You have probably heard a teenager or young adult yell “It’s BeReal time” or “Hurry and get in my BeReal” at random times and wonder what the heck is BeReal? And why is it all of a sudden at random moments? BeReal is one of the newest and super popular social media amongst Gen Z. BeReal is a photo-sharing social media platform that sends out notifications to users at random times of the day to take an unfiltered picture daily. You have two minutes to take a picture of what yo

This week continues directly where the previous episode left off. Joel is injured leaving Ellie in a tough spot. Now the episode decides to take this moment to shift the focus solely on Ellie. We've seen and learned what motivates Joel through his interactions with his brother and glimpses of his past. Here the focus shifts to why and how Ellie has come to be the person that she is. Those familiar with the game might recognize the story of this episode as it is titled exactly

Early last month, I became aware of a new video game: Atomic Heart. Set to be released by developer Mundfish, a Moscow born studio that had never released a game before. Not much was known about the title by myself or others interested at the time. Video of gameplay and details about its release were scarce, and as a result the only two places one could pull expectations about the title were twofold: Atomic Heart was being made with the popular and powerful Unreal Engine 4, a

Opening night for a show can be an exciting but nerve racking time. Today, February 23, is the UAFS Music & Theatre Department’s opening night for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee! My name is Katelyn Sosebee, and I am the Stage Manager for this show. What is a stage manager? A Stage Manager (SM) is responsible for the organization, coordination, communication, and technical aspects of a theatrical production. My Assistant Hollie Bruton and I make sure that rehearsal

Tuesday, February 14 – The UAFS Midnight Symposium podcast will be showing ‘My Bloody Valentine’ and holding a discussion over the film starting at 6:30 pm in the Windgate Auditorium just in time for Valentine’s day on Tuesday. Hosts Dr. Bret Strauch, Dr. Nicki Stancil and Jordan Ruud will be giving a presentation to accompany the film after the viewing. Following past holiday-themed showings of ‘Black Christmas’ and ‘Halloween’ , the Valentine’s Day-themed showing will be t

Announced in 2020, and delayed from last year, the anticipation for Avalanche Software’s Hogwarts Legacy is finally over. Having paid for the preorder, I have been immersed into the world of Hogwarts for the last five days and here’s everything I have to say about it. There’s a lot to talk about so I’ll be splitting up this review into sections to find what you’re looking for. As a fan of the Harry Potter series, this game had a lot of expectations to meet. Having seen

The PlayStation staple and hit video game series, The Last of Us , has made its way onto television. HBO has undertaken the adaptation and has already confirmed a season two before the current season has even finished. Now it might come as a surprise since video game adaptations typically do not do well but in recent times they have garnered a lot of attention. With the likes of Castlevania, Arcane, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, and now The Last of Us , they have begun to break the

AMC has come forth with a press release discussing their new seat pricing model, Sightline at AMC. Seats will be priced based on the sightline of the movie screen within the auditorium. The seating will be broken down in three sections; Value Sightline, Standard Sightline, and Preferred Sightline sections. The Value Sightline will mostly be the front row seats within the theater and these will be priced at a lower value. Standard Sightline will be the most common seats and wi

An anime that began airing on October 9, 2022, gained some attention with the help of the World Cup, works to redefine what it takes to play football. Adapting the manga Blue Lock , studio Eight Bit is in charge of the shows production which was also known for the making of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime . It takes the world sport and pairs it with one thing - a battle royale. The premise is that Japan has failed to qualify for the top sixteen in the World Cup. The

On November 23, 2022 Netflix released a new series starring a timeless spooky girl, Wednesday Addams, played by Jenna Ortega. This new series was fabulously directed by the master of macabre Tim Burton, and includes 8 episodes, all of which display Burton’s mind for the morbid while alluding to all the quirks of Wednesday’s past. Our dark and genuinely dangerous antiheroine is swept into a mystery concerning both her ancestral past, and her destined future. Wednesday is begru

