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Sam Riggs and the Night People in Abilene

November 20, 2014 by Catherine Blakemore

Sam Riggs and the Night People will perform Saturday at The Silo as part of their Texas tour. Riggs and his band have been touring since the release of their record Outrun the Sun, their first full album. Door will open at 7 p.m. and the band is set to play at 8 p.m. With a song that was featured on the show Nashville, music videos that break ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: Abilene, Entertainment

Hollywood uses Bible stories to entertain

March 25, 2014 by Optimist Editorial Board

One of the popular trends in Hollywood recently has been adapting famous Bible stories into movies. The original popularity of some of these projects such as The Prince of Egypt and The Passion of the Christ spawned a growth in religious and secular portrayals of spiritual stories. Several religious-based film companies have begun releasing films ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Editorials, Opinion Tagged With: Entertainment, Spiritual Life

Fixed on Netflix

March 18, 2014 by Gabi Powell

Couches have never been so potatoed since the arrival of Neflix. Suddenly, dates are home-delivered, TV shows are gulped in season gorgings and Blockbuster has vanished "” or been banished from the entertainment-providing building. On a normal weeknight, Netflix accounts for almost a third of all Internet traffic in North American homes. That's ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Columns, Opinion Tagged With: Entertainment

Lea Michele’s ‘Louder’ fails to make noise

March 4, 2014 by Alikay Wood

Glee's signature diva Lea Michele released her first solo album, "Louder", this week marking the beginning of her attempt to transfer from the Broadway and TV worlds into a career as a solo artist. Michele grew up on Broadway and is known for her effortless high notes and emotional performances. "Louder" attempts to balance this persona with a ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: Entertainment, Music, Reviews

‘Frozen’ storm to rage on Broadway

February 20, 2014 by Brantly Houston

Disney's latest animated feature, Frozen, instantly became a pop culture icon when it was released last November and has gained popularity ever since. The film, which is loosely based on "The Snow Queen" by Hans Christian Andersen, was re-vamped several times before it finally became the musical phenomenon we know today. With an ensemble cast of ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: Entertainment, Theatre

Why the anti-heroes are stealing the show

February 20, 2014 by Optimist Editorial Board

Some critics have labeled Breaking Bad as the greatest television show ever made. The show's protagonist is a high-school chemistry teacher who is diagnosed with lung cancer and begins manufacturing crystal meth in order to provide for his family's future. Though he resorts to a law-breaking career, the show's enormous audience wants to see him ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Editorials, Opinion Tagged With: Entertainment, Pop Culture

Media portrays what love is not

February 16, 2014 by Melany Cox

Of all the television programs currently airing, The Bachelor is one of the most unnerving. The pseudo-reality dating show features a single man and the 20 or more female contestants chosen to be his love interests. The show includes group dates, one-on-one dates, overnight dates and a whole lot of pointless drama. The Bachelor is airing its ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Columns, Opinion Tagged With: Column, Entertainment

Rowling says ‘J.K.’ about ‘Harry Potter’

February 12, 2014 by Optimist Editorial Board

With seven novels written in 10 years and nearly 50 million copies sold, J.K. Rowling has acquired quite the following. Rarely has a book series inspired such devotion, nerdiness and obsession as Harry Potter. However, in a recent interview, Rowling confessed she made a mistake in her best-selling books: She should have paired Hermione Granger ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Editorials, Opinion Tagged With: Entertainment, Pop Culture

‘The Lego Movie’ is worth the hype

February 12, 2014 by Ben Todd

I was already giddy to see The Lego Movie, but even I didn't expect it to get a 95 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. I had to see it right away, and found that it was a well-deserved score. With witty humor and colorful visuals, it will entertain, and will not disappoint, especially if you played with Legos when you were younger (then again, who has ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Columns, Opinion Tagged With: Entertainment, Reviews

A novel guide to dystopians

January 30, 2014 by Alikay Wood

The next installment in the theatrical adaptation of The Hunger Games series doesn't open in theaters until this November, leaving loyal fans hungry for similar plots. Luckily, dystopian novels have risen in popularity in recent years and there are plenty of other options to tide fans over until the next movie. Dystopians are commonly defined as ... [Read More…]

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