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Movie Review: “Rebecca”

6 November 2020
Krista Halstead
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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…

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Restaurant Review: The Phoenix

25 September 2020
Hannah Koehler
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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…

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A Look into the Stocksdale Gallery

25 September 2020
Claire Henry
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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”

18 September 2020
Trent Brink
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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…

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Pop Culture and Society – “Joker”

25 October 2019
Trent Brink
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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…

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‘The Good Place’ is a surprisingly good place to learn the basics of philosophy

27 September 2019
Michaela Esau
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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…

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Album Review: “WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?”

12 April 2019
Tavarus Pennington
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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…

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Movie Review: “Us” (Spoiler Alert)

12 April 2019
Rachel Bell
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“Us” is an absolutely stellar second film by writer and director extraordinaire Jordan Peele – it’s also 116 minutes of pure terror. Those expecting “Us”…

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Spoiler review: “Captain Marvel”

15 March 2019
William Humphrey
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“Captain Marvel” is the 21st movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe – the first to have a female superhero as the lead. The movie is currently…

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