Reading Time: 2 minutes Kesha, known for her synth-rock and electric-pop sound, has returned to the music scene by giving the negative people and things in her life a giant middle finger. She created an album that many listeners can resonate with. Rainbow, released Aug. 11, 2017, is Kesha’s third studio album, which is one of her most vulnerable […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The novel begins in the summer of 1962 at Camp Chippewa in northern Wisconsin, with the bugler waiting for Nelson Doughty to come and play to wake the troops for another day of earning merit badges and learning skills that will last a life time. Doughty is someone who has a knack for scouting; he […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Winter is coming and with that dreaded cold drawing near, here are three books students should read to inspire, motivate, cultivate or take a spoon full of the sweetest laughter every student needs. A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again by David Foster Wallace While on assignment for Harper’s magazine, Wallace writes seven nonfiction […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes “In a city swollen by refugees but still mostly at peace, or at least not yet openly at war…” writes Mohsin Hamid to hook and catch the reader into a tale that speaks volumes to the modern crises of immigration. Which, if we watch the news and follow President Trump’s twitter, is an issue one […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Colson Whitehead, the 2017 winner of the Pulitzer Prize in fiction as well as the National Book Award winner, writes a story that is both mesmerizing and brutally haunting as it revisits the dark part of American history that is slavery. “The Underground Railroad is a reminder of the ways in which the pain of […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] The Circle, unlike the award-winning novel by Dave Eggers, fails to bring a compelling narrative right from the opening scene to the ending credits. Starring Emma Watson, recently known for her role as Belle in Disney’s Beauty and The Beast, The Circle plays out in an undramatic, anti-climactic bore […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes In her dark, comedic novel, Patty Yumi Cottrell writes her debut contemporary noir novel that will stand the test of time. Helen Moran, a 32-year-old adoptive Korean, struggles with alienation. She lives in New York, the city that never sleeps, works as a troubled youth counselor and is on the brink of homelessness when she […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes UVU alumnus Bonn Turkington, who graduated in 2009 with a degree in creative writing, wrote a fantasy/fiction novel End of the Past, Book 1. The story takes place in a world that Turkington created. Protagonist Vahn Baxendale is searching for meaning in his life. He is learning to deal with the impact of his mother […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Department of Theatrical Arts performed a university favorite titled Short Attention Span Theatre April 1in the Noorda Theatre. The production consisted of a plethora of short plays that tell contemporary stories that are relatable and provide comedic relief. Each play lasted 10 to 15 minutes before the next cast took the stage. These plays […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes UVU alumnus Bonn Turkington, who graduated in 2009 with a degree in creative writing, wrote a fantasy/fiction novel End of the Past,Book 1. The story takes place in a world that Turkington created. Protagonist Vahn Baxendale is searching for meaning in his life. He is learning to deal with the impact of his mother vanishing […]