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Wicked Now Streaming: Revisiting the “Popular” Movie Adaptation

March 31, 2025Comments Off on Wicked Now Streaming: Revisiting the “Popular” Movie Adaptation
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Author RJ Jacobs Discusses His Writing Process

March 31, 2025Comments Off on Author RJ Jacobs Discusses His Writing Process
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Let There Be Light Shines Through the Winter

December 10, 2024December 10, 2024Comments Off on Let There Be Light Shines Through the Winter
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Live Arts Presents: “The Wizard of Oz”

December 10, 2024December 10, 2024Comments Off on Live Arts Presents: “The Wizard of Oz”
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Magic at PVCC with Peter Monticup

October 25, 2024October 25, 2024 Jake Daubner, staff writer

On Monday, Sept. 23 at 1 p.m., magician Peter Monticup visited the PVCC main building event space to host his magic show, Monticup is Magic. During his show, Monticup showed off some of his magic tricks, engaged the audience with jokes and stories, and even brought volunteers on stage to assist with the magic.  For […]

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Will Ugly Become the New Pretty?

October 25, 2024October 29, 2024 Tara Majkic, staff writer

The movie adaptation of the novel Uglies, by Scott Westerfeld, is about a young girl named Tally Youngblood (Joey King). The story is set in a future where humans have destroyed the earth with an overuse of fossil fuels. But scientists and the government decided that the real problem was human nature, our differences causing […]

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The Sound of Silence

October 25, 2024October 25, 2024 Elias Garcia, staff writer

The University of Virginia’s own Sound Justice Lab (SJL) recently held an event called Technologies of Silence, which seeks to explore the “stories, voices and experiences that the law does not hear, cannot hear, and will not hear,” according to the SJL’s co-director.  The final of the eight events that took place over two days […]

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Get ready to say the B-word

October 25, 2024October 25, 2024 Jackson Murphy, staff writer

Michael Keaton, Catherine O’Hara, and Winona Ryder reprise their popular roles in the sequel to the 1988 classic, Beetlejuice. The movie is set 30 years after the events of the original movie have taken place and sees Winona Ryder as Lydia Deetz, navigating life as a professional medium with looming visions of her former foe. […]

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Deadpool and Wolverine, a fan letter to the lore (for those who already know it)

October 25, 2024October 25, 2024 Jack Megonigal, staff writer

Deadpool and Wolverine is the final film in the Deadpool trilogy. As far as franchise finales go, I have seen far worse, though that doesn’t mean this film is without its faults. My primary complaint coming out of this film is the way in which the film almost expects you to have already seen previous […]

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Free Music, Big Vibes: The Dan Barrale Trio Brings Jazz to Life at WTJU

October 25, 2024October 25, 2024 Elias Garcia, staff writer

Have you ever wondered what it would be like if Frank Sinatra played the drums? The Dan Barrale trio answered this question as they held a performance at WTJU Friday, Sept. 13. From Sinatra tunes to classic blues, the trio (now a quintet) explored a wide range of genres. The “trio” invited several guests (Michael […]

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PVCC sports are ready for the season to come

October 25, 2024 Georgia Downey, staff writer

PVCC is home to tons of sports clubs and teams, and most students don’t even know it.  One of the most successful teams at PVCC is our soccer team, who brought home a championship last year and are back, ready to do it again this year. There is both an adult rec team, and for […]

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M Sushi: Great Food at a Great Price

October 25, 2024October 25, 2024 Jake Daubner, staff writer

The dull and quiet feel of this restaurant doesn’t take away from the wide variety of good food at a great price. When I first walked up to M Sushi, the dull, beige exterior of the building naturally brought my eyes to the brightly colored posters showcasing the menu prices hung on the many large […]

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The 12th Annual Sabroso Festival Spreads Joy in the Community 

October 25, 2024October 25, 2024 Tara Majkic, staff writer

This year the 12th Annual Sabroso Festival, a festival celebrating Latin American culture through music, dance, and food, was bigger than it has ever been. Being hosted in the Historic Downtown Mall at the Ting Pavilion for the first time in 12 years gave the festival space to expand substantially.  Right as attendees walked in, […]

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Sidetracks Music, a Treasure Trove of Vintage and Modern Albums

October 24, 2024October 24, 2024 Alex Warner, assistant editor

Across from Water Street’s parking garage lie several hidden gems in Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall’s array of small businesses. One of these is a record store, just over the train tracks, known as Sidetracks Music. The building itself is similar to many of the small businesses surrounding the downtown mall area, a tidy, boxy building clad […]

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