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Culture Pick: New video game "Stray" allows people to watch the downfall of humanity through the eyes of a cat

Culture Pick: New video game “Stray” allows people to watch the downfall of humanity through the eyes of a cat

Maddy Reda | @maddyreda1, Assistant Culture Editor August 3, 2022

BlueTwelve Studio’s new video game “Stray” has been freely roaming streets everywhere since its release on July 19. “Stray” allows gamers to play with furry, feline mischief as an unnamed orange...

Culture Pick: The Crimson White editors dish on their recent favorite podcasts

Culture Pick: The Crimson White editors dish on their recent favorite podcasts

Annabelle Blomeley | @annabelleblom, Culture Editor July 27, 2022

Podcasts have gained popularity in recent years, from ones delving into murder mysteries and celebrity gossip to ones that tell you the daily news and help you better your life. According to a March 2022...

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Culture Pick: Trixie Mattel shows that drag and home renovation go hand in hand in “Trixie Motel”

Annabelle Blomeley | @annabelleblom, Culture Editor July 20, 2022

When most people think of Trixie Mattel, they may think of the country-singing, pink-clad, life-sized Barbie drag queen made famous by “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” which she would eventually go on to win...

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Don’t Fear, New Music is Here: Albums that are set to release later this year

Alyssa Schubert, Staff Reporter July 13, 2022

2022 has already had its fair share of highly anticipated album releases, with Kendrick Lamar’s comeback record, “Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers,” and Harry Styles’ “Harry’s House.” While...

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Culture Pick – “The Summer I Turned Pretty” is everything one would want and more

Zara Morgan, Contributing Writer July 13, 2022

On June 17, the world turned on Amazon Prime Video to watch the newest summer romance, “The Summer I Turned Pretty.”  “The Summer I Turned Pretty” is a new series based on a trilogy with the...

Culture Pick - Romantic Comedies aren’t going anywhere

Culture Pick – Romantic Comedies aren’t going anywhere

Zara Morgan, Contributing Writer July 6, 2022

When most people think about classic 1980s and 1990s romantic comedies, or “rom coms,” they might think nostalgically of idealized tropes such as love at first sight and happily ever afters. However,...

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Read them before you watch them: books with upcoming film adaptations

Alyssa Schubert, Staff Reporter June 29, 2022

Book to movie adaptations have long been a popular form of entertainment. From the 1974 version of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” to Stan Lee’s Marvel Cinematic Universe, the remolding...

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The Alabama Fisherman’s and Hunters’ Association celebrates 100 years along the Black Warrior River

Seth Self, Contributing Writer June 29, 2022

2022 is a year of milestones for Alabama waterways. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Clean Water Act, a landmark piece of legislation aimed at protecting America’s waters, as...

Pageant and modeling industries fail to address mental health

Pageant and modeling industries fail to address mental health

Madison Duboise | @madison.duboise, Contributing Writer June 22, 2022

Beauty standards in America have created a desire for others to fit an ideal and unattainable vision of beauty: one that focuses on being tall, thin, tan and blonde while neglecting diversity of any kind. The...

Netflix's "First Kill" Poster, depicting two teenage female individuals in an embrace, one of whom appears to be a vampire about to strike

Culture Pick: “First Kill” doesn’t need to be stellar to be enjoyable

Maddy Reda | @maddyreda1, Assistant Culture Editor June 22, 2022

Audiences everywhere are sinking their teeth into Netflix’s “First Kill,” which started streaming on June 10. Netflix’s newest LGBTQ+ series is based off the short story by V.E Schwab , in which...

Juneteenth celebrations come to Alabama

Juneteenth celebrations come to Alabama

On June 19, people will gather around the country to celebrate freedom. Whether events are held locally or in major cities, there are plenty of opportunities to get involved and celebrate Juneteenth.  Juneteenth,...

Culture Pick | Norm Macdonald's "Nothing Special" is quite the opposite

Culture Pick | Norm Macdonald’s “Nothing Special” is quite the opposite

Augustus Barnette, Contributing Writer June 15, 2022

On September 14, 2021, comedian Norm Macdonald passed away at 61 years old after an undisclosed, nine-year battle with leukemia. Knowing the severity of his illness, Macdonald chose to record the stand-up...