Ain’t Nothin’ But a Winner Susan Ryder January 29, 2018 Entertainment, Reviews 6 Comments Ain't Nothin' But a Winner Bear Bryant, The Goal Line Stand, and a Chance of a Lifetime Barry Krauss and Joe M. Moore With a Foreword by Don Shula No university has won more football championships...
STAFF PICK// TOP CONCERTS OF 2017 Reggie Allen January 22, 2018 Entertainment, Music 1 Comment STAFF PICK// TOP CONCERTS OF 2017 The popular Broadway musical Rent posed a great question: how do you measure a year? As an entertainment writer and photojournalist, I’m a bit biased to music. I spend a...
Bright // A human and an orc walk into a bar… Van Roberts January 22, 2018 Entertainment, Reviews 4 Comments Bright // A human and an orc walk into a bar... Clearly, Netflix wants to go toe-to-toe with Hollywood, and they are challenging it with their own provocative, slam-bang, $90-million, pulp-fantasy-thriller...
Cultures of Doing Good//Anthropologists and NGOs Susan Ryder January 22, 2018 Entertainment, Reviews 4 Comments Cultures of Doing Good//Anthropologists and NGOs About the book Anthropological field studies of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in their unique cultural and political contexts. Cultures of Doing...
Downsizing // We’re Meant for Something Bigger Van Roberts January 22, 2018 Entertainment, Reviews 2 Comments Downsizing // We're Meant for Something Bigger The best thing about director Alexander Payne’s science-fiction, social satire “Downsizing” is Matt Damon. Damon makes such a friendly, sympathetic,...
Even Mississippi by Melany Neilson Susan Ryder January 9, 2018 Entertainment 1 Comment Even Mississippi by Melany Neilson About the book Even Mississippi is a well-crafted and engaging account that is not only good reading but also a penetrating commentary on several social, political, and...
A Year of Success for Ernest & Hadley Booksellers Elizabeth Moseley January 9, 2018 Entertainment, Features, Reviews 5 Comments A Year of Success for Ernest & Hadley Booksellers Easty Lambert-Brown knew she wanted to open a bookstore, but never told anybody. On a trip to Paris with her husband, she visited Ernest Hemingway's...
DADDY’S HOME 2 // More Daddys, More Problems. Van Roberts January 9, 2018 Entertainment, Reviews 2 Comments DADDY'S HOME 2 // More Daddys, More Problems. “Sex Drive” writer & director Sean Anders scored a box office hit back in 2015 when he cast slapstick comic Will Ferrell and smash-up action hero Mark...
Indians Playing Indian Susan Ryder December 4, 2017 Arts, Entertainment 1 Comment Indians Playing Indian//Multiculturalism and Contemporary Indigenous Art in North America by Monika Siebert Contemporary indigenous peoples in North America confront a unique predicament. While they are...
AUGUST // OSAGE COUNTY PLAYING AT UA THEATRE AND DANCE Linda Johnson November 9, 2017 Entertainment, Features 4 Comments AUGUST // OSAGE COUNTY PLAYING AT UA THEATRE AND DANCE Before heading home for Thanksgiving break, the University of Alabama’s Dance and Theatre department is taking you on a quick detour to Oklahoma....