A case can be made that the recent announcement of Amazon gaining creative control of the James Bond series from producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, its caretakers of the last thirty years, should be welcome news. After all, there hasn’t been a new film since “No Time to Die” opened in 2021, and
Anchors Jayme Bridie and Anthony Blue close The Omaha News’ first newscast on Nov. 25, 2003. File photo By Andrew Smith, OMAHA, Neb. – The Omaha News has been around for some time now. It actually predates the University of Nebraska at Omaha’s College of Communication, Fine Arts and Media by a couple years, which
Growth milestone marks a turning point for housing, infrastructure, and regional planning By Grace Huffstetler, OMAHA, Neb.- The Omaha metro area has officially joined the ranks of mid-sized U.S. metro regions with more than one million residents—a milestone experts say comes with big implications for the city’s future. MAPA map of Omaha Metro transit system
(Alex Tippets working on Japanese homework. Alex is a student at the University of Nebraska Omaha enrolled in Japanese language courses. (Photo by Jade Thornton, 2025) By Jade Thorton, OMAHA, Neb. — The University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) will officially launch a new Japanese Minor this fall, answering years of student interest and expanding
By Paxton DeVault, OMAHA, Neb. – From a majestic monarch butterfly to a beautiful hummingbird hovering over a flower, the Sean Kenney Nature Connects exhibit at Lauritzen Gardens features 18 extraordinary sculptures built from just LEGOs. With more than 275,000 LEGO bricks, this vibrant and spirited exhibit not only conveys the beauty of nature but
By Abigail Gocek OMAHA, Neb.- The world of fast fashion is ever-changing with new trends replacing old ones at increasing speed. The answering slow fashion movement can trace its roots back centuries, with the modern focus on sustainable wardrobes emerging heavily in the early 2000’s, according to the American University of Paris. Uniform Market states
Alex Garland’s worlds, even those in the more fantastical realms of “Ex Machina,” “Dredd,” and “Annihilation,” find as many ways as possible to sell their fantasies within a realm of muted, grounded realism. And so it goes that his latest project, “Warfare,” takes that zeal for verisimilitude to its grandest degree yet: Recreating a real
I find it challenging to review “found footage” documentaries where the primary focus is on the footage itself. You watch it. It makes sense that someone would release the footage into the world. You make sense of it in the context of our world today. And you think, “Wow. Nothing’s changed in our world,” or
Anyone who has played the games on which HBO’s “The Last of Us” is based knows that things are about to get intense. Without spoiling a single thing, the video game “The Last of Us, Part II” turns up the volume on the first game’s themes of individual responsibility set against the greater good with
By Isaac Nielsen, OMAHA, Neb. – Omaha’s educational landscape is expanding with the launch of Omaha Christian High School, a new non-denominational faith-based institution set to open in the fall of 2025. The school is a collaboration between Omaha Christian Academy (OCA) and Lifegate Christian School (LCS) and aims to provide families with an alternative