee drink is he’s presented for the rest of the Peppermint Mocha, which is the world. Here is what we espresso and steamed milk with already know about Be- mocha sauce and peppermint cause The Internet. syrup. The Peppermint Mocha is In October, Child- topped with whipped cream and ish Gambino stopped by the dark chocolate curls. radio station Power 105.1: A coffee drinker’s favorite The Breakfast Club to is the Caramel Brulee, latte which explain the meaning behind is espresso with steam milk and the concept of his album. caramel brulee sauce topped with The topic of Drake’s whipped cream and caramel brulee album came up and he topping. stated during his interview Starbucks is ready for the that lately he feels like it holidays and ready to keep you came and went due to the warm during the winter with their Internet’s fast-paced men- Photo courtesy of weblogs.sun-sentinel.com fun coffee drinks. 12 The Talon The Lights of Tanglewood By Jake Geiger Staff Reporter North Carolina is known Reynolds in 1921, and is still Tanglewood is normally popularity among North for many things, our great food, owned today by the family. crowded due to increasing Carolinians and has been for wilderness, culture, and… lights? years. The Festival of Lights is Most nights are freezing located at Tanglewood Park in cold and before you head Clemmons that opens to the public through the festival of lights, it’s every winter. convenient to stop and grab a With the attraction bringing steaming cup of hot chocolate. over 300,000 people year, it’s Upon entering Tanglewood, clear why it ranks 20th in southeast an illuminated arch saying, events, and the top 100th event in “Seasons Greetings”. America. Through the slow ride you With over 180 attractions, will see a lot of animated lights, the park uses over a million lights including a dragon, a golf player, to complete the event. and Santa Claus, which move The Festival of Lights is across the park. getting people ready for Christmas Tanglewood is a state and and New Year, with different nationally recognized event that themes representing each. draws tourists all across the eastern From Saturday, November states. 23rd to January 1st the Festival Hayrides are free, but cars of Lights begins, entering their are 10 dollars a piece, and buses 22nd season. The path is over 4 are 9 dollars. miles long through Tanglewood Come out and the lights of Park, which was founded by R.J Tanglewood! into a pyramid or wreath shape England, and Mexico during into different Christmas shapes Season’S and decorated with sprinkles. You the season of the Epiphany, like Santa Claus, Christmas trees, can find a recipe for Struffoli atthe which is the Orthodox Christmas and stars. Once they are cooked, I Eatings familydinnerproject.org. season. By Kenna Osenga Three Kings Bread is Foodnetwork.com Staff Reporter a traditional Spanish desert. has a recipe for Three Kings Three Kings Bread is a wreath of Bread. ‘Tis the season for delicious delicious doughy bread decorated The origin of Three deserts that will make your mouth in the colors of the festival. Kings Bread derives from the water. Different cultures have 12th or 13th century when the different traditions when it Monks of St. Michael would comes to Christmas and more choose their Epiphany King specifically, Christmas deserts. by using the bread. Struffoli, Three A piece of the Kings Bread, and decorated bread was given to each Struffoli sugar cookies, are just some prospective king; whichever man traditional deserts from had the piece of bread with a bean decorate them with green, red, and different cultures. in it was the new king. white frosting and sprinkles. Struffoli is an Italian The traditional holiday When the cookies are done, I give Christmas desert. Struffoli are recipe that I myself and several them out to friends and family. small balls of deep fried dough Three Kings Bread other Americans make is decorated All around the world there that are drenched in honey, sugar The colors of the festival sugar cookies. are several different cultures with and lemon. Traditionally after the are purple for justice, green for When I make these cookies, different traditions. Holiday deserts balls of dough cool, they are piled faith, and gold for power. It is I use sugar cookie dough made are just one of those traditions. popular in Belgium, France, from scratch and then shape them Every year while watching the guy while hearing the most be allowed in the neighborhood, The Scrooge TV, there is that one commercial popular mantra “Every Kiss Begins especially if they add more to your with the jolly Santa Claus, the with Kay”. electrical bill. of Christmas same old Christmas jingle, and the When will the swooning Leave it to Tanglewood for By Emily Sis cars racing around the same track end? Can we get to the New Year? the elaborate light displays on their Entertainment Editor advertising for you to buy a new Just hearing a Christmas golf course. car for Christmas. commercial makes me cringe with Be courteous to your fellow It feels horror. neighbors. like the same One thing that shocks Restaurants shouldn’t put commercial the Scrooge society is seeing up their Christmas decorations is showing up the Christmas tree farms near until December officially starts, earlier and earlier the grocery store a week before since November has its own every year since Thanksgiving starts. popular holiday. it has been aired Why on Earth would you Thanksgiving gets originally. have Christmas trees a week before pushed over by Black Friday and We turn Thanksgiving let alone a month Christmas. on the TV and before Christmas evens starts?! Certain drinks aren’t we see most When you buy the tree a available after the holidays and all stereotypical week before Thanksgiving, that the Christmas cheer needs to start jewelry special tree will die two weeks into mid-December. commercial, with December. Christmas comes to soon the chocolate People should buy their these days, hopefully one day colored jewelry, trees around mid-December. Christmas will start in December with the girl Another issue is Christmas instead of October and November. Photo courtesy to www.stjohnec.org swooning over lights. Ostentatious lights shouldn’t