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Sturgill Simpson’s country music is more than dirt roads, sunburns

Spencer Mende • September 23, 2018

Sturgill Simpson isn’t making country music for car commercials and he _definitely_ isn’t writing songs about the sexual appeal of his tractor. Often compared with artists like Chris Stapleton and...

Roots N Blues N BBQ brings sustainability to Stephens Park

Madalynn Owens • September 22, 2018

Roots N Blues N BBQ is set to bring big crowds to Columbia, and with big crowds comes big waste. The Roots N Blues N BBQ team welcomes sustainability and encourages guests to help make the festival as...

Roots N Blues artist Amanda Shires’ music offers new spin on traditional country sound

Joe Cross • September 22, 2018

Columbia’s annual Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival has been a city tradition since 2007, bringing in thousands of visitors from out of town each year. In those eleven years, the festival has managed to spotlight...

MU Extension receives $1.1 million grant to help businesses get back on their feet

Noah Klein • September 20, 2018

MU Extension recently received a $1.1 million grant to aid manufacturing businesses. MU Extension is a part of the UM System and aims to solve problems for businesses in the surrounding areas. According...

For horror junkies, ‘Mandy’ is the guiltiest of pleasures

Jesse Baalman • September 20, 2018

In a dense forest outside the Shadow Mountains in 1983, Red Miller (Nicolas Cage) is a lumberjack living with his artist girlfriend, Mandy (Andrea Riseborough). Their bohemian lifestyle seems to be focused...

Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively star together in neo-noir film ‘A Simple Favor’

Claudia Khaw • September 20, 2018

_This review contains spoilers._ By just looking at the incredible cast working on this film, you can already tell “A Simple Favor” is going to harbor a lot of commercial success. The drama directed...

Paul McCartney still has what it takes with ‘Egypt Station’

Jacob Luebbert • September 20, 2018

Paul McCartney doesn’t owe music anything. The man practically invented modern popular music, has had an almost 50-year solo career and has released some of the greatest albums of all time with this...

The Briefing: MSA confirms 22 positions in first full senate meeting

Caitlyn Rosen, Ethan Brown • September 19, 2018

The Missouri Students Association elected 19 at-large senators, confirmed three upper-level positions and read various bills including one that would remove the Department of Student Activities from MSA’s...

‘The Predator’ falls off cliff, still manages to hang on for dear life

Jake Price • September 18, 2018

Director Shane Black has been a pioneer in the film industry, specifically in the action genre, for sometime now. He knows how to direct and produce a movie with flushed out characters and a solid story...

‘BoJack Horseman’ takes social commentary to new heights in fifth season

Joe Cross • September 18, 2018

Something BoJack Horseman, Netflix’s animated Hollywood satire about a perpetually bummed-out talking horse, has always done exceptionally well is attempt to create discussions about major societal issues...

Picnic raises student awareness of Sustainability Office

Laura Evans • September 18, 2018

The MU Sustainability Office threw its first Sustainability Picnic outside its office on the west side of the Virginia Avenue Parking Structure on Thursday. In an attempt to raise awareness and garner...

The Do’s and Don’ts of Roots N Blues N BBQ

Brynn McCarthy • September 18, 2018

Even though you won’t endure any mosh pits or see crowd surfing at the Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival, it is important to keep safety in mind throughout the weekend. There is a security team at every...