Fun.’s ‘Some Nights’: album fit for college students
Fun. There is perhaps no band with a more fitting name. Gaining notoriety for their song featured in a Super…
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Community Conversations: Schaeffer talks politics, religion and life
As part of Maryville College’s Community Conversations program to promote and provoke dialogue in community and on campus, a series…
Homicide on dispatch: a work of serial fiction
The morning air was warm, and the sun had dried the dew from the earth. People walked the streets and…
A Faith Lost
It is not often that I find an argument that shakes me both politically and philosophically. Frank Schaeffer, a novelist…
Carpe Librum: ‘The Hunger Games’
I did not want to read this book. No. I mean I really didn’t want to read this book. Not…
‘Xanadu’: skating into hearts of MC audiences
Can a play be both indefensible and irresistibly enjoyable at once? Of course it can! Witness “Xanadu,” a 1980s movie…
‘The Lorax’: another poor adaptation of Dr. Seuss
Normally, there’s a bit of debate as far as who is the best withinhis or her chosen field. Is Babe…
A night on the red carpet: the Oscars
On Feb. 26, Billy Crystal hosted the 84th annual Academy Awards. This was Crystal’s ninth time hosting the Oscars, and…
‘The Grey,’ not what was expected
I went to see “The Grey” this weekend. You’ve all seen the ads. For those that haven’t, I’ll recap what…