Diadeloso is here! Whether you’re hanging out by the pool or watching the eclipse with friends, here are some picks for your playlist.
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As of April 2024, Warner Bros executives have shelved three finished feature films: “Batgirl,” “Scoob: Holiday Haunt” and, most recently, “Coyote vs ACME.” The latest was canceled despite David Zaslav, the CEO of Warner Bros. and Discovery, having never seen the movie at all.
With four songs that went “Unheard” until last week, Hozier released a new EP that does not disappoint.
To complement the art of the natural world, Art Center Waco is featuring its Eclipse: Shining Shadows exhibit through May 4.
The Beall Poetry Festival will take place from Wednesday to Friday on Baylor’s campus, celebrating its 30th anniversary. This year, the special guest will be Tracy K. Smith, author of “Wade in the Water” and “Life on Mars” and 2022 Poet Laureate of the United States.
Even if they are impractical and unachievable for many people — especially college students — who doesn’t love a celebrity wedding? Let’s take a look at a few that stand out and offer fun and innovative inspiration for your wedding needs this year.
If you’ve been to a wedding at any point in the last decade, you’ve probably also developed an allergy to Bruno Mars and Ed Sheeran. Even though those top-40 pop hits are sure to get your aunt and uncle on the dance floor, nobody wants to see them try (and fail) to do dances that haven’t been popular since you were in middle school. Here’s what to play instead, slow songs included.
For classically trained musicians in the Baylor Jazz String Quartet, “embracing the weird” has become second nature. Although the four members grew up learning to perfect their craft, jazz has become for them what rock ‘n’ roll was for Elton John during his youth.
The new mini docuseries “Quiet On Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV” details accounts of abuse on the set of Nickelodeon, as told by various production assistants, writers and even former child actors.
In fall 2024, Dr. Sebastian Langdell and Dr. Ginger Hanchey — both medievalists, both Swifties — will teach “Lit (Taylor’s Version),” a course that promises to put the music of the generation’s biggest pop star into context with literary greats such as William Wordsworth, Virginia Woolf and Oscar Wilde.
Penland Residence Hall — also known as the warehouse of the Fino St. apparel line. With three guys, 150 square feet and boxes full of sweatshirts, it’s a recipe for success.
Creativity and inspiration are two things that are familiar to Houston junior Ayinda Marshall, who goes by the artist name danO powers. With one album out and another on the way, he is capitalizing on his time in college by taking the time to craft himself as an artist.
With just a few days until Easter break, here are some new tunes for your road trip home and your long weekend of relaxation from classes.
Justin Timberlake is sounding old. Although his looks have held up, his somewhat original thought has not. Every song on his new album, “Everything I Thought I Was,” seems a rip-off of his younger competitors.
Micheal O’Siadhail calls himself an Irish poet, but it only takes one look at his biography to realize the full depth of his artistry. One of those insights is his new poetry book, “Desire,” which retells his experiences and wisdom of living through the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change.
This week, there’s new music from country queens and indie icons.
The Texas Music Cafe has been bringing live music to Waco for over 27 years. In addition to highlighting artists in the community, the Texas Music Cafe has an impressive catalogue of performances — including Willie Nelson and Lyle Lovett — that has earned it a wall of recognition from the Music Association of Central Texas.
Baylor’s School of Music presented a concert featuring both Bella Voce and the Chamber Singers on Thursday night at Armstrong Browning Library.
Denis Villeneuve’s second-part adaptation of Frank Hebert’s “Dune” is much more operatic than the first installment and follows Paul Atreides’ path from refugee to messiah-like emperor of the universe.
Ahead of twice Grammy-nominated country band Midland’s headlining performance at Landlock Festival in Waco, guitarist and vocalist Jess Carson took some time to talk about the festival and life on the road.
Aside from the tension between fact and fiction, chaos and harmony, “eternal sunshine” is a sonically cohesive album — and yet, it is without any songs that sound the same at all, beating out some contemporaries who can’t make the distinction between cohesion and carbon copying.
While they didn’t graduate with film degrees, Baylor alumni Kirby Warnock and Mike Markwardt both found a magnetic attraction to cinema as a medium for sharing their passions. Now, they tell stories of the historical Texas music scene.
In case you weren’t paying attention, pop music is having a moment right now. This is a big two months for the genre, as pop princess Ariana Grande released her seventh album, and other massive names like Beyoncé and Taylor Swift are set to release new music this spring. For now, let’s take a look at the best new releases of the past week.
If you’ve driven through any populated area of Waco, you’ve probably seen Cade Kegerreis’ murals. From Union Hall and the Dr Pepper Museum to the Texas Sports Hall Of Fame, his work has earned him the title of “Waco muralist.”
From girlhood to growing pains, Baylor sophomore Abbey Ferguson’s poetry book entitled “everything i didn’t say” is an in-depth look at her journey in love, life and college.
From the birth of the Christian church to Barbie, women’s stories span across all of history — and the research of two Baylor professors is starting to fill in the gaps.
Here’s your spring break playlist for that long car ride to the beach or your nap on an airplane.
Some claim “2093” is Yeat’s breakthrough album, comparing it to Kanye’s “Yeezus” or Uzi’s “Lil Uzi Vert vs. The World.” However, others think it’s the worst album of the year. So, is it an Astroworld or an Astroflop?
Decades after being considered a 1985 box office bomb, “Fandango” is now known as a cult classic. Behind it all is the story of a brief encounter among Hollywood, Baylor Greek Life, Steven Spielberg, the son of a university president and the rolling expanse of Texas.
Fabled Bookshop & Cafe is hosting its third annual Local Author Book Faire from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday to support local writers and promote a community of book lovers in the area.
