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SENIOR COLUMN: Invest in Tuscaloosa's culture

SENIOR COLUMN: Invest in Tuscaloosa’s culture

Ellen Johnson April 30, 2018

I’m unapologetically obsessed with every single track on Kacey Musgraves’ new album “Golden Hour,” but one song in particular is striking in a heavier way, both evoking and challenging my anxieties...

Adderall abuse still widespread among students

Ellen Johnson April 23, 2018

All-nighters can often feel unavoidable in college and, at times, like rites of passage. These sleepless evenings, products of severe procrastination or just a busy schedule, are  fraught with vats of...

Here are the best chicken and waffle dishes in Tuscaloosa

Here are the best chicken and waffle dishes in Tuscaloosa

Ellen Johnson April 16, 2018

Chicken and waffles is a classic, if unusual, Southern dish, but some theorists trace its origins back to distinctly Northern and foreign locales. The recipe is believed to have dawned with the creativity...

Review: CBDB solidify themselves among jam band ranks

Review: CBDB solidify themselves among jam band ranks

Ellen Johnson April 9, 2018

CBDB have unearthed a combination shared by only a handful of popular jam bands: lyrical mastery coupled with equally impressive jamming techniques. Most bands of this nature have obviously achieved a...

Hometown heroes of jam CBDB return to Tuscaloosa

Hometown heroes of jam CBDB return to Tuscaloosa

Ellen Johnson April 6, 2018

A season of shows at Druid City Music Hall isn't really complete unless CBDB's on the marquee.  Tonight, Friday April 6, the Tuscaloosa-based CBDB will once again return to Druid City Music Hall. The...

Track by Track series: UA Theatre & Dance stage manager crafts diverse playlist

Track by Track series: UA Theatre & Dance stage manager crafts diverse playlist

Ellen Johnson April 5, 2018

"Track by Track" is a series where students share their daily musical diets in a Spotify playlist. Katelyn Worsham has broad tastes in music. The sophomore majoring in theatre and English with a Russian...

The Golden Hour: Graduation photography businesses boom

The Golden Hour: Graduation photography businesses boom

Ellen Johnson April 5, 2018

The Walk of Champions is sticky. The plaques celebrating Alabama football’s national and SEC titles, which fall in a neat row stretching from the base of Bryant-Denny Stadium down to University Boulevard,...

Some of the best sex songs aren't overtly sexual

Some of the best sex songs aren’t overtly sexual

Ellen Johnson February 22, 2018

Sex is not a topic underrepresented in music. In fact, just about every corner of modern music is laced with sexual innuendos. Even if sex isn’t mentioned explicitly in the lyrics, songs can feel sexy...

5 local underrated Mexican spots are some of the best

5 local underrated Mexican spots are some of the best

Ellen Johnson February 19, 2018

You don’t need a lot of money to eat at a great Mexican restaurant in Tuscaloosa. While Taco Mama and Chuy’s are often heralded as being the best places in town to grab Mexican cuisine, they’re just...

Student-run art history profile gains national following

Student-run art history profile gains national following

Ellen Johnson February 15, 2018

Unlike most schools, Taylor Murray’s high school didn’t offer art classes – not even a humanities course. But a lack of art courses at Murray’s Wicksburg, Alabama high school didn’t deter him...

Phoebe Bridgers performs sold out show in Birmingham

Phoebe Bridgers performs sold out show in Birmingham

Ellen Johnson February 14, 2018

The title of Phoebe Bridgers’ 2017 album, “Stranger in the Alps” is a stark contradiction to the record’s contents. The name is derived from a line in the cult comedy film “The Big Lebowski,”...

UA Theatre & Dance opens 'Vinegar Tom' tonight

UA Theatre & Dance opens ‘Vinegar Tom’ tonight

Ellen Johnson February 13, 2018

UA Theatre & Dance is brewing up something entertaining this week through Sunday, Feb. 18. Starting tonight, Tuesday, Feb. 13, they'll present "Vinegar Tom," a play about the witch trials in 17th century...