“What if life is just a collection of essentially unrelated experiences? Why does one thing have to follow meaningfully from another?” This quote comes from a new novel focusing on religion, human...
“A king on a stolen throne.
An assassin sent to kill him.
A general blinded by loyalty.
A thief with a vendetta.
A dragon slayer running from his past.
A witch living in the shadow of a power...
I’ve officially deemed this fall my “Oyster Girl Autumn.” This honorary distinction is thanks to the fact that I’ve found myself enchanted by the coastal rock sound of Quivers’ third studio...
Samantha Hill, Marketing Manager/Photography Editor
• October 29, 2024
“Everybody,” written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and directed by Elizabeth Wellman, was performed on Sept. 26-29 and Oct. 3-6 at the UNCW theater. The play follows the character Everybody through the...
After months of lawsuits and controversy, “The Apprentice,” a biopic about former President Donald Trump and his lawyer Roy Cohn, finally released in October 2024. Centering around Trump’s booming...
Grace Lanham, Co-Editor-in-Chief
• October 28, 2024
“The show doesn’t go on because it’s ready; it goes on because it’s 11:30.” - Lorne Michaels
It’s 10 p.m. on Oct. 11, 1975. Lorne Michaels stands outside of NBC’s building in the...
Grace Lanham, Co-Editor-in-Chief
• October 26, 2024
Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield put on the performance of a lifetime in Director John Crowley’s (“The Goldfinch” and “Life After Life”) heartfelt romance about two people who just so happened...
Megan Eesley, Co-Editor-in-Chief
• October 22, 2024
UNCW’s very own Kennedy Cole has recently been signed by literary agent Alex Brown from Mad Woman Literary Agency for her book There Used to Be People, a historical thriller set in Mississippi in...
Few creatives in Hollywood need less of an introduction than Francis Ford Coppola. The man has created absolute masterpieces of cinema, from the “Godfather” trilogy and “Apocalypse Now” to...
He throws the strap over his shoulder and adjusts it snuggly. Brushing his calloused fingers over the strings, he prepares before the sea of students. The musician scans the crowd, taking it all in....
Samantha Hill, Marketing Manager
• September 25, 2024
BEETLEJUICE!
“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” starring Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder and Cathrine O’Hara, hit the theaters Friday Sept. 6, in time for the fall and Halloween season. “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”...
While it got off to an incredibly slow start, the 2024 summer movie season proved to fare better than last year’s string of high-profile bombs with a rare hit in the mix. We saw films like “Inside...