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Movie and TV show recommendations for Black History Month

Movie and TV show recommendations for Black History Month

Ava Morthland, Staff Writer February 25, 2024

During Black History Month, it is important to appreciate the Black voices in cinema. Here are four movies and TV shows made during or after the year 2015 that recognize the value of diversity through...

Body Appreciation Week celebrated at UA

Body Appreciation Week celebrated at UA

Ava Morthland, Staff Writer February 25, 2024

Body Appreciation Week, the University’s celebration of Eating Disorders Awareness Week, an annual campaign run by the National Eating Disorders Association that takes place Feb. 26 to March 3, is a...

Image from a boxing match at the event at University of Georgia.

Stepping into the ring: The Fight Against Suicide

Leah Kathryn Koleen Peacock, Contributing Writer February 21, 2024

Coming to The University of Alabama this month is The Fight Against Suicide, an annual philanthropic event gearing up to a positive change in the mental health of others. The event will take place at...

Einstein and the Bomb. Aidan McArdle as Albert Einstein in Einstein and the Bomb. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2024

‘Einstein and the Bomb’: A potent look at nuclear warfare through the eyes of a gentle genius

Luke McClinton, Staff Writer February 21, 2024

Relatively little attention has been paid to recently dropped docudrama “Einstein and the Bomb.” Its solid 88% on Rotten Tomatoes comes from only eight reviews; it is nowhere to be found on Letterboxd’s...

The Brook & The Bluff will be in Druid City Music Hall come Feb. 20.

Preview: Alabama natives The Brook & The Bluff return to Druid City

Hayes Herren, Contributing Writer February 18, 2024

Two years ago, The Brook & The Bluff lit up Druid City Music Hall on the Strip in Tuscaloosa. Now, the Birmingham natives are back with a new album, “Bluebeard,” and more touring experience...

Former Alabama Shakes frontwoman Brittany Howard makes light of the dark on her celestial sophomore solo album

Former Alabama Shakes frontwoman Brittany Howard makes light of the dark on her celestial sophomore solo album

Cole Manasco, Contributing Writer February 18, 2024

Athens, Alabama, native Brittany Howard released her second solo album, "What Now," a genre-fusing, cathartic and otherworldly listening experience, on Friday. Notoriously known for her work with soul-tinged...

The Red Clay Strays entertaining a lively audience at Druid City Music Hall.

Review: Red Clay Strays hit close to home at Druid City Music Hall

Hayes Herren, Contributing Writer February 14, 2024

The Red Clay Strays made Tuscaloosa the latest stop on their “Way Too Long” tour last Thursday. The Mobile-based band sold out Druid City Music Hall for its Tuscaloosa performance on a tour that...

‘Orion and the Dark’ beautifully showcases the power of storytelling

‘Orion and the Dark’ beautifully showcases the power of storytelling

Luke McClinton, Staff Writer February 14, 2024

In Rotten Tomatoes’ blurb summarizing the critical consensus and lending words to the Tomatometer, "Orion and the Dark" is described as “an uncommonly ambitious animated film” with a “screenplay...

Oedipus, the first play directed by a Black student director in UA Theatre history premiered last Monday.

Theater department’s first Black student director reinvents the story of Oedipus

Brandon Smith, Race and Identity Reporter February 11, 2024

“Oedipus,” or “The Riddle Solver,” premiered at the Allen Bales Theatre on Feb. 6 and showed until this Sunday, Feb. 11. Directed by the first Black student director in the UA theater department’s...

Picture of Ainsley Greer artwork at the University Medical Center.

UA student featured at Wellness Walls for Art exhibit

Ava Morthland, Staff Writer February 11, 2024

The Wellness Walls for Art program, started in 2013, is sharing a new exhibition titled “Five Seasoned Artists” at University Medical Center. The exhibition is a collection of work from Ann Betak,...

Engage Tuscaloosa aims to strengthen the local community

Engage Tuscaloosa aims to strengthen the local community

Ava Morthland, Staff Writer February 7, 2024

In 2012, Colby Leopard, then a student at the University, wanted to help middle and high school students with their reading skills, so he developed the idea of READ Alabama.  READ Alabama soon became...

UA’s Department of Modern Languages and Classics provides endless opportunities for students

UA’s Department of Modern Languages and Classics provides endless opportunities for students

Anna Hill, Staff Reporter February 7, 2024

The Department of Modern Languages and Classics at The University of Alabama provides options for students looking to expand their cultural knowledge through language, theory, literature and more. Based...