Take a mental break at the District’s Wellness Weekend

Lily Wilcox • September 24, 2022

Reconnect with yourself this weekend with events and promotions from Columbia’s self-care and mental health businesses.

Queer filmmaking showcased at the Ragtag

Lucy Valeski • September 22, 2022

The nonprofit film theater continues their tradition of making queer cinema visible in Missouri during Mid Mo Pride Fest this weekend.

REVIEW: “Bodies Bodies Bodies” is a surprisingly clever murder mystery

Max Shapiro • September 20, 2022

The latest film from the studio A24 delivers a fun mystery and more than a few laughs.

Artist Vince Houston adds a touch of whimsy to mid-Missouri art scene

Savvy Sleevar • September 20, 2022

From dragonflies to dinosaurs, mid-Missouri artist Vince Houston loves creating opulent sculptures of animals large and small.

New garden strengthens community

Caleb McDairmant • September 18, 2022

Mizzou Botanic Garden began the next phase of the George Washington Carver project with the installation of a second garden at Tara Apartments.

COMO bites: A guide to the city’s best restaurants and coffee shops

Egan Ward • August 30, 2022

Ditch the dining plan, and get a taste of some of Columbia’s finest eats

 Soul, country and rock — get to know Columbia’s local musicians

Lucy Valeski • August 20, 2022

Mid-Missouri is home to many different styles of music. Here are a few must see musicians to check out on your next night off

Unbound Book Festival panelists unpack nostalgia’s place in literature and society

Savvy Sleevar • May 15, 2022

Three authors came together for the ‘Those Were the Days’ panel on Saturday. Drawing from their own literary works, the writers endeavored to answer important questions about nostalgia and literature’s ties to this uniquely human emotion.

New music, old friendship — the story of MU’s senior composers

Elizabeth Derner • May 9, 2022

Holden Franklin, Emily Shaw and Jack Snelling have grown in their paths and achievements as individual composers, and their friendship has been a core part of their experiences.

Netflix’s new ‘The Cuphead Show’ modernizes 1930s rubber hose animation

Catie Polo • May 3, 2022

Netflix’s new “The Cuphead Show” harkens back to the 1930s style of animation that helped to make the game so popular among fans.

MU’s top teaching excellence: The 2022 Kemper Fellows

Egan Ward • May 1, 2022

The university award for teaching excellence, the Kemper Fellowship, awards five of MU’s most influential voices.

Lizzy McAlpine’s ‘five seconds flat’ beautifully blends nostalgia, love and loss

Savvy Sleevar • April 27, 2022

Singer-songwriter Lizzy McAlpine released ‘five seconds flat’ on April 8, a new album tailored to hopeless romantics learning to accept the pitfalls of young love.