Christmas is the perfect season to be rockin’ around the Christmas tree to some new jams. Every year artists release Christmas albums that include supposedly new Christmas songs – but, let’s be real, every Christmas song starts to sound the same after some time – and their rendition of classic…
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Album review: “DiCaprio 2”
Monday, Nov. 26 saw the release of Dreamville artist J.I.D.’s long-awaited second studio album and continuation of the “DiCaprio” series entitled “DiCaprio 2.” This is J.I.D.’s second studio album coming after his 2017 breakout album “The Never Story” and also a follow up to J.I.D.’s most highly regarded mixtape “DiCaprio.”…
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Movie review: “Beautiful Boy”
Content warning: This review discusses true accounts of drug use, addiction, and relapse. “Beautiful Boy” is a film about a father’s journey through teenage son Nic’s addiction to crystal meth and his cyclical episodes of recovery and relapse. Based on a true story as it is told in two novels…
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Netflix Review: “Alex Strangelove”
The Netflix original “Alex Strangelove,” written and directed by Craig Johnson, is a coming of age movie that, made clear by the title, illustrates the many ways love comes about. Released April 14, the film tackles issues such as sexual orientation and acceptance – a common theme these days due…
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Humans of Jewell: Kellsie Herrmann
The Hilltop Monitor spoke to Kellsie Herrmann, senior political science, international relations and French major, about her experiences at William Jewell College and the opportunities she’s taken advantage of while at the institution. Herrmann spoke about the time she spent abroad during the spring semester of her junior year, at…
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Artist feature: Terrace Wyatt
The Hilltop Monitor sat down with Terrace Wyatt Jr., junior theater major, as he spoke about his passion for theater, his dedication to the Jewell Theatre Company productions and his future. Wyatt has had a passion for theater since a young age. He mentioned that he has always enjoyed singing…
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SNL’s position in our political entertainment sphere, a review
Predictably, Saturday Night Live (SNL) had an opinion on midterms – and just as predictably, this opinion tries to balance appealing to both the left and the right. While some jokes land fairly liberal, much of this past weekend’s episode vocally attempted to stand outside party lines. The latest episode…
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Bojack Horseman: A Complex Adult Cartoon
This article will contain vague spoilers. A few events will be alluded to, but I will not go into great detail. I’m not a huge adult cartoon person. Sometimes I’ll watch “Bob’s Burgers,” and I usually enjoy it – though the voices grate on my nerves. One day, about a…
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Much ado about Jewell’s “Much Ado About Nothing”
The Jewell Theatre Company staged their production of William Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing” Nov. 1-3, putting a William Jewell College spin on a classic comedy. “Much Ado About Nothing” follows several characters through a series of miscommunications and shenanigans, with two love stories at the forefront: that of Beatrice…
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