Entertainment

Chrys Weedon | Entertainment Editor Since the premiere of the Broadway musical “Dear Evan Hansen” on July 9, 2015, Ben Platt has captured audience’s attention with his passionate performances and beautiful voice. After Platt left “Dear Evan Hansen” on Nov. 17, 2017,...

Chrys Weedon | Entertainment Editor The Willamette Heritage Center is located in Salem at 1313 Mill St. A cluster of buildings tucked into a scenic corner of the city, the center features permanent exhibits such the historic houses of some of the first families to...

Chrys Weedon | Entertainment Editor Feb. 24, 2019 marked the first time in 30 years that the Academy Awards went on without a host. After Kevin Hart was looked over as a host after several homophobic tweets were rediscovered on his account. These tweets were posted by...

Chrys Weedon | Entertainment Editor In 2011, Marie Kondo published a book titled “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing”. In 2014, the hardcover English translation was released and quickly became a New York Times...

Chrys Weedon | Entertainment Editor Wizard World Comic Con’s 2019 celebrity guest list included the likes of Jason Momoa, known for “Game of Thrones” and “Aquaman”, Melissa Benoist, star of “Supergirl”, and many others. The Comic Con was held on the weekend of Feb....

Chrys Weedon | Entertainment Editor Paul Roberts can be described as many different things: a writer, lecturer, teacher and pianist. Piano expert Bryce Morrison wrote that “Paul Roberts is an exceptional musician, a fine and deeply sensitive pianist, teacher and an...

Chrys Weedon | Entertainment Editor Nat Turner was a Black man that led the 1831 Southampton County slave rebellion — the only large-scale slave rebellion in American history. It is after him that the Nat Turner Project is named, a project whose goal is to give a...

Chrys Weedon | Entertainment Editor If a stranger were to stroll through Western Oregon University’s campus, they would stumble across many different art pieces of many different mediums: sculptures, tapestries, paintings and more. Oregon’s Percent for Art program is...

Sean Martinez | Freelancer On Sept. 9, 2018, Netflix introduced the world to a new style of thriller and suspense with a show called “You”. The main character, Joe Goldberg, falls in love with a woman named Beck and makes it his mission to become her boyfriend. But in...

Chrys Weedon | Entertainment Editor Esmé Weijun Wang has attended the prestigious institutions of Harvard University and Stanford University, and has an MFA from the University of Michigan. Wang is the winner of the 2016 Graywolf Press Nonfiction Prize, a published...