By Megan Hurt In the Ray Bradbury novel “Fahrenheit 451,” firefighters don’t put out fires, but instead start fires to burn books, which are banned in Bradbury’s world. While it’s extreme to imagine a time in our lives where we are banned from reading or owning a book, we are in a time where some [...]

Alice McCormick loved books. She was constantly reading at least two books at a time and as a journalist and avid writer, Alice always had several pens and pencils with her so she could quickly jot down ideas and inspiring words that she got from others as she went through her everyday life.

By Whitney Waters Two weeks ago Nathan Morris saw one of his dreams come true. He went from being an unsigned pop singer working at Starbucks, to being an unsigned pop singer working at Starbucks whose song is in rotation with Radiohead in over 14,000 coffee shops across the nation. Ten months ago, Morris’ second [...]

By Kelly Wiley With shows like “Ghost Hunters,” and movies like “Saw,” the demand for horror and paranormal events are everywhere. That is where Patti Starr and Jeff Waldridge came up with the idea for Scarefest. Co-creator Starr believes that today what you see on the big screen is either going to make you smile [...]

Earlier this year, one commercial sparked a new generation.In the commercial — simply called “Hallway” — two guards walked down a dimly lit gray hallway each with one hand tightly fastened to the handles on the sides of a small, steel safe as Mission Impossible-esque music played in the background. As one guard swiped his [...]

By Emily Coovert and Whitney Waters The last time Nine Inch Nails was in Lexington, Daniel Rose did not have high expectations for its concert. The last album he had listened to in its entirety was “Downward Spiral,” which was released 14 years ago. In that time span, his passion for the band faded. “I [...]