One side effect to being enrolled in a college is many nights filled with endless studying – which we all know can be quite a draining task. However, there is a simple solution to this tedious task: listening to music. Depending on who you are as a person, the music…
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Inscape releases 2021 issue online
Inscape – William Jewell College’s artistic magazine that publishes poetry, fiction, non-fiction and art from Jewell students – released its 2021 edition on April 23, honoring several contributors later that night at the Celebration of Honors. Four contributing writers and artists received Student Publication Awards this year: Michaela Esau for…
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A view of Kansas City
As one of the midwest’s largest cities, Kansas City finds itself with a variety of architectural styles. While popular architectural styles changed, the city continued to grow, resulting in an eclectic collection of buildings to see as one ventures through the city. Below is a study of some of Kansas…
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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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Redrawing the Boundaries of Creativity
A global Adobe study discovered that while only half of adults in the United States consider themselves to be creative, 70 percent of Americans believe creativity is necessary to the economy. Creativity has numerous proven benefits such as increased happiness, lower chances of dementia, improved intelligence and a stronger immune…
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Biden makes artistic changes to the Oval Office
Along with embracing a new administration, the White House has also experienced a change in aesthetic. President Joe Biden enjoyed the time-honored tradition of personalizing the Oval Office after his inauguration on Jan. 20. Several additions, alterations and continuities portray both the new and the old values and aims that…
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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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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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