The list of Baylor alumni who have made a mark in the entertainment industry now includes Damon Crump, who released his film “Risen” in 2008.

Why is it that we encourage everyone to be artists when such a small percentage of Americans will actually make their living as artists?

What could stir the usually calm, laid-back Austin independent music crowd into an unexpected frenzy this weekend? The appearance of Ryan Gosling at Fun Fun Fun Fest, a three-day music festival held at Auditorium Shores.

Are you a big Public Enemy fan? What about Odd Future? If you are, you might have found something to love on Fun Fun Fun Fest’s Blue Stage this year.

Pigskin, one of Baylor’s most beloved traditions, presented four different opportunities for students and alumni to join in.

The opening act of Pigskin is always one way for crowds to generate excitement for the homecoming festivities ahead, and this year has participants and viewers alike looking forward to a weekend of talented musicians, colorful costumes and sleek choreography.

Kim Kardashian is famous for a lot of reasons that society would hate to admit, but on Aug. 20, the world had an American wedding that could challenge the Royal wedding in terms of importance to People Magazine.

Headling this year’s Fun Fun Fun Fest is the rap collective Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All (Odd Future for short) and their leader, Tyler, The Creator, is every bit as controversial as you would expect a leader of a group with that name to be.

I’ll admit it right up front — I originally found this picture online while looking for an absurd image I could use to mock my friends in Fantasy Football. It led me, however, to the Wikipedia article on “Der Struwwelpeter,” a German children’s book which features 10 stories intended to teach morals to the children who read the book.

Before the smoke of a bonfire billows through the night, riding in the air will be the sweet harmony of voices.

People from across America will head to Austin this weekend to attend Fun Fun Fun Fest, a three-day, independent genre-based festival. The festival is expected to draw large crowds and follows the Austin Film Festival held two weeks ago, advancing Austin’s reputation as a major center in the entertainment industry.

The Baylor Theatre will continue the 2011-2012 season with “The Ruby Sunrise,” which will be playing 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 15-19 and 2:00 p.m. Nov. 19-20 in the Hooper Schaefer Fine Arts Center’s Mabee Theatre.

“In Time,” much to my surprise, is first and foremost a metaphorical commentary on the current position of the United States economy and only secondly a thriller.

Nestled between the Collins and Dawson residential halls is a two-story red brick building called Martin House. Inside, interior design students work diligently on design projects, often late. To three senior interior design majors, Martin House has been their base of operations for the last three years.

You might mistake it for a home as you’re driving past 927 South 18th St., but that’s perfectly fine with Maria Hernandes.

The band Dream Brother might just be what the Waco music scene needs. On Sunday night, the band rocked Common Grounds.

Halloween may be over until next year in real life, but in “The Octobers,” a new fictional children’s book series written by two Baylor graduates, it is never over.

There are 52 days until Christmas. Depending on your perspective, 52 days might sound like forever, or like no time at all. Either way, the Christmas season is upon us again, most especially in the commercial world.

It’s not every day that you see a Pikachu strolling around campus, but Halloween only comes around once a year and some students at Baylor really wanted to make the most of it. One of these students was Waco senior Ben Dvorak, who became Pikachu for a day. In this very special edition of Baylor’s Best-Dressed Bear, Dvorak, as Pikachu, will be answering our questions about fashion and life, including how he avoids fashion faux pas.

More than 120 people celebrated Halloween this weekend by attending The Dark Mirror, a horror film festival hosted by Matt Cardin, horror writer and McLennan Community College Writing Center Instructor, and Dr. Jim Kendrick, associate professor of Baylor’s film and digital media.

Attendees of this year’s third annual Jubilee Music Street Festival are in for new activities and potentially “record-breaking” s’mores Saturday at the corner of N. 15th Street and Colcord Avenue.

Monday the Baylor and Waco communities will have the opportunity to listen to a performance of traditional Kurdish music by two Iraqi musicians as part of the program “American Voices: Art in Difficult Places.”

Fright Night Haunted House, Fort Worth’s Cutting Edge Haunted House, Terrorplex Screampark, House of Torment, Texas Chainsaw Nightmare and Dead Zone

The Baylor University Organ Department is proud to announce its 21st annual Halloween Organ Concert with two performances at 7:30 and 9:00 p.m. on Monday in Roxy Grove Hall.

The Austin Film Festival offers Texan filmmakers a chance to shine. This year, Austin resident Jeremiah Jones made his directing debut with his film “Restive.”

Most people are familiar with Joseph Gordon-Levitt for his roles in “Inception” and “(500) Days of Summer,” because those movies were both critically acclaimed. So the only logical question many of us can think to ask is this: can Gordon-Levitt continue to do such awesome films?

Baylor fashion design graduates have a competitive edge when they enter the job market thanks to available technology.

With a new rule banning all desserts in one elementary school, kids cannot have their cake and eat it too.

Trick: wearing a costume that has the potential to win the FLO Frontier costume contest. Treat: Donating money that will save children’s lives by providing them with clean water while dancing the night away.