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REVIEW: ‘The Rings of Power’ Returns to Middle Earth

September 6, 2024 David Chapek

By DAVID CHAPEK/Staff Writer The time has once again come for us to consider the mind-numbing monstrosity of a production that is Amazon’s “The Rings of Power” show. Any small amount of personal nostalgia I [Read More…]

D&D 2024: The Good, The Bad and the Reprint

September 6, 2024 Jim Rasberry

BY JIM RASBERRY/Staff Writer Foreword: This is a personal review of the 2024 edition of the D&D fifth edition player’s handbook. This is first hand information taken from a review of the book and comparison [Read More…]

Tyler Film Festival in September

August 29, 2024 Santiago Nunez

BY SANTIAGO NUNES/Multimedia Editor The Tyler Film Festival is returning. The three-day event is set to take place Sept. 12-Sept. 14. The festival will be held at Liberty Hall in downtown Tyler. The events for [Read More…]

Gen-X Jim Presents: I am Jim, of The House Hellmann’s, First of My Name

July 23, 2024 GenX Jim

By JIM CLAYTON/Staff Writer I grew up in West Texas during the ’70s and ’80s, dirt poor, living in a trailer park. Don’t misunderstand the statement. That’s not to solicit pity of any kind. Sure, [Read More…]

REVIEW: Clairo’s “Charm” is a Breath of Fresh Air

July 23, 2024 Paulina Mata

By PAULINA MATA/Social Media Manager Clairo reinstates her reign over indie-pop in her third album, “Charm,” pairing her iconically relatable writing with a playful and fresh sound. Since its release on July 12, “Charm” has [Read More…]

Nonprofit Uses Horse Riding to Help People with Disabilities

June 22, 2024 The Patriot Talon

By ABBY SMITH/Staff Writer “I saw God today.” Those are the words of Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor Tara Carper, who works at the Tyler nonprofit Starbrite. “We opened our doors in February 2020. And we set [Read More…]

REVIEW: A Tortured Popstar: Taylor Swift’s Most Vulnerable Album Yet Releases

April 25, 2024 Paulina Mata

By PAULINA MATA/Social Media Editor Even with a broken heart, Taylor Swift has just released her biggest album yet, both in terms of tracks and of sales. Swift’s 11th studio album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” [Read More…]

Gen-X Jim Presents: Does “Road House” (2024) suck?

April 22, 2024 GenX Jim

By JIM CLAYTON/Staff Writer First of all, I am shockingly Gen-X. I am a rolled jeans, Converse hi-tops, business in the front, party in the back member of the “Why Bother” generation. I could ignore a [Read More…]

UT Tyler Honors College Holds Colloquium Event

April 22, 2024 Brynna Williamson

By BRYNNA WILLIAMSON/Vice Editor-in-Chief Multimedia journalist Brynna Williamson gives a first-hand report on the Honors College Colloquium event. Activities were designed to help students deal with stress while speakers and displays offered information about mental health [Read More…]

Gen-X Jim Presents: How To Be A Rattlesnake Wrangler – American Edition

April 18, 2024 GenX Jim

By JIM CLAYTON/Staff Writer I was reading a story online earlier today. It was one of those “clickbait” pieces of entertainment fluff, designed not so much to inform as to shock. The story took place [Read More…]