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The Maneater

A graphic featuring the colors of the Pride Progress flag. Overlaying the flag, text reads "Mid Mo Pride Fest" in bold, capital letters.

Mid-Missouri PrideFest brought community together

Aurora Nicol March 14, 2024
On the rainy Saturday of Sept. 23, dozens of vendors, organizations, non-profits, volunteers and one horse stationed themselves in the streets of downtown Columbia for the first day of Mid-Missouri PrideFest.
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REVIEW: Sumira Roy’s ‘Obsolete’ sheds light on the topic of euthanasia and autonomy

Sophia Smolenski March 12, 2024
Peace is not a feeling I would associate with the word obsolete.
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REVIEW: Sentinel Park Showcase features local singer-songwriters

Emilia Hansen March 12, 2024
Sentinel Park, nestled in the center of Columbia’s Arcade District, hosted artists Blue-Eyed Mary and Rae Fitzgerald for the Sentinel Park Showcase — one of several concert events offered at the annual True/False Film Fest, which took place on March 2 from 2 to 4 p.m.
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Review: ‘Gimme Truth!’ features a humorous selection of local short films

Sterling Sewell March 11, 2024
Raunchy and loud, the ‘Gimme Truth!’ documentary game show provided another year of laughs and lies
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Chancellor’s Art Showcase features 100 students’ creative works at the Missouri Theatre

Becca Spezzano March 6, 2024
The Missouri Theatre lobby was filled with displays of MU students’ artwork along with its typical eager audience members as art-lovers alike gathered for the annual Chancellor’s Art Showcase.
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REVIEW: ‘Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano’ puts the art of refusing to quit on full display

Kris Sand March 6, 2024
“Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano” is proof of human determination in documentary form.
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REVIEW: ‘Agent of Happiness’ delves into the true journey of finding joy

Jasmine Jackson March 6, 2024
In "Agent of Happiness", the quest for happiness begins with three things: a knock, two men and a series of questions. 
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REVIEW: ‘Tokyo Story’ touches on family, aging and grief on the last day of the True/False film festival

Logan Gee March 6, 2024
On Sunday, March 3, the True/False Film Fest hosted a showing of ​​Yasujirô Ozu’s “Tokyo Story,” a Japanese film released in 1953.
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REVIEW: ‘Boyz’ captures the current state of Gen-Z male intimacy

Bishop Lamm March 6, 2024
“Boyz,” directed by Sylvain Cruiziat and premiering in North America Feb. 29 at True/False Film Fest 2024,  follows the life of the director’s  younger brother Maxime with friends Julian and Vilas through their life as students in Munich, Germany.
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REVIEW: “Flying Lessons” is a vibrant portrait of a fading neighborhood

Boo May March 5, 2024
“Flying Lessons” follows long-time Lower East Side (LES) resident Philly — known by her stage name Philly Abe — as she fights against gentrification. 

Columbia Art League’s ‘Devour’ romanticizes food’s human nature

Alex Goldstein March 5, 2024
Illusionary, clashing colors and varying shapes, almost those of a TV screen that’s been hit by a baseball, take the form of a man wearing glasses.
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Make jokes, not war: Comedy Wars brings laughter to MU each week

Each Wednesday night just before 8 p.m., Leadership Auditorium fills with students.