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Tag: lifestyle

To be honest . . . with Cole Allee

7 November 2014
Cole Allee
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To be honest I am a feminist and I think it’s time for men to take on this label on a much bigger scale. Many…

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Jake Gyllenhaal’s haunting performance makes “Nightcrawler” this year’s must-see thriller

7 November 2014
Lauren Berndt
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As human beings we are drawn to the grotesque. Why else does traffic build up on the opposite side of a car accident? We slow…

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Taylor Swift’s “1989” signals the artist’s full transition to pop

7 November 2014
James Webber
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1989 is Taylor Swift’s fourth album, and it marks major departure from her previous albums by incorporating a completely new sound. While in the past…

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Rising “Twee” trend seeks to imitate childhood in the fashion world

7 November 2014
Alexandria Acord
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In a culture where “sexualization” is becoming an increasingly prevalent buzzword, some are choosing to fight back in perhaps the most unlikely of ways: by…

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“Ouija”: It took us places we didn’t want to go

31 October 2014
Mary Luber
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Is your holiday weekend packed full with previous engagements with Netflix and desperately searching Hillcrest racks for something that could pass as a costume, but…

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The fifth season of “The Walking Dead” promises exciting turns with drama, depravity and death

31 October 2014
Sarah Crosley
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Season four of “The Walking Dead” left us, distracted by many little details, in a railroad car in Terminus, a “sanctuary” for all. The final…

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To be honest . . . with Brett Stone

31 October 2014
Brett Stone
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To be honest, I joined the Royals bandwagon. And I don’t really understand why hopping on this bandwagon is considered a bad thing to begin…

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Indie band “The Homeless Gospel Choir” takes an insightful and provocative approach to social justice

31 October 2014
Chandler Eaton
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The Homeless Gospel Choir is a one-man band composed of singer-song writer, Derek Zanetti, and his unique storytelling folk–punk music genre. His album “I Used to Be So…

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Letter to the Monitor with Jamie Wallen

31 October 2014
From the Reader
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“Letter to the Monitor” is an opportunity for members of the William Jewell College community to write a free-topic editorial. If you are interested in…

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