On this weeks episode of "We Rate Ratings," Monica and Josh waste no time hoping into a conversation about all things history with this weeks guest, UA history professor, Jon Merritt, who also happens to be one of the top three best professors Monica has ever had.
Episode 6 of WRR features Allison Scrivner, Psychology professor and pomeranian mom of Snyper! Due to her love of animals, Monica and Josh discuss the ultimate argument: cats versus dogs. Once Allison comes on the show, she talks about how talking about Snyper helps students understand Psychology and the lessons she teaches.
Monica talks about spraining her ankle while walking in the rain on campus, which leads to both hosts discussing the unsafe conditions of UA's crosswalks. This transitions into interviewing Ernest & Hadley booksellers, a local business near campus.
The show must go on. The Dance Alabama! Film Festival is streamable all month, featuring a lineup of student-made, student-danced shorts. Tickets are $5 and free for students.
Need plans for Wednesday night? The UA Women and Gender Resource Center is hosting a pop culture trivia night as part of the center's month of sexual assault awareness programming.
With its student production crew, troupe of university actors and set locations in and around Tuscaloosa, it will be hard not to be moved by this homegrown social commentary.
Billie Eilish is now blonde. And while the comments toward the singer were generally respectful, some of them could lead to the further objectification many female artists often unfortunately face.
Lady Gaga and Adam Driver are the talk of pop culture Twitter. After official and unofficial photos of the pair shooting "House of Gucci" in Italy surfaced online, people were eager to make memes and speculate. Here's what we can tell about the film based on those first looks.
The Potato Head toy line is just a cog in the machine of consumer products changing its standards in a more tolerant world. But what does this mean for classic toy fans?
Elliot Page’s recent interview and cover shoot for Time Magazine has led to a frenzy of support and ignorant rhetoric spewed at the Nova Scotian actor within hours of its announcement.
Page is an...
Music listeners, history buffs and those who wish to give back to the Department of Theatre and Dance have just four days to purchase tickets for the University’s latest musical rendition of the life...
The Wiggles are all grown up. Okay, well, technically, they’ve always been grown up. But with a cover of a Tame Impala song for Australian radio, the group proved they have range outside of the pre-adolescent demographic.
The Grammys air Sunday night. Recording Academy has invited Cardi B, BTS, Maren Morris and Taylor Swift to perform—and those artists aren't the ones we're most excited about.
You may have noticed Lola Bunny trending on Twitter this week. As one culture writer recaps, “Space Jam” fans aren’t thrilled with Lola’s new character design. But they seem to be forgetting one critical thing about her character.
It's hard to find much music that isn't streaming nowadays. But for Spotify users, several songs just got added to the list. After a spat with the streaming. giant, one South Korean entertainment company pulled all of its artists from the platform, stunning K-pop fans.
The Zack Snyder cut of "Justice League" is incoming. The new version of the movie will boast not only a four-hour runtime, but also one of Twitter's most hoped for lines of dialogue.
It has been more than a week since actress and former MMA fighter Gina Carano was pulled from Disney+ series “The Mandalorian.” She soon alluded to a future comeback in the entertainment industry that...
Guitar-smashing is an American tradition. Or, as one columnist argues, it's at least an American male tradition. Backlash to Phoebe Bridgers' "Saturday Night Live" performance was swift, and it revealed a double standard for female performers.
The Super Bowl has long been over. But one culture writer is still thinking about the game's iconic precursor: the Puppy Bowl. The canine competition featured many adoptable dogs and an appearance from the first lady herself.
Morgan Wallen is in hot water. Sound familiar? The star had his Saturday Night Live performance suspended after a maskless night out in Tuscaloosa. Now, as one columnist writes, Wallen has made yet another misstep—and the reaction says a lot about his fanbase.
After The Hollywood Reporter reported a possible "Harry Potter" show in the works at HBO Max, Twitter came to life. While the popular series of movies and books has a thriving fanbase, some of those fans are not eager for more wizarding content. At least not as long as J.K. Rowling is at the helm.
Jojo Siwa, "Dance Moms" star turned hair bow influencer, came out as a member of the LGBTQ+ community in January. One culture writer captured the internet's reaction.
SOPHIE, the Scottish producer and pop pioneer, died Saturday. Both in her own music and in the songs she produced for others, like Madonna and Charli XCX, SOPHIE made her mark as a defining voice in the burgeoning hyperpop genre.
Need something a little creepy to keep you up this weekend? This list of horror movies available on Amazon Prime Video has a little something for everyone, from zombie thrillers to slow burn gore fests.
Taking care of your physical health during this pandemic is vital, but it’s also important to tend to your mental health. It is often said that laughter is the best form of medicine, so here are 10 TikTok videos to make you smile while you stay safe in quarantine.
Many of us Gen Zers know of the app called TikTok. A big trend among prominent influencers on the app is making point-of-view videos (POVs), where they act out a fictional scenario, and those who are watching...
