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COLORLESS TSUKURA TAZAKI… //ENGROSSING AND COMPLEX Haruki Murakami is an author known for building fantastical and jarringly realistic worlds and placing them in the form of a typical bildungsroman. His...

BEER AND FELLOWSHIP // ALABAMA BREWFEST By William Barshop and Alyx Chandler The fall months are sneaking up on us in spite of the persistent, blistering heat, and when those cool evenings finally greet...

"AS ABOVE, SO BELOW" // CAST GIVES IT THEIR BEST SHOT, BUT... “Quarantine” director John Erick Dowdle conjures up plenty of spooky atmosphere but delivers only a paucity of thrills in his half-baked,...

HANDS ON A HARDBODY // PREMIERE By Amelia Webber Theatre Tuscaloosa presents the Alabama premiere of Hands on a Hardbody Sept. 26 – Oct. 5 in the Bean-Brown Theatre on Shelton State’s Martin...

FALL PREVIEW // VAMPIRES, GOTHAM CITY, AND LEADING LADIES As summer comes to an end, it gives way to falling leaves, pumpkins, and brand new television shows. To break out of your summer slump, keep a...

EXPRESSION THROUGH ART THERAPY // THE ARC OF TUSCALOOSA An extra-wide, blank canvas lay out on the concrete. A crowd creative minds arm themselves with 250 water balloons full of paint to splash across the...

RED CLAY DIARY PAINFUL THOUGHTS OF BUGS BUNNY // AND OTHER SMART REMARKERS Pain is what you don’t expect. Surprise! Surprise can be painful; pain is always surprising. Pain is what you anticipate and...

"THE EXPENDABLES 3" // DELIGHTFUL // PACKS A LOT OF TESTOSTERONE More bang for your buck is what you get with "The Expendables 3." Sylvester Stallone reprises his role as good guy mercenary-for-hire Barney...

"BOYHOOD" GOES BEYOND // ACCLAIM FROM FILMGOERS AND CRITICS It’s been more than a few years since the timeless Boy Meets World made its rounds on family’s TVs across the country. The 90s parents and...

THE IMPORTANCE OF NOT READING BEING SO COOL “So, what are you reading these days?” I ask a ten-year-old customer at the shop. He is accompanied by an avid-reader sister and parents who are enjoying...