The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith (UAFS) Music and Theatre Department is holding auditions for their Spring show, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee , on December 12th-14th.   The campus’ first full length musical since 2012, theatre professor Sally Story is excited to begin establishing musical theatre back into the entertainment seasons.  Working with music veterans such as Dr. Elizabeth Momand as music director and Dr. Alex Zacharella as conductor, the produc

Morgan Wallen announced on Thursday his 2023 ‘One Night at a Time World Tour’ with 39 dates in 4 different countries. Tickets are available for pre-sale on December 7th and will be open to the public on the 9th. Wallen also announced he would be dropping three new songs on December 2nd called “One Thing At A Time”, “Tennessee Fan”, and “Days That End In Why”. The tour will kick off on March 15th in New Zealand and will wrap up on October 7th in Washington. Throughout the tour

Will Smith has been in the spotlight this past year, and not in a good light. At this year's Oscars, Smith casually stormed the stage after comedian Chris Rock made a joke towards Jada Pinkett Smith, his wife. For the next ten years, Will Smith is banned from attending the ceremony. Now, the actor is losing sleep over his upcoming historical movie, Emancipation, which is set to be released December 3, 2022 on in theaters and on AppleTV December 9. Smith plays escaped American

Tenoch Huerta Mejía is a well-known Mexican actor who has appeared in numerous movies in Latin America. “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” opened in theaters on November 11, 2022, moved his stardom furthermore as his character Namor, in the film, was very well-liked by the audience. With his rise in popularity in the states, he took the opportunity to openly talk and praise how beautifully “Wakanda Forever” represented minority groups within the film. But even more so expressed

Shortly after releasing her new album, Midnights, recent six-time American Music Award winner, Taylor Swift, announced a long-awaited Eras stadium tour that quite literally broke the internet. However, this is just the beginning of many issues that occurred when Ticketmaster officially released the sale of tickets for approved presale code holders and Capital One cardholders starting at 10 am on November 15th, 2022. Millions of Taylor Swift fans awaited the chance to get tick

This review discusses the details of the plot, no major spoilers are ahead. The return of Westeros, dragons, and those who will rightfully ascend the iron throne; House of the Dragon begins with the Targaryen Dynasty at its peak with more than 10 dragons under its yolk. Set 200 years before the events of “Game of Thrones,” the prequel sets course to tell the beginning of the fall of House Targaryen. The dance of the dragons will begin. Based on George R.R. Martin’s novel “Fir

The UAFS Wind Ensemble performed their first concert of the season on Tuesday, October 25, 2022, at the ArcBest Corp. Performing Arts Center. Their performance included seven pieces of music composed by Dr. Alexandra Zacharella, capturing the feeling of fall and the seasons to come. The Band started their concert with William Schuman’s (1910-1992) “Chester Overture for the Band.”The music, by my surprise, was fast and abrupt but also slow and peaceful with a nice build befo

Kendee Hughs Productions presents ‘Bedlam at the Beard and Lady.’ The murder mystery dinner takes place in Chester, Arkansas at the historic Beard and Lady Inn. The murder mystery comedy is written by Chuck King and directed by Jessye Wooten. Coming in the Spring of 2023 is another production written by Chuck King. The newest show will open at GiggleMuggs Creamery in Van Buren, Arkansas, called, ‘I Scream.’ The Beard and Lady Inn was built in 1887 and was restored in 2019. Kn

Netflix will be releasing an ad-supported subscription plan at the price of $6.99. On Thursday, October 13th, the popular streaming platform Netflix announced their new “Basic with Ads” monthly subscription package that will start on November 3rd. Current members on alternate plans can rest assure that they will not be affected by the new ads. Netflix claims that “Basic with Ads” is a compliment to their existing options. Due to healthy competition from other streaming servi

The Sanderson sisters are back! Twenty-nine years since they last ran amuck in Salem they have not changed a bit. However, their curiosity about today’s world, compared to the early nineties, has grown. Due to its untimely release date, the original Hocus Pocus film, directed by Disney’s High School Musical director, Kenny Ortega, did not do well at the box office after its initial release. Since then, the film has become a Halloween household film families found on their tel