Netflix’s newest hit mini-series, “The Queen’s Gambit,” was released Oct. 23, but is just now rising in popularity. An unlikely smash hit, the show has captured audiences through the life of Beth Harmon and her learned mastery of one of the world’s oldest games: chess. Based on Walter Tevis’ 1983…
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Inscape adapts to COVID-19, prepares for spring publication
Inscape, William Jewell College’s literary magazine, is published every spring and features student submissions. Although the magazine’s team has experienced several changes for the 2020 fall semester, they are still working diligently to prepare for the spring 2021 publication. Jenna Hultgren, sophomore English and psychological science major and editor-in-chief of…
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Movie Review: “The Boys in the Band”
Released by Netflix in late September, “The Boys in the Band” features a birthday party gathering in 1968 New York, following a group of friends over the evening as a drunken party game reveals unspoken feelings and hidden truths. “The Boys in the Band” has a long history. It originally…
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Movie Review: “Rebecca”
One of Netflix’s newest films, “Rebecca,” is an adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s eponymous novel and follows in the footsteps of the 1940 critically acclaimed adaptation of “Rebecca,” directed by Alfred Hitchcock. A romantic thriller, “Rebecca” follows a young newlywed as she moves into her husband’s estate, only to find…
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Mi Gente strives to educate Jewell community about Latino culture
On campus at William Jewell College, Mi Gente is striving to provide a place of community – bringing together all people to celebrate Latino culture. When asked about the mission of Mi Gente, Olga Morales, sophomore public relations and theatre major and social media coordinator of the club, emphasized Mi…
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Podcast Recommendations
With categories from news and science to fiction and arts, there is a podcast out there for everyone. As someone who only started actively listening to podcasts recently, I can firmly say that all it takes is one good podcast to become a frequent listener. They are great to listen…
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Artists adapt with virtual performances in uncertain times
Like many others, my pre-lockdown summer plans revolved around a concert. I was supposed to be making a trip to Florida in May to see BTS, the K-pop superstars with an international name. Like most artists, their entire tour got canceled. As an apology, and in order to stay connected…
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Movie Review: “Enola Holmes”
“Enola Holmes,” Netflix’s new family feature is clever and charming. Full of familiar faces with a fresh storyline, audiences fall in love with Enola, the 16-year-old heroine and sleuth solver giving her brother Sherlock a run for his money. On her 16th birthday, Enola wakes to find that her mother…
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Represent-Asian aims to celebrate, educate about Asian culture
Represent-Asian, a new club at William Jewell College for the 2020-2021 school year, aims to provide a community at Jewell for Asian students. Represent-Asian is also focused on maintaining an open dialogue with Jewell and the surrounding community so as to promote more education about Asian culture. Charlene Noble, president…
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