Sam Haw Staff Writer On August 5, Shane Davis visited Ssalefish Comics to speak to fans and sign copies of his latest comic, “New Gods Special,” to celebrate the late Jack Kirby’s 100th birthday. I got the chance to chat with Shane Davis about Kirby’s life and his own personal work. Sam Haw: Could you describe Jack Kirby’s work for someone who is not familiar … Continue reading A Conversation With Shane Davis, Illustrator For DC Comics
Ty-ie Fuller Staffer Writer From Sept. 7 through Sept. 10, Hopscotch will launch its eighth annual music festival in Raleigh, NC. With an adventurous lineup of nearly 120 performers and main stages in Raleigh City Plaza, Red Hat Amphitheatre and intimate club appearances, Hopscotch is offering the public four days full of memorable performances and exciting shows. Featuring genres ranging from metal, folk and hip-hop, … Continue reading Hopscotch Music Festival: 2017 Preview
Jessica Clifford Arts & Entertainment Editor This Friday, Scuppernong Bookstore in downtown Greensboro held an exceptional one-man performance of “Simply Langston.” Presented by Drama is Life Productions, Inc. Don Miller, the star of this show, retold stories of the famous Poet Laureate – Langston Hughes. Coordination with the musicians of The Langston Hughes Jazz Trio made this show anything but small. Anticipation for the show … Continue reading “Simply Langston”: A Tribute to the Beautiful Writings of Langston Hughes
Annie Walker Opinions Editor Once in a lifetime is a curious way to describe an event that happens roughly once every eighteen months. This phrase has been bandied about often enough to risk losing all meaning. Perhaps more specific, for my grandmother, is the phrase “last in a lifetime”. Our next American eclipse will come in 2024, but seven years in the future is less … Continue reading Eclipse Across Generations
Curtis Hoffman Staff Writer Aug. 21 presented Greensboro with a once in a lifetime chance to see a total solar eclipse. While we aren’t directly in the exact path of the eclipse, we did see a near 93 percent covering of the sun at about 2:42 p.m. While total solar eclipses aren’t extremely rare in general, a single area on the earth’s surface only experiences … Continue reading The Eclipse in Context
Catie Byrne Features Editor There have been a variety of shows with a focus on gay life on network television. More recently, Netflix creations have competed with these programs, but nothing has cut quite to the core of young gay audiences as the five-episode Youtube series: “The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo.” Starring and created by Brian Jordan Alvarez, Alvarez plays the romantically … Continue reading The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo
Jamal Sykes Staff Writer Since the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville Virginia, on Aug. 11, the nation has been rife with discussions of racism, the current state of the United States’ government as well as society at large. Many of our social media feeds have been flooded with anti-Nazi memes, anti-liberal posts and centrist viewpoints from friends, family and followers who all want to express … Continue reading Charlottesville CommUNITY Dialogue
Rachel Funk Staff Writer As the first week of classes of the fall 2017 semester slowly came to a close, students from all stages of their college career were itching to find sources of entertainment to blast away the oncoming, eminent stress of a new, or first, year at UNCG. The search for a temporary escape from their studies and a chance to savor the … Continue reading Comedy Show
Jeannie Ake Staff Writer I’ve always considered international travel as something that was enticing but financially out of reach. But unexpectedly, at the start of the summer, heading overseas suddenly became a reality within reach. My journey began when a family friend purchased plane tickets to Thailand to be with their daughter and had a change of plans. Not wanting her to travel alone, they … Continue reading A Spartan in Thailand
Cason Ragland Staff Writer Everyone loves a party, but they only love the party if it’s got a great theme! The theme sets a kind of atmosphere for those to embrace or ignore. The latter is forbidden, of course, if you actually want to enjoy yourself. Imagine you’re invited to a Christmas in July Ugly Sweater Cook Out. Sure, it’s 90 degrees outside, but are … Continue reading Satirist’s Corner – Party Themes
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