A great way to celebrate Black History Month is to shop local and support Black business owners. Historically, Black business owners have faced systemic oppression and obstacles. They deserve our support every day and play a vital role in the local community. There are lots of great restaurants and small…
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“Red (Taylor’s Version)” album review
Taylor Swift released another rerecording on Nov. 12, making “Red (Taylor’s Version)” the sixth album of hers she now owns herself. Like with “Fearless (Taylor’s Version),” the album features rerecordings of the record’s original songs alongside six tracks from the vault. She presents her original songs nearly identical to the…
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Upcoming Harriman-Jewell Performance
Renee Fleming is set to perform at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. Students at William Jewell College can reserve free tickets for the Harriman-Jewell Series performance.. Renee Fleming is an acclaimed soprano, four-time Grammy winner and National Medal of Arts recipient. Her talents…
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The rise in gacha games
Although these pay-to-win games have been around since the early 2000s, the West has only recently experienced the phenomenon that is gacha games. Gacha is a genre of video game that uses in-game currency to gamble for in-game prizes. While most gacha games nowadays are free-to-play, options to buy in-game…
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I’m watching “You”: Season 3 review
Netflix’s favorite sociopathic stalker and murderer has returned for a highly anticipated third season of “You,” a service original television show. This season features the lives of Joe and Love Quinn-Goldberg, a fatally flawed couple in the rich Bay Area suburb of Madre Linda. Madre Linda is a rich, high-tech,…
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Local business review: Sugar Kittens Cafe and Cattery
Although cat cafes are still a relatively new business genre in the United States, these lively shops stand as an exceptionally creative way to both enhance and support a local community. In addition to offering popular beverages and baked goods, cat cafes often partner with nearby rescues to socialize sheltered…
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Restaurant Review: PH Coffee
Comfortably nestled in Pendleton Heights, PH Coffee delivers on both fronts important to a successful coffee shop – coffee and aesthetics. It’s an unassuming place that you might accidentally drive by if you’re not aware of where you are going, but once you find it, you won’t be disappointed. The…
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A Look Back – Revisiting Kid Cudi’s “Man on the Moon II”
Frequent collaboration with Travis Scott, Kanye West and a multitude of other members of Kanye’s record label allowed prolific artist Kid Cudi to maintain a modern sound and a degree of popularity beyond his own cult following. Given the peak of his popularity between the 2000s and early 2010s, it…
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Jewell to host Victorian murder-mystery opera, featuring students, faculty
With the loosening of COVID-19 regulations, performing arts are making a comeback with an increase in in-person performances. William Jewell College and its Department of Performing Arts are following along with this trend and recently announced an upcoming opera performance of “Elizabeth Cree.” “Elizabeth Cree” is a 90-minute Victorian murder…
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