Never Retallack | Entertainment Editor On Sept. 24, Shane Dawson, a famous YouTuber, released a trailer called, “The Beautiful World of Jeffree Star.” Shane Dawson started posting YouTube skits in 2008. As one of the original YouTube stars, Dawson has evolved with...
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Nightmare Factory: water sprays, spooky maze and endless fun
Never Retallack | Entertainment Editor The Oregon School for the Deaf, located at 999 Locust St NE in Salem, has orchestrated a spooky haunted house for the last several years called The Nightmare Factory. I first went in 2017 and was pleasantly surprised by the low...
Review: Sequels are hard to do right, “Zombieland: Double Tap” was up for the challenge
Never Retallack | Entertainment Editor When “Zombieland” came out in 2009 many were shocked by how fun this zombie comedy was to watch, receiving more positive reviews than not. Ten years later, Reuben Fleischer returned to direct the sequel, “Zombieland: Double...
Album review of “Mala Santa” from the impressive Becky G
Never Retallack | Entertainment Editor Those who are ready for an album to dance to, take a listen to Becky G’s new album released on Oct. 11, “Mala Santa.” Rebecca Marie Gomez, known as Becky G, is only 22 years old and was discovered in 2011 while covering songs...
An exploration of the popular haunted house Fear PDX
Never Retallack | Entertainment Editor Haunted houses — a Halloween classic, and a way to be terrified that is safer and more interactive than a horror movie. I am personally a huge fan of these events and I go to at least two or three different spooks every...
It’s not too late to get in the spooky spirit, check out Huluween
Never Retallack | Entertainment Editor The staff of the Western Howl recommended our favorite horror movies in Issue 3— accessible to read on wou.edu/westernhowl — and now I want to focus on what the streaming service Hulu has to offer for their Halloween special,...
Review of the true crime tv series “Unbelievable”
Never Retallack | Entertainment Editor Editor’s note: Content warning — this review covers subjects such as rape and sexual violence in relation to true events. According to Bloomberg after the “#MeToo” movement began in 2017, just one year passed and there was more...
Up and coming artist: girl in red
Never Retallack | Entertainment Editor Bedroom pop — what is it? According to the Urban Dictionary, it is “a genre (of) DIY indie music, bedroom pop is characterized by its lo-fi quality and often contemplative lyrics. Guitars and vocals often feature heavy use of...
Art on campus: Bellamy Hall and a Self-Reflection Progression
Never Retallack | Entertainment Editor Walking on the main street of campus, it might not be apparent that Bellamy Hall holds a series of three sculptures meant to encourage self-reflection. The first piece: Created by Colin Lambert and Peter Adams in 2009, titled...
The Cascadia Chamber Opera: A group more focused on the art than the money
Never Retallack | Entertainment Editor I should start by saying, I have never been to an opera before. Whenever this artform was mentioned before, I pictured a huge theater, an audience full of wealthy people with little binoculars and people on stage yelling so...