A 13-year-old Wilkes Conservatory pianist played at Carnegie Hall this spring, marking her second consecutive year playing at the prestigous theater. Sienna Tabron was granted the opportunity to play at the prestigious New York Cit...

Ten years ago, when Bright Eyes was only a boy from Omaha fueled by sadness and his love for folk heroes Elliott Smith and Daniel Johnston, no one would have expected Conor Oberst to retire the Bright Eyes moniker with a synthpop album. and nbsp...

It all began with a breakdancing video in seventh grade. As a native Californian, Brian Douglas had always had an interest in the entertainment industry. The break-dancing video was his first creation and since then, he has worked with televi...

For the first 80 minutes, Source Code was a generic action movie with an interesting time travel plot. But, the last 10 minutes completely changed the meaning of the whole movie and left a confused audience reconsidering everything they just saw. T...

All students are welcome to attend an interesting display of competition. The event will start at 7 p.m. in the Henry Student Center Ballroom. Sponsored by the Student Alumni Association Game Show Night, the event serves to bring back Wilkes...

Britney Spears: Bold and we love it With the release of Britney Spear's latest album, Femme Fatale, its hard to remember that she ever really disappeared from the music scene at all. The album, which consists of party jams, Hold it Against Me...

Movie buffs and cinema lovers will be able to experience a film-tastic event beginning this week. The F.M. Kirby Center for Performing Arts will be presenting a special showing of independent and foreign films during the annual W. Curtis Montz Fi...

I have seen nearly every film Seth Rogen has starred in and have developed a checklist of clich and eacute; moments that seem to always occur. Funny? Check. Stupid? Bold check. Drug use? Check. Well, if you think Paul is going to be revolutionary, you ...

Call it a hunch. That's what Heidi Jarecki had in 2006 when she and Brian Sacolic, the head of library public services, decided to expand the Farley Library's collection of motion pictures. Jarecki, who serves as Farley Library's head of technical ...

Home to over a dozen performances each year, The Little Theater of Wilkes-Barre presented its mid-season show, 'Sweet Charity' this past weekend with a Wilkes alumnae in the title role. Starring Deidre Lynch as Charity, the once-popular Br...

The moment the three time Oscar-nominee Johnny Depp (Edward Scissorhands, Blow) teamed up with the twice-Oscar-nominated screenwriter John Logan (Gladiator, The Last Samurai) and his directing colleague Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Carribean), my exp...

If you are not familiar with the Farrelly Brothers' past work, it may be a good idea to do some research before purchasing a ticket for Hall Pass. The comedy portrayed in nearly all of their films is generally over-the-top, vulgar, and offensive ...

After a three-year hiatus, Los Angeles-based pop-punk/alternative band Yellowcard came to the East coast concert scene Friday, March 18 at the Kingston Armory. Yellowcard performed their biggest hits from over the years, unveiled a f...

Longineu Parsons III is not new to the music scene. Having been around music his entire life, music has become more than a hobby, but a way of life of which millions of fans cant get enough. As he begins to set up his drum set for the conce...

Ark Music Factory produces horrible young musicians I'm sure most of you are already aware of the web hit known as Friday by teen Rebecca Black. If you have seen the official music video online, its a wonder how someone could produce such a h...

The popular Little Theater of Wilkes-Barre will be finishing up their first major renovation in this month. Thanks to Leadership Wilkes-Barre, a local organization that creates and works on projects within the community, the theater will receive ...

On Monday, Feb. 14, Radiohead fans woke up to a surprise. On Radiohead's website, a link was embedded into an abstract drawing of a tree with the words 'Thank you for waiting' above it. When the link was clicked, a new page describing how to order ...

King's Speech director to direct Les Mis movie That's right! Director Jon Hooper, who directed the Oscar nominee the King's Speech, starring Colin Firth and Helena Bonham Carter, will be taking a whack at directing Victor Hugo's novel/Broadwa...

February Sweeps is now a thing of the past and it's time for television lovers to discuss which shows made the most of it. Sweeps, the time when networks debut their biggest story lines and best guest stars in hopes of attracting more viewers and drive...

In past years, themes have varied from popular television shows, Greek mythology and popular films. This year, Disney was chosen to be the theme of Student Government's annual Winter Weekend, an event that has been completely revamped for 2011. ...