By Shelby Powell ~ In September, I wrote a rather harsh critique of an advanced viewing of the Fox television show New Girl. Zooey Deschanel stars as the titular character, Jess Day. Jess is a quirky young woman who wears thick-framed glasses and sings her way through her daily chores. After a bad breakup, Jess…

By Emily L. Domayer ~ Dr. Seuss wrote The Lorax in 1971. Forty-one years later, now on the big screen, it is still just as relevant to our culture. Between oil spills and too many plastic bottles, The Lorax hits home to everyday America. The movie successfully keeps the whimsical “Seuss-ness” of all the creatures in the book. There…

By Tasha Drey ~ The Lamb Arts Regional Theatre in Sioux City recently put on the musical Cabaret. Said to be one of the best musicals of all time, Cabaret, tells the love story of an American writer, Cliff (played by Matt Rixner), and an English cabaret performer, Sally (played by Jessie Atkinson). The provocative…

  By Jazmine Dirks~ In a futuristic world, a young man and young woman are selected from twelve different districts to bring pride to their district in a fight to the death. Writer, Suzanne Collins’s popular book series titled The Hunger Games came out with a bang in its first motion picture thanks to Lions…

By Claire DeRoin ~ Some things never get old. With a vibe reminiscent of their previous albums but with a newfound energy, Train has found the key to remaining current. The upcoming album, “California 37,” will be released April 17. A track from the upcoming album, “Drive By,” was released on the band’s Facebook page…

By Shelby Powell ~ If you haven’t heard of One Direction yet, you will. 1D, as their diehard fans fondly know them, is a group of five young men that were featured on Britain’s version of The X Factor. Concocted from the brain of Simon Cowell, known to Americans as the crankiest American Idol judge,…