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The iPhone X, an all-glass design with a 5.8-inch Super Retina display. 
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Apple unveils a new era of luxury smartphones

Kristen Burgess, Staff Writer September 16, 2017

The latest model of the iPhone was released this past Tuesday at an Apple event in Cupertino, California. Upgrades to Apple TV as well as the Apple watch were also announced at the event. The unveiling...

Review: "XCOM 2: War of the Chosen" – A War Worth Fighting For

Review: “XCOM 2: War of the Chosen” – A War Worth Fighting For

Austin Suther, Contributing Writer September 15, 2017
"XCOM 2: War of the Chosen" was planned on being its own game rather than an expansion pack, and it shows. The content the expansion adds is considerable and creates an experience even more strategic and nail-biting than "XCOM 2". Smaller inclusions like player-made propaganda posters and the new Challenge Mode as well as the new factions, environments, story and enemy types creates an expansion pack worth any "XCOM 2" lover’s hard-earned cash.
MUSIC TODAY: Foster The People returns with new experimental album "Sacred Hearts Club"

MUSIC TODAY: Foster The People returns with new experimental album “Sacred Hearts Club”

Kyle Kissinger, Assistant Lifestyles Editor August 30, 2017

I believe almost everyone has heard Foster The People’s 2011 hit “Pumped Up Kicks” to the point of overkill. I also believe that “Pumped Up Kicks" does not measure up to some of the band’s...

ACE to bring Jesse McCartney to UNCW

Maddie Driggers, Assistant Lifestyles Editor August 28, 2017

The name of the performer for UNC Wilmington’s annual Big Show was released last week through a reveal trailer during Teal Tuesday. Jesse McCartney will be at UNCW on September 22 as the main act for...

The Throne Theater in downtown Wilmington used to be another music venue known as Ziggy's by the Sea.

MUSIC TODAY: UNCW graduate leading makeover at historic downtown theater

Calvin Shomaker, Copy Editor April 6, 2017

When McKenzie Bass graduated from UNC Wilmington last May with a degree in communications studies, she was like most UNCW graduates entering the job market - a little uneasy and not wanting to leave the...

MUSIC TODAY: Five best festivals coming to the Southeast

Calvin Shomaker | @cshomaker12, Copy Editor March 30, 2017

Get ready to juke, jive and boogie in the hot sun, because summertime is on its way. For most college students, summer means vacation, freedom, concerts, road trips and much-needed stress relief. So,...

REVIEW: ‘Lion’

Savanna Shackleford | Contributing Writer February 24, 2017

We have all experienced that panic you feel when you turn around in the grocery store and your mother or father is not standing there anymore. You run around the store frantically trying to find them,...

Comedian Paula Poundstone visits Wilmington

Maddie Driggers | Staff Writer February 23, 2017

The first step to coming together as a nation in these divisive times is to find common ground among us said stand-up comedian Paula Poundstone.Poundstone, a best selling author and frequent panelist on...

REVIEW: Blue Footed Boobies headline Reggie’s Two-Piece Festival

Calvin Shomaker | Copy Editor | @cshomaker12 February 9, 2017

Wilmington-based band Blue Footed Boobies capped off the Two-Piece Fest at Reggie’s 42nd Street Tavern on Jan. 27, 2017 with a deafening resonance. Blue Footed Boobies did not walk on stage until after...

Keith Maitland’s documentary “Tower” showcased at the 22nd Cucalorus Film Festival

Conner Keesling | Lifestyles Assistant Editor February 3, 2017

This past November at the 22nd Cucalorus Film Festival one of the films I had the pleasure of seeing was Keith Maitland’s documentary “Tower.” The film is about the first American mass shooting...

Interview with "Rebels no Savage"

Interview with “Rebels no Savage”

Elizabeth Heglar | Lifestyles Editor January 20, 2017

Top 5 movies of winter break

Conner Keesling | Assistant Lifestyles Editor January 19, 2017

5.) LionA film that is not getting as much attention from people is Garth Davis’s “Lion.” The film is based on the book "A Long Way Home" by Saroo Brierley and is a true story. “Lion” captures...

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