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Tag: arts and culture

Review: 92nd Academy Awards

21 February 2020
Rachel Bell
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Held Feb. 9, the 92nd Academy Awards supposedly celebrated the best and brightest of the entertainment industry, but the show ended with ambivalent results. “Parasite”…

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Review: “Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey”

14 February 2020
Trent Brink
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The DC Universe seemingly responds Marvel’s “Deadpool” with their newest installment in their highly convoluted cinematic universe, “Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey.” The “Deadpool” comparison…

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Podcast review: what should you be listening to?

7 February 2020
Michaela Esau
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In an age when technology has advanced far beyond families listening in on Roosevelt’s fireside chats, radio programming still exists – only in a much…

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Review: Disney +

6 December 2019
Maddie McCormick
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In keeping with Disney’s ever-growing push to dominate the entertainment industry, the $200 billion international company released their new streaming service – Disney+ –  Nov…

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Review: “The Man in the High Castle”

6 December 2019
Brendan Davison
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The fourth and final season of the Amazon Prime alternate history and sci-fi show “The Man in the High Castle” was released Nov. 15. The…

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Racist stereotypes removed from Kansas City Ballet’s “The Nutcracker”

6 December 2019
Hannah Tietz
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The Kansas City Ballet’s annual holiday production of “The Nutcracker” continues this year, but in recent years, productions across the country have received backlash for…

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Review: “The House of Blue Leaves”

15 November 2019
Agatha Echenique
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From Nov. 1-3, the William Jewell College Theater Company showcased “The House of Blue Leaves” by John Guare, an unsettling exploration of the ‘60s American…

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Student Artist Spotlight: Will Laycock

15 November 2019
Ingrid Weaver
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Between a packed class schedule and piano practice, Will Laycock, first-year Oxbridge Music and physics major, doesn’t have much free time. When he does, he…

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Broadway Backwards: a gender-bending good time for a good cause

15 November 2019
Michaela Esau
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Fake nails and falsettos filled Peters Theater Nov. 9 at the second annual Broadway Backwards. QUILTBAG, the LGBTQ+ student organization of William Jewell College, put…

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