With the rise in social media usage, online dating has become a common way to find a partner. The most common dating app is currently Tinder. In my opinion, relationships have become less personal, more competitive and all around more about hooking up instead of hanging out, as a result…
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To be honest…with Harper Vincent
To be honest, It makes me so sad when I hear women make statements like these: “I don’t really like girls.” “I only have guy friends because I can’t stand drama and pettiness.” “I’m practically a boy in a girl’s body.” “My friends all treat me like I’m one of…
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The 1975 robs a synthesizer store and creates some good vibes
On February 26, the British band The 1975 released their sophomore album, “I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It.” Many of the new tracks on their second album mirror those in their self-titled first album. However, The 1975 have both expanded…
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A review of Morning Day Café
If Morning Day Café (MDC) were a laptop it would be littered with bumper stickers that read “good vibes only,” “save the bees,” “eat organic” and “stay funky.” The local eatery and coffee stop is dedicated to sustainability and serves up a breakfast and lunch that is chemical-free, unprocessed and abound with…
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To be honest…with Betsy Tucker
To be honest, I love where I grew up. And I don’t mean Kansas City, although I think it’s great. I mean Johnson County, Kan., home of great schools, beige neighborhoods and strip malls. Stereotypes aside, I still get a pang of nostalgia every time I go home. I want to…
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Who to follow on Instagram, Twitter
Twitter’s “Find People” feature can only go so far. Instagram’s three suggestions are often three of the same thing. If you need a little more variety in your endless feed of selfies and hashtags, here are some options, after following The Hilltop Monitor, of course, that are worth checking out: Kansas City…
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With Special Guest Lauren Lapkus
You probably recognize Lauren Lapkus’s face from the myriad of television shows and movies the comedian has been featured in, like Susan Fischer in “Orange is the New Black” and Vivian in “Jurassic World.” What you probably don’t know about her is that she is a master of improvisation and…
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“Humans” of Jewell
You may have seem him running around the Quad, or perhaps you have a much more personal relationship with him and he’s played with a toy or chewed on a bone while you took a test. Regardless, the cardigan welsh corgi Brecon approaches celebrity status around William Jewell College’s campus.…
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To be honest…with Brett Stone
To be honest, I’m not going to pretend to be the expert on cultural appropriation, but even I know dressing up in caricaturized “Native American” clothing for Halloween is offensive. The term “cultural appropriation” has been defined, redefined and then re-redefined countless times in well-written and responsible publications. Just like culture itself, it is everywhere.…
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