The value of lifelong learning: Senior citizens enrich classes at FSU
It’s the first day of classes. As students pour into one of the clammy classrooms of May Hall, a tall wiry man with white hair has already claimed his seat at the back of the […]
Arts & Features
Music Review: Japanese Breakfast finds beauty in bereavement with ‘Psychopomp’
No one who knew of singer/guitarist Michelle Zauner faulted her when she put her Philadelphia-based indie-rock band Little Big League on hiatus and returned home to Oregon after discovering her mother had been diagnosed with […]
Music review: The return of The Lumineers, starring ‘Cleopatra’
After four years of touring and making their name known, the Lumineers have returned with an album better than their last. Their new album “Cleopatra” has a new refreshing and unique sound. I fell in […]
Music review: Xiu Xiu brings listeners back to the town of ‘Twin Peaks’
“Twin Peaks” was, from a storytelling standpoint, one of the most important television series of all time. Creators Mark Frost and David Lynch helped kick-start a shift to a more cinematic approach to TV. One […]
Review: Louie C.K.’s ‘Horace and Pete’ deserves more attention
Louie C.K. has again reinvented comedy by finding laughs in the darkest, most obscure places. In his newest show “Horace and Pete,” C.K. stars as Horace, the inherited owner of a 100-year-old Brooklyn dive bar. […]
Preview: Hilltop presents ‘Spelling Bee’
The Hilltop Players will present their musical production, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” April 21-23 in DPAC. The show, directed by Hilltop Players Vice President Rachel Lyon, follows six children as they battle […]
FSU looking to explore the city of romance
Romanticized ancient ruins lead to bustling cafés and quaint restaurants. A charming skyline of red-tiled rooftops and 12th century architecture will trick the brain into believing Montagues and Capulets still roam the sidewalks. Italy’s fourth […]
Album Review: Oranssi Pazuzu breaks the language barrier with “Värähtelijä”
Black metal has been going through somewhat of a renaissance in the last few years. Bands such as Deafheaven have pioneered what some people are calling “blackgaze” by combining both elements of classic black metal […]
Transcendental Meditation: can humans levitate?
Some people want to transcend the “self” and become one with the gods. Others simply want to relax. Either way, meditation is a long-lasting tradition in many cultures. According to Psychology Today, wall art depicting […]
Wrestlemania 32 a major loser
Pro wrestling fans are no strangers to deciding an event is going to be awful before it even happens. Case in point, last year’s Wrestlemania 31 – after a lackluster-to-outright-bad build and no confidence from […]