Is Cocaine Bear worth the hype?
The beautiful black bear in Cocaine Bear is loveable and hateable at the same time. Very loosely based on a
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“Scream” franchise releases a hit
When I first heard there was a new Scream movie coming out, I was not really that excited to see
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MC’s Dr. Jay Clark: A modern-day Joe Hill for East Tennessee’s land and people
It’s been almost two decades since I first wrote about Dr. Jay Clark, MC’s director of environmental and sustainability initiatives,
Read moreChildhood companions reunite in the emotional “Creed III”
Hearing the name of the movie “Creed III,” one would expect a story focused only on what happens to Adonis
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Jumping, jiving and wailing with the Shaun Johnson Big Band Experience
Growing up, any reference to big band music made me think of Saturday nights at my grandparents’ house, where the
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Quantumania: a step in the right direction for Marvel
Marvel has started to move into the right direction with Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. It may not be the
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A Valentine’s Day makeover, courtesy of Punk and Drag, on tap for Saturday
The artist known as Icky Stardust is preoccupied these days with an uncertain and potentially ominous future. Icky—an East Tennessee-based
Read moreLooking for live music and a good time? Make the pilgrimage to The Shed
You may not have heard of Ray Wylie Hubbard — you should, but I get it; old, grizzled singer-songwritersfrom Texas
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M3gan Triumphs More as a Comedy Than as a Horror Film
Are you afraid of AI technology? Do you think families will one day be overrun by computers? Are you fond
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After a Decades-Long Hiatus, the Maryville College Pep Band Returns
After a hiatus of over 30 years, Maryville College once again has an official pep band playing at sporting events.
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