Marvel Studios’ “WandaVision” is the first of Marvel we’ve seen since “Spiderman: Far From Home” was released in 2019, and it was certainly worth the wait. The show is Marvel’s first time including its primary characters and storylines in television shows rather than feature films. With several more Marvel shows on…
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Book Review: Linda Hirshman’s “Sisters in Law”
Linda Hirshman’s novel, “Sisters in Law: How Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Went to the Supreme Court and Changed the World,” follows the lives and careers of Justices O’Connor and Ginsburg. Although O’Connor and Ginsburg have drastically different political views and backgrounds, they both experienced many of the…
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Book review: “Destined for War: Can America and China Escape the Thucydides’s Trap?”
“Destined for War: Can America and China Escape the Thucydides’s Trap?” by Graham Allison is a book that every American should read. Following the election of Joe Biden, the United States will most likely have a different approach to foreign affairs. Biden’s approach must address the situation and the threats…
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Album Review: “L.W.” by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
Released Feb. 25 of this year, “L.W.” serves as the follow up to King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard’s “K.G.” album that was released in November of last year. “L.W.” is the Australian psych-rock group’s 17th studio release since the band was formed in 2011. Calling the band a psych-rock…
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Movie Review: “To All the Boys: Always and Forever”
The Netflix trilogy “To All the Boys” has reached its charming end with “To All the Boys: Always and Forever.” The film opens on Laura Jean Covey and Peter Kavinky’s senior year of high school and follows the couple as they navigate changes in their post-high school plans: Peter will…
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Restaurant Review: Crows Coffee
Crows Coffee South Plaza, Colonial Shops 304 E 51st St, Kansas City, MO 64112 I first went to Crows Coffee in January of my sophomore year of high school. Even then, with my infantile coffee palate and minimal familiarity with coffeehouses beyond Starbucks, I could recognize that the shop and…
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Movie Review: “The Queen’s Gambit”
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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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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Restaurant Review: La Costa Mexicana
La Costa Mexicana is a locally-owned restaurant located at 5 E. Kansas Street on the Liberty Square – a couple minutes from the William Jewell College campus. They serve Mexican cuisine and offer a variety of dishes that cater to different tastes. The restaurant currently offers dine-in and carry out,…
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