By Skye Anderson, Lifestyles editor Mitski has spoken throughout the years about her uneasy relationship to music and her career: after her top-ten-charting 2022 album “Laurel Hell,” she thought she was going to quit before…
Purples score an original win
By Carter James, Editor in chief The lights come down. The curtain opens. The house lights come back on? A mime peeps out from the left curtain with a box. They stand atop the box. The mime mimes for a moment…
The Alabamian’s Most Anticipated Movies and TV Shows of…
By Carter James, Sarah Turner, and Luke Del Rosario With a new year comes news movies to watch and tv shows obsess over weekly. There’s a wide variety of films and television that is coming out this year.…
The New Year Still Comes with Old Problems
By Carter James, Editor in chief The ball drops and now everyone believes they’ve been given a reset button on life. I too woke up later that day on Jan.1 imbued with a new sense of purpose, but nothing significant has changed. I’m still…
Shelby County NCAAP’s MLK Day March: 22 Years Strong
By Carter James, Editor in chief Despite the 30-degree weather, over 100 attendees marched down Montevallo’s main street to celebrate the life of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr on Jan 19. Marchers sang “We Shall Overcome” on their way to…
‘Predator: Badlands’ proves an old dog can have…
By Carter James, editor in chief Big budget films seem to be in a weird spot right now. You’re either trying to make a cinematic universe, start a franchise or click the reset button because you’re on life support. Since Disney bought 20th Century…
Letter From the Editor: In Defense of Thanksgiving
By Carter James, Editor in chief Holiday season starts Nov 1. It’s just what we’re used to at this point. The stores are already decked out with trimmings and trees. Car commercials are starting to take place at the same nice house with the same driveway. The most…
Montevallo students have breakfast with state legislators
By Carter James, Editor in chief Bright and early at 8 a.m. on Nov 17, 14 selected students dined with state legislators for breakfast. This is the second year Breakfast with Legislators has been put on by Montevallo’s SGA (Student Government Association,) in collaboration with the Higher…