Column: Let them leave — Columbus will be fine without Crew SC
News broke Monday night of potential plans for the Columbus Crew to leave the city it has called home since 1996 if a new stadium is not produced w…
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Letter to the editor: All of you should be grateful for this new clock tower
Clock towers have long marked the hearts of civilization, inspired awe in passers-by and been the source of envy for communities lacking clock towe…
Your hatred for Taylor Swift is lazy
You’ve tweeted, texted and commented, but have you really watched and listened? Taylor Swift has introduced two new songs in the past week — “Lo…
Back Tracks: Playlists have always been for sale
Last week, rap/R&B superstar Drake, one of our generation’s pop-cultural icons, unleashed the rather interesting concept album, “More Life.” The un…
Opinion: LGBT characters in entertainment are not more common, but are more open
Growing up, I didn’t see many characters that looked like me. I am an androgynous tomboy. I will not be waiting for a prince to sweep me off my feet an…
Back Tracks: Chuck Berry’s influence is out of this world
Back Tracks is a weekly music column that studies the past, revisiting tunes that may be old but still resonate today. Whenever a great musician…
Movie review: Uneven story and production don’t stop ‘Kong: Skull Island’ from shining
Thanks to the cinematic masterpiece that is 1998’s “Godzilla” being one of the few VHS tapes I had as a kid, monster movies have always held a special …
Back Tracks: Moving back in space and time with bassist Thundercat
Back Tracks is a weekly music column that studies the past, revisiting tunes that may be old but still resonate today. Earlier this we…
Concert review: Gaelic Storm brought personalized house party atmosphere to Columbus
While the Newport has seen more than its fair share of mosh pits and crowd surfers, Gaelic Storm changed it up by spurring drun…
Back Tracks: The perfect mix of karaoke songs
Back Tracks is a weekly music column that studies the past, revisiting tunes that may be old but still resonate today. As a music writer, I find…