Throughout the history of American collegiate athletics, it has not only been illegal for colleges to pay their athletes, but college athletes have also been banned from profiting in any way from their name, image or likeness....
Pokeloha is the second poke bowl place to open up in Lawrence after Urban Poke and Grill. If you remember my last review, I was disappointed with the food at Urban, so I went into Pokeloha hoping that I would get better food. O...
Fields and Ivy is one of Lawrence’s newest breweries, having opened just this past spring. Besides their home-crafted beer, which I am not able to review, they serve pizzas, salads and hoagies with ample vegetarian, vegan an...
Halloween is one of the most anticipated holidays—dressing up and getting free candy from strangers? Sounds fun! But there are downsides to this culturally embedded holiday: offensive costumes, racially or otherwise, and how ...
When my brother attended Hillcrest Elementary School, administrators decided to stop celebrating Halloween. Several parents opposed the school’s traditional Halloween festivities, and the school acceded to their demands. Oppos...
I know nothing about Teletubbies. I have never observed one in the wild, nor have I watched the films that document their lives. I am ignorant of their genealogy, their culture, their diet or their religion. All I know is that th...
The East Lawrence restaurant Bon Bon used to be a colorful food truck and a little brick building on the corner of 8th and Pennsylvania. Now, after their reopening and new menu over the summer, the small business is essential...
In 1886, German inventor Karl Benz patented the first internal-combustion automobile. The three-wheeled vehicle was powered by a light four-stroke motor and could occasionally reach speeds of up to ten miles per hour. The inve...
Set in the future in a time when commercial flight to the moon exists and manned missions are not only being sent to Mars but to even more distant planets in our galaxy, the new film “Ad Astra” is certainly intriguing. The mo...
Bubble tea originated in Taiwan and is a tea-based drink often mixed with milk or juice and chewy tapioca pearls mixed in. Ding Tea is the newest installation of this popular drink in Lawrence. On Mass Street, Ding Tea offers...
Border Bandido has been in Lawrence for quite some time now, but out of all the Mexican style restaurants it still manages to stand out. Border Bandido has anything any Mexican food enthusiast could ever want, including a taco bar...
One of the things that makes Bishop Seabury unique is its dress code. The khaki bottoms and polo shirt can be both a relief and a hassle. Most students want to change a few things, but others absolutely dislike wearing a uniform on a ...