Eliza Noe

Star actresses make something new out of old tropes in ‘A Simple Favor’

After several scandalous publicity stunts and teaser trailers about the film, “A Simple Favor” came to theatres to relieve us from the hype-charged air created by Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick. Based on the novel by Darcey Bell, the mystery movie features both actresses as strong female characters caught in a constantly shifting, cat-and-mouse game. […]

Troye Sivan blooms with sophomore album

After a top-10 debut two years ago with his last album, “Blue Neighborhood,” Troye Sivan is conquering alt-pop with his sophomore creation, “Bloom.” A personal testament to his budding sexuality, the well-rounded album shows Sivan enhancing his storytelling. He wrote the opening track, “Seventeen,” about using a fake ID and sneaking onto Grindr, a dating […]

K-pop fans share love of genre in university dance group

While K-pop grows in popularity throughout the U.S., the trend has finally reached Ole Miss, where devoted fans meet once a week to practice their dance skills to a variety of the genre’s greatest hits. Ole Miss Generation — OMG, for short — is a student-led, dance-cover club dedicated to spreading and learning about Korean […]

Ariana Grande shifts style from bubblegum pop to smooth soul in ‘Sweetener’

It’s been two years since Ariana Grande last graced us with an album, leaving listeners wanting more after 2016’s “Dangerous Woman.” She certainly does not disappoint with “Sweetener,” a healthy mix of soulful, sexy and smitten songs. It seemed as if nobody could escape the album’s first single, high-tempo bop “No Tears Left to Cry.” […]

Square Books to host author James McLaughlin with debut novel ‘Bearskin’

Forestry and fiction fans will find common ground at 5 p.m. on Aug. 20 at Off Square Books as award-winning writer James McLaughlin discusses his debut novel. “Bearskin,” an expansion of his novella of the same name, tells the story of protagonist Rice Moore, an Arizonan smuggler-turned-caretaker who discovers the mutilated carcasses of bears at […]

Off Square Books hosts memoirist and explorer Brian Castner tonight

“Paddle. Camp. Repeat.” These three words are how memoirist Brian Castner described his latest book, “Disappointment River.” Castner will appear on Thacker Mountain Radio at 6 p.m. tonight at Off Square Books to talk about the book, which came out earlier this month. The history and travel memoir, follows Castner’s journey of retracing the exploration […]

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