By: Ashton Newton Entertainment Editor Editor’s Recommendations “Runescape” is a special kind of game. It’s one that has lasted the test of time, still going strong after 16 years. With over 80,000 players still actively playing, “Runescape” is still an increasingly...
Entertainment
Comedy comes to Western
By: Ashton Newton Entertainment Editor Western students have been hard at work on the upcoming theater production “All In The Timing.” Written by David Ives, “All In The Timing” is a set of six one-act plays that focus on wordplay. The play is directed by Western’s...
The dethroned king of gaming
By: Ashton Newton Entertainment Editor I had the kind of grandparents who referenced everything related to video games as “a Nintendo”, which was an easy thing for individuals unfamiliar with gaming to do with how prominent the name was. Despite large success since...
That’s a wrap
By: Alyssa James Staff Writer On January 29, the Sundance Film Festival came to a close in Park City, UT. It started on January 19, showing over 100 new, feature-length, independent films throughout the 10 day festival according to sundance.org. Within this festival,...
Editor’s picks
By: Ashton Newton Entertainment Editor Editor’s Recommendation: A large amount of “Star Wars” content outside of the films relies heavily on the characters and events in them. True originality is difficult to find in the “Star Wars” universe; the recent “Rogue One”...
Old titles from beyond the TV
By: Matthew Oldfield Freelancer People all long for the shows from their childhood. Shows like “Full House”, “Gilmore Girls”, “Wizards of Waverly Place”, “That’s So Raven” and “CHiPs” are just a few of the shows from over five years ago with released or upcoming...
Review: “A Series of Unfortunate Events”
By: Ashton Newton Entertainment Editor For a show that constantly warns you not to watch it, Netflix’s adaptation of “A Series of Unfortunate Events” is hard to put down once you start. The eight-episode first season, streaming now, adapts the first four books in...
Editor’s picks
By: Ashton Newton Entertainment Editor Editor’s Recommendation: The xx have recently released their third studio album “I See You” and, as expected, it’s fantastic. For those unfamiliar with The xx, they’re an indie pop band that has previously focused on mellow music...
Review: “Monster Trucks”
By: Kevan Maloney Freelancer “Monster Trucks” is a movie entirely undeserving of being on screen. Director Chris Wedge direct this $125 million budget movie but it felt like everyone taking part in the production of this movie just stopped caring halfway through. That...
Review: “Detroit”
By: Ashton Newton Entertainment Editor Vancouver based folk duo Sheldoncole released their first EP “Detroit” in December. Sheldoncole is comprised of Sheldon Kozushko and his brother Nic, who are originally from Newberg, Oregon. I really enjoyed the EP. Sheldoncole’s...
