The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater
The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater
The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater
Poetry and Flow offered a mindful pause amidst Unbound Book Festival

Poetry and Flow offered a mindful pause amidst Unbound Book Festival

Ainsley Bryson, MOVE Digital Editor • April 24, 2025

The first full day of Unbound Book Festival events began bright and early on Saturday morning in the lower level of The Broadway Hotel in downtown Columbia. Tucked away in the back of one of the hotel’s...

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REVIEW: ‘Family Album’ is a powerful, raw archive of the fight for trans rights in Argentina

Ainsley Bryson, MOVE Digital Editor • March 12, 2025
Director Laura Casabé tells the story of trans activist Claudia Pía Baudracco in this compelling and pertinent documentary   
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Complex and vulnerable, ‘Umbilical Ouroboros’ is a raw display of our connection to each other  

Ainsley Bryson, MOVE Digital Editor • March 8, 2025
Artist Lauren Frances Evans sculpted a vision of reclaiming virginity, birth and maternal subjectivity in her mixed media exhibition that closed Thursday, Feb. 28
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REVIEW: ‘May the Soil Be Everywhere’ is an organic and touching portrait of a family’s long-lost ancestry

Ainsley Bryson, MOVE Digital Editor • March 8, 2025
Together, director Yehui Zhao and the audience celebrate the survival of a  memory between a family and the land they were raised on
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REVIEW: Deeply personal, ‘The Silence of My Hands’ underscores the subtle fragilities of a long-distance relationship with intersectional advocacy

Ainsley Bryson, MOVE Digital Editor • March 2, 2025
Filmmaker Manuel Acuña uses his personal relationship with the protagonists to invite the audience into the intimate struggles of an LGBTQ+ couple who are deaf
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Remembering Liam Payne: How One Direction fans are navigating grief on social media

Ainsley Bryson, MOVE Digital Editor • December 16, 2024

Some fans of One Direction are finding community in online spaces dedicated to the boy band in order to process the death of former member Liam Payne CW: This article contains sensitive content,...

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REVIEW: A ‘Wicked’-ly brilliant screen adaptation of the musical we know and love

Ainsley Bryson, MOVE Digital Editor • December 11, 2024

Don’t let the 2 hour, 40 minute runtime scare you; the tangible, absorbing extravagance of “Wicked” is what makes this the movie of the year On Nov. 22, the magic of director Jon M....

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Young and queer in Columbia: Reflecting on my experience at 2024 Mid-Missouri PrideFest

Ainsley Bryson, MOVE Digital Editor • October 31, 2024

Columbia continues to uplift its LGBTQ+ communities by dedicating space to LGBTQ+ artists, vendors and festival-goers Walking through the streets of downtown Columbia on Sept. 28 and 29 opened...

Homecoming and heritage: Creating cross-generational memories

Homecoming and heritage: Creating cross-generational memories

Maya Bensaoud and Ainsley Bryson • October 19, 2024

MU Homecoming displays all the qualities that legacies embody, uniting students, alums and the Columbia community.     Editor's Note: A previous version of this article...