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Tag: lifestyle

“More Life” has bangers but no new ideas

14 April 2017
Taylor Tummons
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“More Life” was pretty cool. Like I enjoyed it, and it’s something nice to bump in the car, but Drake certainly didn’t give us much…

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To be honest…with Becca Saffier

14 April 2017
Becca Saffier
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To be honest, I’d like to stand up for the men. There are several phrases thrown around these days about men, particularly in feminist discourse. Phrases…

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An existential masterpiece in “Pure Comedy”

14 April 2017
Chandler Eaton
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Father John Misty’s “Pure Comedy” is pure gold: from gospel choirs to existential trolling, FJM’s short story, film and album are well worth your time.…

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Artist Feature: Brett Jackson

7 April 2017
Amy Mullen
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From a young age, senior interactive digital media major Brett Jackson knew he was artistic, but he didn’t know that his high school hobby would…

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To be honest…with Alexandria Acord

24 March 2017
Alexandria Acord
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To be honest, I think that fake news is hardly limited to politics. While pop culture news has often been thought of as “fake” in and…

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Jewell students take on Spring Break

24 March 2017
Caitlin Troutman
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Caitlin Troutman, senior Oxbridge Literature and Theory major: During Spring Break, several students at William Jewell College used their time off to work, travel, learn…

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Humans of Jewell

10 March 2017
Zoe Spangler
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I had the chance to talk with Heather Wolfram in Semple kitchen while she made boba tea. “I grew up in Blue Springs, Mo. I…

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“Get Out” had me by the opening credits

3 March 2017
Caitlin Troutman
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By now most of you have probably heard about Jordan Peele’s horror debut “Get Out.” You’ve probably heard that it is funny, bone-chilling, subversive and…

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To be honest…with Jazmyne Ross

3 March 2017
Jazmyne Ross
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To be honest, I’m tired of minorities being mistaken for other ethnicities or for other people of the same race every day. This is prevalent in…

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