Between the mountains of textbooks stashed in your book bag, the bag of gym clothes, the Starbucks in your left hand, the Subway in your right and the various technology devices, who has the space or the...

By Daniel Roth “This boy will be famous. There won’t be a child in our world who doesn’t know his name.” When Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling put these words in Professor McGonagall’s mouth,...

In 2011, Tuscaloosa dropped to 53rd place in renting romantic comedies from Redbox. In 2010, the city was ranked third and subsequently was named the third most romantic city in the United States in 2011,...

Hollywood's biggest stars were on the red carpet last night, and the film industry gathered together to recognize 2011's finest achievements. Unfortunately, not every deserving movie or nominee actually...

Jazz quintet Canada Day will kick off Sonic Frontiers, a new avant-garde jazz concert series on campus, giving music lovers in Tuscaloosa a great opportunity to experience innovative music by world-class...

Mardi Gras has come and gone, and the Lenten season is upon us. Even though you may not be eating meat, chocolate, bread or dairy for the next 40 days, that still doesn’t mean you can’t eat well. Here...

By Ann Powers Who is the voice of any generation? It’s a question that can’t be answered. Nor should it be, really. To choose one representative figure for a group that’s diverse in all ways but...

Yes! Finally! Halleluiah! These are all things I may have yelled in my economics class when I found out that the fantastic meta-comedy “Community” was finally being put back on air. After the remaining...

Little Italy owner George Matta opened the pizzeria on University Boulevard in a building with green walls, set up televisions so that customers could watch sports or their favorite show while eating and...

From the start of the University of Alabama’s latest comedy, I had one question: What the heck is aspic? According to “Wonder of the World,” it’s a reddish glob with fish chunks in it. It’s...

Best Picture: “The Artist”   The move from five to as many as 10 nominees for Best Picture has created a conundrum for the nominating committee. Critics panned films like “Extremely Loud and...