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‘Floor Kids’ helps you achieve your break-dancing dreams

May 28, 2018

Six comic series you should be reading if you aren’t

April 23, 2018
‘Isle of Dogs’ brings beauty, lacks focus

‘Isle of Dogs’ brings beauty, lacks focus

April 16, 2018
Mixed reception: The early trailer of

‘Ready Player One’ brings thrills, lacks substance

April 2, 2018
‘Pit People’ vs. ‘Into the Breach’: Which strategy game is best for you?

‘Pit People’ vs. ‘Into the Breach’: Which strategy game is best for you?

March 25, 2018
Five YouTube channels that deserve your subscription

Five YouTube channels that deserve your subscription

March 13, 2018
90th Academy Awards breaks records

90th Academy Awards breaks records

March 5, 2018
One key difference: Before starting production on the film, Francis Lawrence (the director of the film) and the film’s star met to discuss if she would be comfortable performing the nude scenes after nude photos of her were leaked online. Lawrence decided she would perform the scenes because the difference between the leaked photos and the film was her consent in the latter. In an interview with Variety Lawrence said “The insecurity and fear of being judged for getting nude, what I went through, should that dictate decisions I make for the rest of my life?”

‘Red Sparrow’ fails at subverting tropes

March 5, 2018
Release: “Annihilation” has a very interesting release schedule. While the movie is now playing in the United States in most theaters, internationally the film will not be released until March 12, when it will be placed on Netflix. Garland expressed disappointment towards this planned release because the film was designed to be a piece of cinema. He said that television and smaller screens can be a great place for telling stories, but the stories should be designed for that format.

Garland annihilates sophomore slump cliche

February 26, 2018
A unique style: The visuals, costuming, sets and vehicle designs of “Black Panther” are all based on afrofuturism which is a cultural aesthetic and philosophy that specifically focuses on how Africa would look in the modern day had it not been colonized and had its resources and culture stripped away by invading Europeans.

‘Black Panther’ one of Marvel’s best

February 19, 2018

Deepfakes strip dignity

February 18, 2018
The subtleties of 'Phantom Thread' are hidden in the linings

The subtleties of ‘Phantom Thread’ are hidden in the linings

February 5, 2018
Top 10 Video Games of 2017

Top 10 Video Games of 2017

January 28, 2018
Top 10 TV Shows of 2017

Top 10 TV Shows of 2017

January 11, 2018

‘Super Mario Odyssey’ delivers best Mario game in years

December 20, 2017
Boy's best friend: Miguel is constantly trailed by Dante, a stray Xoloitzcuintle, better known as the Mexican Hairless Dog. Xolo's often appear in the work of Frida Kahlo, who also appears in

Pixar’s ‘Coco’ visually dazzles, delights

November 28, 2017
Disaster: ‘Justice League‘ has had an incredibly rough weekend at the box office. Scoring a measly $93 million it barely made 30% of its huge budget. Compare that to similar film “The Avengers” opening weekend of $203 million and you can see the difference.

‘Justice League’ fails to save floundering franchise

November 21, 2017

‘Murder on the Orient Express’ dulls audiences

November 13, 2017

Washburn presents Shakespeare parody ‘Ubu Rex’

November 7, 2017

‘Thor: Ragnarok’ becomes instant Marvel classic

November 6, 2017

Making the case for the wonderful world of podcasts

October 24, 2017
The business: “Geostorm” was plagued by a multitude of issues during its production. Producers ordered $15 million worth of reshoots after bad test screenings, and Katheryn Winnick recorded multiple scenes which were all scrapped and replaced with Julia Denton in the same role.

‘Geostorm’ provides zero thrills, horrid acting

October 22, 2017

‘Cuphead’ delivers stunning visuals, difficulty

October 16, 2017
‘Blade Runner 2049’ exceeds all expectations

‘Blade Runner 2049’ exceeds all expectations

October 11, 2017
Magic:

“Blade Runner 2049” exceeds all expectations

October 9, 2017

‘BoJack Horseman’ brings pain, laughter

October 2, 2017
'It' film justifies societal fear of clowns

‘It’ film justifies societal fear of clowns

September 11, 2017
‘Twin Peaks’ returns better, crazier than ever

‘Twin Peaks’ returns better, crazier than ever

September 4, 2017
Sibling rivalry: The show did great work slowly planning the eventual separation of Jaime and Cersei as the brother of the twins started to slowly notice how unhinged his sister has become after the death of their children. Jaime’s eventual escape from his sister in the finale of this season was an emotionally riveting moment.

HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ season 7 divides fans

August 28, 2017

Summer 2017 movies deliver idiocy, victory

August 22, 2017

‘The Dark Tower’ proves a missed opportunity

August 20, 2017
Acclaimed: Awards Daily recently conducted a poll of the top 10 movies of 2017 so far and

“The Big Sick” revives tired genre

July 27, 2017
Origin-less: Sony and Marvel made the smart choice of not portraying the tired and overdone origin story of Spider-Man that so many are familiar with.

‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ swings into action

July 11, 2017
Box Office Behemoth: 

“Wonder Woman” celebrates hope, heroism

June 18, 2017

Octet brings triumphant end to eighth festival concert

June 17, 2017
'Dear White People' urges viewers to stay woke

‘Dear White People’ urges viewers to stay woke

May 27, 2017

‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ laugh out loud humor abounds

May 6, 2017
Frozen in Fear: When asked for one unique experience she has had while at Washburn, Smarts admitted that she has never eaten a frozen meal before, let alone known that they existed. She has still never tried them and instead opts for cooking her own meals mainly consisting of fresh fruits, vegetables and lean meats. 

Botswana student talks American healthcare, dining habits

April 28, 2017
Departments collaborate in ‘Grand Night for Singing’

Departments collaborate in ‘Grand Night for Singing’

April 25, 2017
Decorated: Dr. Craig Treinen is the director for the Washburn Univeristy Jazz Orchestra. The director took a moment during the Friday concert to play with his band on the song “Lover Man” by Jimmy Davis and Roger Ramirez.

Jazz Orchestra closes out Coleman Hawkins Festival

April 19, 2017

Italian parties experience power shift, PM advocates for unity

April 6, 2017
Music department opens festival with piano recital

Music department opens festival with piano recital

April 4, 2017
‘Horizon Zero Dawn’ revamps monster hunting games

‘Horizon Zero Dawn’ revamps monster hunting games

April 3, 2017

An American Ichabod in London: Spring break travels

March 28, 2017

Local blues band ‘The House Jumpers’ performs at NOTO

March 28, 2017

Local poetry slam decontructs relevant social issues

March 13, 2017
Old dog, new tricks: Director James Mangold has been on the Hollywood scene directing movies since the early 90's. He's just now showing off the full extent of his directing talents with movies like

Gritty realism and broken characters thrive in “Logan”

March 7, 2017
Start-up: Brent Ferguson is an adjunct professor at Washburn University who is working on creating a guitar program at Washburn's Music Department. While forming the program here at Washburn he is also pursuing a doctorate at Kansas University.

Faculty members highlight Latin American music in concert

March 7, 2017
Hanging in There: Coultis hangs a poster with the name and logo of the fictional company she created for an art project. Student’s don’t just create the art for their show, they must also design how their artwork will be placed throughout the gallery before the show begins.

Senior allery ‘Duplicate’ examines artistic process

March 1, 2017

89th Academy Awards ends with a shock

March 1, 2017
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