A little known fact: redundancy is the cornerstone of the written word. The whole nature of conveying information is often a restrained process of hearing information you already know and acting oblivious, all in favor of maintaining the status quo and upholding the social contract.

So sit back and smile ...

The grocery store was pretty busy that day with the weekend on everyone’s mind. The nice weather had inspired notions of grilling and maybe cocktails outside. Craig stood at the end of the fifteen person deep express lane holding a candy bar and a rose for Lisa at home ...

 “Fuddy Meers” — especially up close in the cramped confines of the Clarence Brown Theatre — is one of those plays that really forces a response from you, whether you want it or not.
    
Now, it can’t be recommended highly enough that you go into this show with absolutely no knowledge ...

He’ll reveal some secrets, ask students to reveal theirs, and sign books. His name is Frank Warren, and he founded the Internet’s biggest community art project, PostSecret Live, which is coming to Knoxville on March 7 at 7 p.m. in the Cox Auditorium.

The whole adventure began ...

Thursday, February 16

What: Shrek the Musical
When: 7:30 p.m.
Where: Tennessee Theatre
How much: $37 - $77
Our take: The leading family-friendly film franchise of the last decade hit the stage, with an advisory for patrons warning that the fog and strobe lights may potentially be dangerous. Take ...

All right, everyone, you can roll up your sleeping bags, throw away your bagged lunches and hit the trails — the Bonnaroo lineup is here.

At the Beacon, the tradition of counting down the seconds until the lineup drops is long and storied, and for once, the wait is well worth ...

Friends, Volunteers, inadvertent classmen, lend me your eyes: I come to bury the entertainment industry, not to praise it. If the veritable Timbuktu of misinformed verbiage which sporadically spews from the AP wire and my own fingertips is any proof, we as the news media have been doing you a ...

Marla heard the shatter of the glass pitcher from the kitchen, which was out of the ordinary for John’s morning routine, but she paid no mind. She heard Craig come into the kitchen and Craig would be on her mind the rest of the day. There had always been ...

The dancers of GO! Contemporary Dance Works will take The Bijou down the rabbit hole this weekend with the world premiere of ALICE.
    
The production is a full-length contemporary ballet based on Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.” The show blends ballet and contemporary dance to interpret the ...

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