Comparing the 1950s, an era of elite Hollywood starlets, to today's measure of stardom — where everyone has a real shot at their fleeting 15 minutes of fame — makes it hard not to wonder just how far...

It is no secret that award shows have lost their popularity among general audiences within the past decade.  Hollywood’s three biggest nights: The Academy Awards, The Emmys and The Golden Globes,...

Theatre and Dance The Wake Forest Theatre department and the student group, The Anthony Aston Players hosts a range of classic to contemporary productions. This semester, Shakespeare’s 17th century...

Editors note: This article represents the view of Lydia Derris, not the Old Gold & Black.  Most people look forward to relaxing in bed with a cup of tea, cozying up alone with a book. Is it not...

President Donald Trump’s inauguration was a grandiose spectacle where billionaires, political enemies and significant figures in the U.S. government were forced together. It was filled with warnings...

There are more than just a few moments in “A Complete Unknown” where it seems like the theater stops playing the film and instead begins to scroll through my Spotify playlist for 140 minutes. The music,...

Today, I am leaving Marseilles. It was a beautiful city with a foul smell. It was a glinting treasure overcome with rust. The Iles de Frioul were breathtaking and La plage de Saint Estève was a miracle....

Growing up, East African representation in the music industry — specifically Ethiopian and Eritrean artists — was rare. Apart from Abel Tesfaye, widely known as The Weeknd, artists across the Ethiopian-Eritrean...

What if you could see all of the different ways your life could turn out, depending on how you act in a given moment? This is the premise of “Constellations,” a play written by Nick Payne and performed...

Released in 1987 at a low production number, a GNX (Grand National Experimental) is the slightly more evolved cousin of the beloved Buick Grand National. Along with its sleek — but by no means ornate...

“What we do in life echoes in eternity.”  This quote from the film “Gladiator” might be true, but what we do in the year 2000 gets good reviews and makes lots of money. So, like any uncreative...

Can you imagine going to school on Christmas day? Probably not. Well, for the past four years I have had to treat Diwali, a festival that is my biggest holiday of the year, as a regular school day....