Holy Saturday

What happened to Disco?      Bellbottoms, afros, music, sex and drugs can best describe the Disco Era. The Disco Era was a care-free time in which there were no rules. People danced the nights away. Most of the people of the Disco Era lived normal lives, working nine to five jobs during the week, but when the weekend rolled around they put on their bellbottoms and dancing shoes and hit up the Disco Clubs. This is an era that will never be forgotten but will probably never

farmer that we rented the farm from had a son, his name was Randy. Randy and I became close friends. We used to play in the gain bins behind his house. The bins were about twenty feet tall twelve feet in diameter and about half full of corn. One Saturday morning Randy and I climbed up the outside of the grain bin. Randy jumped in and sank to the bottom. I could not see him. I started yelling his name. He did not answer. I climbed down the ladder and opened the hatch to the grain bin. Corn blasted

Four years old is by far one of the most interesting points of existence in the human lifetime. By four years into life, most have hopefully completed their transition out of infancy and toddlerhood and are now on their way to becoming fully functioning children. Despite this sudden growth in cognitive ability, however, most memories from this time period — in my personal experience — are foggy and difficult to recall. As a result, my only methods of journeying back to this era of my life are through

John Travolta stars in Saturday Night Fever while Jennifer Grey stars in Dirty Dancing. Saturday Night Fever is about Travolta’s character Tony, going through life in the 70’s with his unimpactful friends. Tony goes through a change in himself when he wants to start surrounding himself with individuals that will impact his life in a positive way. Thus, at the end of the film, he concludes to move out of his parents’ house to start his life changing process. Grey plays Baby in Dirty Dancing which

workplace, the inequalities can be overcome, and women can go on to live successful lives with the careers that they want. In Bossypants, Fey tells different anecdotes about the struggles that she ran into during her position as a female writer in Saturday Night Live and how these struggles ultimately made her a better writer and person after she had overcome them. In today’s society, one of the biggest examples of inequality in the workplace is that in the majority of the fields, females get paid

Music has always acted as an effective vehicle to enhance people’s lives and connect people together. Ever since the advent of the Internet, news and pop culture has been able to easily reach millions of people not only in the United States, but across the world. Music has become an even more effective medium over the past decade through the use of websites and programs that allow people to listen to music and view media online. To this day, music represents one of the major avenues of pop culture

The Bright Spot in My Day One morning bright and early, I went to the nursing home near my home to do a community service project. The plan was for me to meet Ms. Clara Mae who is a resident there. My expectations for the day were not the best, I dreaded the smell of being in a nursing home. As I approached room 406, I noticed a faint lemon smell that floated around the hall. I cautiously tapped on her wooden door and noticed a festive, fall wreath hanging crookedly by her mailbox. “Ms

The Cotton Club A speakeasy with the best music and performers. The Cotton Club was best known for its wonderful music and great alcohol. It gave black musicians a place to perform and a gateway to fame. The club was also a place where white folks could go to enjoy themselves. Although it was very successful it would be shut down several times but then it would be reopened just as quickly. The Cotton Club was notably one of the best nightclubs of its time. The Cotton Club was not always the same

“History”, “sophistication”, and “culture” are one of the many terms used when describing the Chicago. There are many nightlife establishments that embrace the terms named, but very few if any embody all three, until now. The Kent Lounge will be hallmark, standard, and cornerstone of the Chicago nightlife industry. In addition from the righteous tunes of Jazz and R&B, and containing an ambience that will sooth any soul, Kent Lounge will conquer all spectrums to be deemed as one of the most elite

Saturday Night Live celebrated its 40th anniversary in style last season. Sure, the three-and-a-half-hour special welcoming back alums and esteemed guests was entertaining, but the real celebration should be because of its talented cast. SNL often gets a bad rap because people are partial to "their" version of the show. If we look at the 2014-2015 cast ten or fifteen years from now, we might consider them one of the best ensembles the NBC institution has ever produced. Here's a look at the top 10