Carlee Lewis Staff Writer An important part of every award show is the fashion. For the 2016 Emmys, the fashion was amazing! The stars had custom-made gowns and pieces just for this event. Here is a list of the best and worst of this year’s Emmy fashion. Jessica Dorcelien Editor-in-Chief On Sept. 11, 2016, Savvy Shields, the 2016 Miss Arkansas, was crowned with the title of Miss America. As a winner of the national pageant, Shields took home $50,000 worth of college scholarship money and will earn a six-figure salary. Prior to the passing of crowns from last year’s Miss America 2016 Betty Cantrell, the first through fourth place runner-ups were announced. Miss Mississippi was fourth, Miss Washington was third, Miss New York was second, and Miss South Carolina was the first runner-up. The finalists took home $10,000, $15,000, $20,000, and $25,000 in college scholarship money, respectively. The Miss America pageant has become so renowned not only for the poise of its contestants but also for being one of the first pageants to encourage further education through monetary prizes. Miss America Savvy Shields now looks to continue pursuing her art major at the University of Arkansas and is excited to graduate college debt-free. She also revealed in an interview with the KTLA 5 Morning News that she hopes to one day teach at the collegiate level. McKenzie Feldman Staff Writer After watching Nyle DiMarco take home the coveted Mirrorball Trophy last season, a new set of stars is ready to hit the dance floor. The American dance competition has been long awaited as fans all around believe this could be another remarkable time of dancing. There is a lot in store this season such as new dancing duos, returning judges and professionals, and creative theme nights. The biggest dance party on the planet is just getting started! Naima Muminiy Staff Writer It is only May, and 2016 is shaping up to be the year of remakes. Film classics, such as Ghostbusters and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, are being rebooted starring popular modern Hollywood stars. This has sparked controversy about the new films possibly ruining the sacrality of the original productions and fans of these classics are outraged. The Ghostbusters trailer currently has the most “disliked” rating on YouTube as well as a plethora of negative comments. The new Ghostbusters film will be replacing the iconic cast members Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson with female cast members Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones. Ghostbusters fans have criticized this casting by calling it sexist. Danika Massey (also known as Comic Book Girl) is an internet celebrity well known for her commentary on comics, books, televisions shows and films. Massey expressed her views on the remake by saying, “You have a remake of a nearly perfect movie that you’re never gonna top in a million years, and then you just put a bunch of women in it and then everyone’s just gonna blame that and think that women suck more. That sucks. That’s not good.” Multiple film commentators have already vowed not to watch the film claiming that it is not worth doing. Ashton Baysden Staff Writer Spring has many upsides, such as nicer weather and a break from school, but for every fan of television, it has one downside: cancellation season. Major television networks such as ABC and FOX have released a ruthless stream of TV show cancellation announcements, many of which included popular shows with dedicated fan bases. Many audiences across the country, from crime show fans to country music fans, have been devastated by the announcement that their favorite show is not coming back for another season. Now every person who is a fan of a television show is left asking the same question: “Is my show safe?” Perhaps the most shocking of the entire wave of TV show cancellations is the fact that two of ABC’s fan-favorite shows, Castle and country drama Nashville, received the axe. Despite its extensive fan base, Castle’s cancellation had been predicted by some fans, considering it had already been on for eight seasons and essential actors had already begun to leave the show. However, fans were completely blindsided when Nashville’s cancellation was announced. The show had been bringing in many viewers and was still relatively fresh to the air, consisting of only four seasons. Dedicated fans of the drama even brought the issue to Twitter, where they began trending “#BringBackNashville.” The network’s president Channing Dungey finally spoke out to defend their big decision. “The production studios in each case were looking for the best creative and financial ways to make room for new seasons,” Dungey explained. “At the end of the day, the future for us did not necessarily lie in those shows.” Naima Muminiy Staff Writer A trashion show and exhibition featuring dresses made entirely of recycled materials. This idea comes to life in Rubbish 2 Runway, a month long fashion exhibition held at the FRANK (Franklin Street Arts Collective) Gallery in Chapel Hill, North Carolina from May 10 to June 5 featuring dresses made by high school and college students. Over thirty colleges and high schools in North Carolina are represented. Henry McKeand Editor-in-Chief and A&E Editor April was a particularly eventful month for popular music, with some of the industry’s biggest artists releasing albums. So far, May hasn’t been a slouch either, and there have already been a slew of major releases, but it takes some time to let critical opinions grow and change naturally. For this reason, now is a perfect time to revisit April’s standout music, both mainstream and underground. Sturgill Simpson, A Sailor’s Guide to Earth: When it comes to the current state of music, one of the most common complaints involves how “Modern country music can’t come close to the genre’s golden days,” and there is some real truth in the statement. Most of the country music that dominates the charts today sounds more like pop with a southern accent than classic country-western. Still, as is always the case when a style of music begins to decrease in quality, there is a new wave of young artists who honor the icons who came before them, and the past five years have seen a resurgence in throwback country and folk music. While most of these artists exist well below the mainstream, some are beginning to make real waves in the industry. Sturgill Simpson is perhaps the most notable of these so-called “outlaw” country artists who do not bend their sound to fit in with the latest trends. With his third album, the outstanding A Sailor’s Guide to Earth, Simpson succeeds not by harkening back to the past but by boldly pushing the envelope and bringing his own vision to the table while still remaining true to his roots. Sophia Shaikh Staff Writer WARNING: SPOILERS! Drama, secrets, and revenge may sound like the base for a soap opera, but these were the ingredients that came together to create the masterpiece of the third addition to the story of Steve Rogers, Captain America: Civil War. This epic film had an epic opening weekend, raking in $181.8 million and becoming the fifth-largest opening ever. After such a huge amount of hype and buzz on social media before the film was even released, it was unsurprising that many were drawn to watch their favorite superheroes battle it out. A fair warning: spoilers lie ahead. Ashton Baysden Staff Writer Comedian Will Ferrell is notorious for pushing comedic boundaries, but his latest project is blurring the lines between comedy and ableism. On April 27, 2016, it was announced that Will Ferrell is set to star as President Ronald Reagan in the new dramedy Reagan, a movie that surrounds Reagan’s second term as president as he begins to battle the symptoms of Alzheimer’s. Throughout the movie, an intern takes on the task of convincing the suffering president that he is really just an actor playing the president in a movie. The film was written by screenwriter Mike Rosolio in 2015 and posted on Hollywood’s annual Black List, an unofficial outlet that publishes Hollywood’s best unproduced scripts. The script immediately blew up and flew to the top of the list, catching the eye of many Hollywood producers, including Ferrell himself. Millions of people, including the children of Ronald Reagan himself, have spoken up about their opposition to the movie treating a serious mental illness as something comedic. Meenakshi Sathish Staff Writer Hamilton, the smash hit Broadway show, has done what every composer, actor, director, costume designer, and intern dreams of accomplishing: winning a Pulitzer Award. It is a big deal since only nine musicals have won the award over the last hundred years. It is no surprise to critics and the audience that the most iconic musical of this generation won one of the most prestigious awards. The play has pioneered a kind of musical and has shaped the future of Broadway musicals. Suffice to say, our generation has witnessed history. |
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