Jewell Theatre Company’s feature play this season is “A Murder is Announced,” written by Agatha Christie and adapted by Leslie Darbon. This is the company’s…
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To be honest . . . with Cole Allee
To be honest I am a feminist and I think it’s time for men to take on this label on a much bigger scale. Many…
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Jake Gyllenhaal’s haunting performance makes “Nightcrawler” this year’s must-see thriller
As human beings we are drawn to the grotesque. Why else does traffic build up on the opposite side of a car accident? We slow…
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Taylor Swift’s “1989” signals the artist’s full transition to pop
1989 is Taylor Swift’s fourth album, and it marks major departure from her previous albums by incorporating a completely new sound. While in the past…
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Rising “Twee” trend seeks to imitate childhood in the fashion world
In a culture where “sexualization” is becoming an increasingly prevalent buzzword, some are choosing to fight back in perhaps the most unlikely of ways: by…
Read More“Ouija”: It took us places we didn’t want to go
Is your holiday weekend packed full with previous engagements with Netflix and desperately searching Hillcrest racks for something that could pass as a costume, but…
Read MoreThe fifth season of “The Walking Dead” promises exciting turns with drama, depravity and death
Season four of “The Walking Dead” left us, distracted by many little details, in a railroad car in Terminus, a “sanctuary” for all. The final…
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To be honest . . . with Brett Stone
To be honest, I joined the Royals bandwagon. And I don’t really understand why hopping on this bandwagon is considered a bad thing to begin…
Read MoreIndie band “The Homeless Gospel Choir” takes an insightful and provocative approach to social justice
The Homeless Gospel Choir is a one-man band composed of singer-song writer, Derek Zanetti, and his unique storytelling folk–punk music genre. His album “I Used to Be So…
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