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Star Wars: The Force Awakens brings fresh characters to a classic story

Scott Bays, Reporter • January 5, 2016

From the moment John Williams’ classic score picked up and the iconic yellow text of the opening title crawl started rolling it was clear that “Star Wars” was back. But not in the same way it returned...

Top 5 best movie adaptations

Scott Bays, Reporter • December 14, 2015

Directors and screenwriters have long struggled to make the jump between books and the big screen, some movies have bridged this gap more gracefully than others. Whether it be a faithful retelling or a...

Wake Up! Album Review

Scott Bays, Reporter • December 4, 2015

Pope Francis is the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church but the first to drop a pop album. “Wake Up!” consists of speeches and prayers spoken by His Holiness accompanied by various singers and instrumentals....

Star Wars: The Force Awakens opens Dec. 17 at Grand Haven 9

Scott Bays, Reporter • December 1, 2015

The highly anticipated seventh installment of the space opera saga “Star Wars” will be opening Dec. 17 at 7 p.m. at the Grand Haven 9. The forthcoming sequel trilogy was announced after Disney bought...

5 things to do instead of trick-or-treating

Scott Bays, Reporter • October 30, 2015

You might look too old or feel too old for trick-or-treating, but this shouldn’t preclude you from a good time this Halloween. Whether you want to skip the holiday all together or get involved with seasonal...

“So the flies don’t come” album review

Scott Bays, Reporter • October 14, 2015

Wisconsin based rapper Milo’s latest release takes rap in a unique direction. “So The Flies Don’t Come” is characterized by jazz influences and esoteric lyrics. Instead of standard hip-hop trappings,...