Life & Arts – The Patriot Talon

Duke Reviews: “Ca$ino” by Baby Keem

March 1, 2026 Orion Baker

By ORION BAKER/Multimedia Editor Assistant 2026 has become a year for comebacks. Artists have returned from multi-year breaks, with A$AP Rocky coming back from an eight-year hiatus, Harry Styles, Bruno Mars, BTS, and more are [Read More…]

Wuthering Heights Has Great Music… And That’s It

March 1, 2026 The Patriot Talon

By EVAN FERNANDEZ/Staff Writer Valentine’s Day this year delivered a failed reimagining of the 19th-century romance classic, “Wuthering Heights.” Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi team up with director Emerald Fennell to retell the nearly 200-year-old tale [Read More…]

Duke Reviews: “Don’t Be Dumb” by A$AP Rocky

February 4, 2026 Orion Baker

By ORION BAKER/Multimedia Editor Assistant It’s been almost eight years since A$AP Rocky released a new album. After multiple delays caused by leaks and sample-clearance issues, he’s finally returned with his fourth studio project “Don’t [Read More…]

Who Will Win The 2026 Grammy Awards?

January 27, 2026 The Patriot Talon

By EVAN FERNANDEZ/Staff Writer Grammy voting officially closed earlier this month, and anticipation is already building as music’s biggest night approaches. With the 67th Annual Grammy Awards just weeks away, we’re here to break down our [Read More…]

We’re Off to See Wicked for Good

December 14, 2025 The Patriot Talon

By DEBI OKEKE/Staff Writer Disclaimer: The review contains spoilers. After a year-long intermission, we return to the land of Oz in the highly anticipated “Wicked: For Good” released in theaters on Nov. 21. A continuation of [Read More…]

LIGHTS, CAMERA, COMMUNITY: How One Man Went Looking for Friends and Found a Place to Belong

December 11, 2025 The Patriot Talon

By KARLEIGH YANCY/Editor-in-Chief On March 10, 2025. Trevor Hicks had lived in Tyler for one year and one week. Besides his girlfriend, Molly Barlow, Trevor had no friends here. Trevor wanted to change that. So, on [Read More…]

ROLLING THE DICE: With Game Play, You Can Vanquish a War Lord, Make a Friend at Same Time

December 9, 2025 The Patriot Talon

By JIM RASBERRY/Staff Writer Editor’s Note: Jim Rasberry is an avid D&D player. You enter the lord’s chamber of Waterdeep, a massive room of painted stone that once was the seat of the great city’s [Read More…]

Gen-X Jim Presents: Haters Gonna Hate… But Do You?

November 18, 2025 The Patriot Talon

By JIM CLAYTON/Staff Writer Just in case the nickname didn’t give it away, I grew up in the 1980s, binge-watching music videos on MTV (which stands for Music Television, if you didn’t know). I could [Read More…]

Victoria’s Secret Angels Spread Their Wings In Latest Show

October 30, 2025 The Patriot Talon

By DEBI OKEKE/Staff Writer Since its launch in 1995, the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show has remained a staple of the fashion and modeling industry. It’s known for extravagant runway productions, star-studded performances, and famous ‘Angels’ who [Read More…]

UT Tyler Graduate Student Captures Essence of Little Things

October 28, 2025 The Patriot Talon

By ELLIE VALLERY/Copy Editor Makenzie Bierma presented her exhibit “All of The Little Things” at the Meadows gallery on Oct. 23 in partial fulfillment of her M.F.A. The main piece titled “I Cannot Carry This Weight [Read More…]