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Microtrends: Gen Z’s Blink-and-You-Miss-It Culture
Photographed by Veranique Primus

Microtrends: Gen Z’s Blink-and-You-Miss-It Culture

Written by Jaylianna James. If you open TikTok right now, you’ll probably see something labeled the "next big thing". It might be a new aesthetic, a weird food combo, or a word everyone suddenly decided to start saying. By next week, half of it will already be over. Microtrends are exactly what they sound like: tiny, super-specific trends that blow up online and then disappear almost immediately. One month everyone is obsessed with the clean girl look, the next it’s coquette bows, and then su


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Lakeland Student Distinguished in Theater by Prestigious Award

Lakeland Student Distinguished in Theater by Prestigious Award

Written by Lucia Winkler. Cendall Williams approaches theater with authenticity. Her compassion for the characters she plays, even when casted with an unfamiliar role, is exceeding. Performing as Marlena in the upcoming production at Harrison School for the Arts, Water for Elephants, she has cherished learning about the "extraordinary woman”. Her passion for the art began when she was eight years old, after seeing her sister perform in Peter Pan. She committed to musical theater from a young a


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"Imaginations" and an Evening With Artist Alex Lanier

"Imaginations" and an Evening With Artist Alex Lanier

Written by Lucia Winkler Since his childhood, Alex Lanier's art has been immersed in unbound imagination. Though his apparatus started off simple - the ink pens he found in junk drawers - the worlds he drew were limitless.  Now, Lanier's lifelong creativity is displayed at the Ashley Gibson Barnett Museum of Art (AGB). Titled "Imaginations: The Adventures of 'boxboy Jr.' and the Art of Alex Lanier", the exhibit series follows the explorations of a character reviving the artist's younger self


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The Lakeland Community Theatre Dares its Audience to Dream

Written by Lucia Winkler Cinderella's "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" acts as an undeclared anthem for Disney, embodying the ambition that its movies stir in the hearts of young viewers. With the "most magical place on Earth" being located just outside of Polk County, it's no surprise that the song started a performance at the Lakeland Community Theatre (LCT). "Disney's Dare to Dream Jr." was held from Dec. 12 through 14. The musical follows a large ensemble of trainees at a fictional "im


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The Missing Piece Theatre Company Presents a Timeless Classic

The Missing Piece Theatre Company Presents a Timeless Classic

Written by Lucia Winkler On the weekends of Oct. 10-12 and 17-19, the Gem Theater in Mulberry was transformed into Grover's Corners, a tight-knit community where the renowned play, Our Town, takes place. A painted moon shone brightly at the theater with a luminous, yellow hue. The stage was set with minimal props, but would creatively encapsulate a much larger setting. The town's tale has been told many times, and it has been captured in a new light, courtesy of The Missing Piece Theatre Compan


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