By Lorin Byrd | Contributing Writer “Are you still watching?” With this question, Netflix leaves viewers with a choice: To watch just one more episode, or not? Winter break was an ideal time for...
By Caroline Smith | Staff Reporter For years, students in the Black Belt region of Alabama have suffered from a lack of books on the shelves of their libraries. The Books for the Black Belt campaign seeks...
“We have to get a fan mail and start it off with ‘Hello Repeat Offenders,’” said RJ Marchand, drummer for the genre-bending, Tuscaloosa-based band Seismos. Seismos is a quartet of musicians with...
Oscar bait movies are usually boring: there’s no denying that fact. They usually tell the story of an important figure in history, while showing either their whole lives or a single critical moment....
This weekend, Jason Isbell did a three-night run at Alabama Theatre starting Thursday and running through Saturday. This marked the beginning of Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit’s tour following the release...
Football season and "darty" season tend to dominate students' weekend activities during the school year. However, January and February create an awkward pause between the two seasons when there is no more...
With Valentine’s Day approaching, Tuscaloosa is celebrating the romance this week with D.A.T.E Week, an event during which participating businesses and restaurants will offer deals, specials and events....
By Caroline Smith | Staff Reporter The glitz and glamour of award season is far more captivating for those familiar with the movies up for the big prizes. It’s easy to get lost in the sea of films that...
The University of Alabama is in the final stage of planning a $60 million state-of-the-art performing arts center for the Department of Theatre and Dance. The Department of Theatre and Dance currently...
Though a self-pronounced denouncer of most modern, country music, I once attended a country show. There, a troop of mostly passé country artists, including singer John Conlee and vocal group The Whites...
Going to the dentist as a child would incite a strongest sense of panic in my bones. I feared everything, from the smell of the waiting room and the receptionist’s alarmingly too-cheery demeanor, to...
Few up-and-coming musicians have garnered as much attention and popularity as rising country music star Cole Swindell. The alternative country singer-songwriter will be perform as part of his "Down Home...
