Reviews

SUPERHEROES FOR THE GIFTED STUDENT Shannon Colburn, gifted specialist at Rock Quarry Elementary, is teaching a unit with her gifted class on what being a hero really means by using popular superheroes like...

DUCK-RABBIT // EVERYTHING YOU WANT IN A STOUT I usually enjoy winter, but after the one we’ve had this year, I can’t wait for some warmer temperatures. Then again, I say that now, but probably two weeks...

THERE IS NO STAGE 5 // THEATRE TUSCALOOSA PRESENTS W;T // A RESOUNDING HIT For me the play is not about cancer, it’s about humanity.” That was the sentiment of Richard Wallace, one of the leading actors...

ROCK N' ROLL WINES // PINK FLOYD DARK SIDE // GRATEFUL DEAD'S STEAL YOUR FACE As passionate wine lovers and die-hard music fans, Wines That Rock has created its own category in the wine industry: “Great...

THE SIMPLE PEASANT // DELICIOUS ONE-STOP SHOP We are a purposely uncomplicated cookery offering smoked meat, seafood market, Greek, butcher shop, fund-raising, and craft beer.” This is the description of...

MARIO LANZA// ALMOST ALIVE AND IN PERSON I am here with my brother, Tim, who is busy showing his whimsical art at an enormous civic-center show. I take a break to have an adventure in a town I know little...

KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE // COULD EASILY QUALIFY FOR "FIFTY SHADES OF BLOOD" Imagine putting the James Bond movies into a cinematic blender with the Austin Powers comedies, and you’ll see what British...

"EMPIRE" // THE SHOW AND THE MUSIC Music-based television shows are becoming more and more popular, thanks to the rise of fiction shows like “Glee” and reality shows like “The Voice” and “American...

YELLOW TAIL MERLOT // A SIPPER // BAREFOOT RED // SUGAR BOMB Yellow Tail Merlot comes from Casella Wines in South Eastern Australia. Casella is the family that runs the business and they are up to their...

PLAYWRIGHT TO ATTEND UPCOMING PRODUCTION // "W;T" Theatre Tuscaloosa will present W;t, a Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Margaret Edson, in the Bean-Brown Theatre on Shelton State’s Martin Campus, February...