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Classic poem gets comic update

The poem “Beowulf,” written between 700 and 1000 AD, is often described as “England’s national epic.” Boston-based artist Gareth Hinds has taken the poem and transformed it into limited series comic book. Candlestick Press consolidated the three issues into a graphic novel and released a new edition this past March.

Low flying plane disturbs students

Jacob Smith, a freshman from Helen, got an unusual wake-up call on Wednesday morning.

“I was asleep in my dorm, and I had the window cracked,” he said. “It was like a really loud car right beside my window.”

It wasn’t a car that yanked him from his sleep – it was a military cargo plane.

Plays portray plight of women in war

Accompanied by the otherworldly flutes of the Mediterranean and the frenzied writhing of the dancers onstage, the men and women of the University Theatre brought ancient Greek playwright Euripides’ two Trojan War tragedies “Iphigenia at Aulis” and “The Trojan Women” to the stage of the Seney-Stovall Chapel last week.

Students read for fun in club

Drugs. Syphilis. The Mafia. Big Bird. All these things are coming to the SLC Jittery Joe’s today. Are the casts of “Sesame Street” and “The Sopranos” going on a field trip? BULLDOG BOOK CLUB Discussing “The Tipping Point” When: 3:30 today Where: SLC Jittery Joe’s Nope.

‘Breach’ a decent spy movie but lacks suspenseful scenes

In the sedate spy story “Breach,” ambitious FBI rookie Eric O’Neill (Ryan Phillippe) is assigned by superior Kate Burroughs (Laura Linney) to serve as the clerk of older agent Robert Hanssen (Chris Cooper) and report on his activities. Ostensibly this is because Hanssen is “a sexual deviant” and the FBI fears his personal life could embarrass the Bureau.

Scottish dinner honors writer

The University English Department and the Scottish Society of Athens put on a wee party Saturday at Flinchum’s Phoenix Lodge in South Athens.

What was the occasion? The 248th anniversary of the birth of Scotland’s own poet Robert Burns. The dinner’s organizers hope to make it an annual event.

Ummm … like find out where awesome phrases came from

Hel-LO! You go, girl! Who’s your daddy? Ever wondered where these words or expressions came from? BOOK REVIEW “Slam Dunks and No-Brainers: Pop Language in Your Life, the Media, and Like – Whatever” by Leslie Savan Grade: B Verdict: If you ever wanted to know where our favorite expressions came from, here’s your chance. Three-time [...]

New Bond film scores

“Casino Royale,” based on Ian Fleming’s novel, upgrades its 1967 pseudo-predecessor (the earlier version was a parody of the Bond films) for the 21st century and reboots the entire Bond franchise. And what a good job it does. The movie begins with a confrontation between James Bond (Daniel Craig) and a corrupt MI-6 spymaster, filmed [...]

New Family Guy worth the watch

Sunday’s Family Guy episode “Whistle While Your Wife Works” begins with Peter Griffin accidentally blowing off some of his fingers. The injury and his own lackadaisical attitude towards work push his boss Angela to demand an increase in productivity or she will fire him. Lois comes to work to type for him, but must fend [...]

‘Flags of our Fathers’ offers insight into soldiers’ lives

On Feb. 23, 1945, Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal photographed the raising of the American flag over Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima. This image won him the Pulitzer Prize and became one of the most well-known photographs of all time. “Flags of our Fathers” tells the story of the Battle of Iwo Jima and the [...]

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