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‘Andor’ is ending. It brought untold stories of trauma and humanity to ‘Star Wars’

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The complex effects of personal trauma have not traditionally been the stuff of sci-fi and fantasy. They tend to get in the way of the quest. “Game of Thrones” made a meal of it. “Battlestar Galactica” tried to consider the effect on survivors of losing a planet of people. But it hasn’t fit in the swashbuckling world of “Star Wars.” How could the mission to destroy the Death Star have quickly concluded if Princess Leia needed to mourn the loss of nearly all her loved ones on Alderaan? “Andor” changed all that. Coping with inner pain has been a ...

Photography instructor’s work displayed in Colorado, Vermont

WILLIAMSPORT — Photographs created by Joanna Knox Yoder, photography instructor at Pennsylvania College of Technology, are included in juried exhibitions in Colorado and Vermont. Yoder’s “Bird Tree” was selected for “Enchantment,” an exhibition at zoneFIVE in Colorado Springs, ...

‘Yu Yu Hakusho’ remains evocative, enjoyable

Alright, time for me to date myself. If you, like me, are of a certain age, the phrase “Toonami at its peak” will likely mean something to you. For everyone else, here’s a brief explanation: Cartoon Network, in the late 1990s, began a programming block they called Toonami. It’s ...

AAUW State College to hold annual Used Book Sale May 17-20

STATE COLLEGE — Book lovers unite! Join AAUW State College May 17-20 at the Penn State Snider Ag Arena, for their 63rd annual Used Book Sale. Books are donated by community members, totaling 4,000 boxes (150,000 books), making this sale one of the largest in the country. The sale runs ...

deGrasse Tyson comes to Penn State Dec. 2; Tickets on sale now

UNIVERSITY PARK — Neil deGrasse Tyson — an engaging, articulate and passionate scientist and pop-culture communicator for the modern age — will return to the Eisenhower Auditorium stage at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2. Buy your tickets now to see An Evening with Neil deGrasse Tyson “An Astrophysicist Goes to the Movies-Pt. 1.” Reserved-seat tickets are $186.75 — Premium VIP package includes premium seat, post-show Q&A and an autographed poster; $100.75; $80.75; and $60.75. Ticket prices are inclusive of fees and taxes. Save $4 per ticket when ordering your ticket by phone or ...