By Sean Burns “Hail, Caesar!” is the newest comedy film by the Coen brothers; the men behind such movies as “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” and “The Big Lebowski”. With its sister films’ large critical acclaim, this film is not far behind. The film is about “Eddie Mannox”, a “fixer” for “Capital Pictures”, keeping the […]
By Amy Butler Plastic straws are used for an average of twenty minutes, yet take almost 200 years to decompose. Straws have become a major problem on beaches causing harm to many different animals, but one Treasure Island resident is determined to change that. In 2015, Julie Featherston and her son, Harper Peterson, were taking […]
By Justin Trapnell Edited by Savvas Savvinidis What are we really looking for when we play video games? Certain things come to mind: entertainment; escape from reality; working with friends to complete an objective; or seeking a challenge of skill and wit. Regardless of one’s interests, two trends have grown to dominate most of the gaming […]
By Rachel Strickland When people think of CrossFit, they typically think of the muscular young men and women on TV flipping enormous tires and lifting incredibly heavy weights at the CrossFit games. CrossFit is not so intimidating at TNL CrossFit Tampa. Instead, it has an inviting atmosphere, friendly coaches, and a community focus. TNL’s convenient […]
By Margaret Ferrell “We were throwing out band names and someone threw that out there,” states Jason Kistler, lead singer and drummer for Blindsighted. Looking at him and talking to him is like stepping into Alice’s rabbit hole; you are awakened to a startling world of contradictions and misperceptions. By day, Kistler is a 39-year-old […]
By Dana Manning According to the Association for Safe International Road Travel, nearly 1.3 million of the world’s people die in road crashes each year, on average that’s 3,287 deaths a day. Road crashes are the leading cause of death among young people ages 15-29 and unless action is taken, road traffic injuries are predicted […]
By: Nicolet Hartmann Chris Brown beats Rihanna to such a severe point that she needs to be hospitalized. Ray Rice knocks his fiancée unconscious and drags her limp body out of an elevator. In today’s society, it seems as if the only time we hear about violence against women is when someone famous is accused […]
By Meagan Waller Edited by Cynthia Swisher The consequence of poisoning someone is usually arrest, prosecution, and conviction, but what happens when someone poisons an entire city? In Flint, Michigan this question isn’t rhetorical. Flint residents have been poisoned by the very people tasked with keeping them safe—their government, and Governor Rick Snyder in particular. […]
By Manny Robinson With annual net revenue of 66 billion dollars, the tobacco industry is one of the most profitable markets in the world. Within the last decade, the world of smoking and tobacco introduced vaporizing devices, better known as Electronic Cigarettes, and with their boom in popularity, they are projected to pass cigarette sales […]