The Harriman-Jewell Series, Kansas City’s premier performing arts presenter that focuses on live performances, has had to adapt considerably to the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. Executive and Artistic Director Clark Morris and Associate Executive Director Eryn Bates Kemp spoke on how the series had been overcoming these challenges…
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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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Navalny: The Man Behind the Movement
In August of 2020, Aleksei Navalny was poisoned. Navalny blames the Kremlin for the attempt on his life, as he has been the most prominent face of opposition to President Vladimir Putin. Now, after Navalny was detained upon his return to Russia Jan. 17, Russia is alight in protests. Navalny…
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Recapping President Biden’s early actions in office
After his swearing-in Jan. 20, President Biden took over the @POTUS handle on Twitter and created an Instagram account. Biden’s social media accounts exemplify a term that has been threaded through the message of his new administration: unity. The followers of either account get daily updates of the President’s actions…
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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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Inscape adapts to COVID-19, prepares for spring publication
Inscape, William Jewell College’s literary magazine, is published every spring and features student submissions. Although the magazine’s team has experienced several changes for the 2020 fall semester, they are still working diligently to prepare for the spring 2021 publication. Jenna Hultgren, sophomore English and psychological science major and editor-in-chief of…
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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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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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Mi Gente strives to educate Jewell community about Latino culture
On campus at William Jewell College, Mi Gente is striving to provide a place of community – bringing together all people to celebrate Latino culture. When asked about the mission of Mi Gente, Olga Morales, sophomore public relations and theatre major and social media coordinator of the club, emphasized Mi…
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