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Kentuck Festival showcases more than 250 artists

Kentuck Festival showcases more than 250 artists

Stephanie Brumfield October 13, 2010

The potters, blacksmiths and basket makers of Northport’s Kentuck Festival of the Arts are back for another year of sharing their art with the Tuscaloosa-Northport community. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. this...

DIY, cassette culture viable to some in Tuscaloosa

Morgan Dowdy October 12, 2010

Milton Ragsdale, one-half of local experimental trans-genre duo Them Natives, recently handed me a copy of the group’s latest project. It’s a handheld box, a lightweight slab, hard-plastic and rectangular...

Riverside hosts Bollywood Film Festival

Jessica Kelly October 12, 2010

This month marks the third Riverside Bollywood Film Festival, hosted by the Honors College and Housing and Residential Communities at the Riverside Community Center. Once a week, throughout the month of...

Stern’s music is solid, but limited

Trey Irby October 12, 2010

So-called “progressive rock” is one of the most redundant genre titles in all of music, since no one else ever refers to “regressive rock,” or to what they view as music beholden of clichés, thus...

Creative Campus to bring Quidditch to Quad

Creative Campus to bring Quidditch to Quad

Lauren Cuervo October 12, 2010

The fictional game of Quidditch, from the world-famous Harry Potter series, will come to life at the University next month. Creative Campus is hosting its own “Muggle,” or ground, version of the game...

Bowden creates his own fashion world in Tuscaloosa

Bowden creates his own fashion world in Tuscaloosa

Ashley Chaffin October 11, 2010

Inside one of the bedrooms in the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity house are business cards on the dresser, jewelry spread out across the bed, and bags of shoes lying on the floor. Randy Bowden looks over the...

'Glee' still suffering from 'pitchiness'

‘Glee’ still suffering from ‘pitchiness’

Jordan Berry October 10, 2010

By most estimations, “Glee” is one of the most popular shows on television. It cannot avoid being one of the most polarizing as a result. This polarized nature does not just exist among different...

Fall Juried Art Show reaches out to students

Fall Juried Art Show reaches out to students

Megan Lawrence October 10, 2010

About twenty of the University’s best student artists will be showcased tomorrow at the Fall Juried Art Show. The art show, which will primarily feature the work of undergraduate students, grew out...

‘Dead Rising’ series returns from the grave

Robert Gobel III October 7, 2010

In 2006, the original “Dead Rising” was released exclusively for the Xbox 360. At the time, it wowed gamers, displaying hundreds of shuffling undead on screen at a time. “Dead Rising” eventually...

Film project merges worldwide perspectives

Lauren Cuervo October 7, 2010

This Sunday, people from more than 200 different countries will participate in a global film project called “One Day on Earth.” The purpose of the project is to film the perspectives of people from...

Tony's Taste of the Town: Columbia

Tony’s Taste of the Town: Columbia

Tony Tsoukalas October 7, 2010

Alabama is back on the road as the Crimson Tide heads to Columbia, S.C., in a highly touted matchup against the University of South Carolina Gamecocks. While the Tide may not be able to relax, Columbia...

German Film Festival brought to Bama Theatre

German Film Festival brought to Bama Theatre

Lauren Braun October 7, 2010

This weekend, the Bama Theatre will host the third annual German Film Festival, which will not only feature German films but also raise cultural awareness through filmmaking. Presented by Mercedes-Benz,...