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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Artist Feature: Isabel Warden
Isabel Warden began to notice the beauty of art in fourth grade at the Spencer Museum of Art. She was entranced by a display that played music and was the only piece in the exhibit that could be touched. “It looked weird and out of the ordinary compared to the…
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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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Restaurant Review: The Phoenix
Located on the corner of W 8th and Central and still swinging after 25 years, The Phoenix is a jazz bar and restaurant that serves American fare and plays live music six days a week. In addition to being an excellent location for a live show and an evening cocktail,…
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A Look into the Stocksdale Gallery
Claire Henry takes us into the Stocksdale Gallery and gives us a peek into “The Artwork of Taylor Crites and Maxx Militscher.”
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Movie Review: “I’m Thinking of Ending Things”
Netflix originals are sometimes hit or miss, but every now and then they end up buying the rights to some truly special films. This is the case with their newest mind-bending original, “I’m Thinking of Ending Things,” directed by Charlie Kaufman. It’s important to preface the style of film that…
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Pop Culture and Society – “Joker”
The film industry made political headlines this past month when the Todd Phillips film, “Joker,” was released to audiences worldwide Oct. 4. Before its release the film was no stranger to media-derived fear about what it could inspire. When “The Dark Knight” came out in 2012, its villain – the…
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‘The Good Place’ is a surprisingly good place to learn the basics of philosophy
NBC’s hit comedy “The Good Place” will return for its fourth and final season Sept. 26. Also this fall, William Jewell College students return to classes such Responsible Self, Business Law and Ethics, and History of Western Philosophy. These two facts seem to have nothing in common, but surprisingly, they…
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Album Review: “WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?”
Billie Eilish has spent much of her young, blossoming career gathering a mythic status about herself. The release of “Ocean Eyes” in 2016 introduced the world to the stunning voice of the also stunningly young Eilish. In the wake of the buzz, Eilish created with her debut single, relative silence…
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