Arts

  • Dark Shadow Cast Over Katy Perry’s ‘Dark Horse’ Music Video

    Katy Perry has been accused by some Muslims of blasphemy in the video for her single Dark Horse.

  • Alton Middle School is Bringing Back Culture

    Nicole Marconi, Field Summit House principal, said that this was a serious topic with celebration weaved within, and as a school, everyone was to stand together to help one another with all goals and endeavors.

  • Beowulf Translated by Tolkein

    by Brooke Lavite Staff Writer Fans of epic poetry or J. R. R. Tolkien, may appreciate the posthumously released translation of Beowulf. Next month Tolkien’s unreleased translation will be published. Beowulf is an epic poem…

  • A Review of Bluff City Grill

    I was ecstatic to see a new restaurant, The Bluff City Grill, open in downtown Alton.

  • Dad by Day, Bat by Night

    “Ben Affleck is the perfect choice for Bruce Wayne because nobody would ever suspect him to be Batman.” These are the kinds of jokes you can read daily all over the internet from people who…

  • An Oscar’s Overview

    When thinking of the Oscars does your mind touch on the moment that Heath Ledger won an Oscar for his role as the Joker, or when the late Philip Seymour Hoffman asked everyone in the…

  • Get Your Game On At LAG!

    L&C Students, Dustin Asbury and Coty Bertschi (not pictured), face off during LAG’s weekly MAGIC tournament.  Photo: Athena Whitty   Kiersten Connolly Staff Writer   If you ever got the chance to combine everything you…

  • Drafting Classes Alive with Sound of Rock Music

    Second-year Coordinator of the Architectural Technology and CAD/Drafting program, Luke Jumper and a class of nine recently embarked on a journey to make their own electric guitars.

  • Parodies by Celebrities

    Screenshot from Ron Jeremy’s new music video Photo: Youtube.com   Darick Earney Staff Writer   Normally, celebrities are associated with high dollar clothes, limousines, and really expensive mansions. What some forget about celebrities is that…

  • New Art Exhibit, Rocky Fork, Opened in Hatheway

    Rocky Fork is a new art exhibit that recently opened in Hatheway Cultural Center Gallery.