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God save the queen: A review of Netflix’s Crown jewel
Jared Berg Editor in Chief For those viewers still reeling from the finale of Downton Abbey, Netflix’s The Crown provides a more than acceptable alternative. If Downton Abbey has a legacy in the States, it is because of the show’s ability to make the most menial and seemingly inconsequential minutiae in the lives of an…
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Theatre & dance department presents Fall Dance Concert
Roberts Dinkins, Jr. A&E Editor This upcoming week, the Fall Dance Concert will finally be ready for presentation to The College of Wooster community. It will go down as another great concert directed by Kim Tritt, a professor of dance, the only one employed by the College. Even though it will be directed by a…
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Parsonsfield Recap
As a general rule, I try my best to be tolerant. I tolerate my great uncle Vincent’s Candy Crush requests on Facebook. I tolerate Christmas music in November. I’ll even tolerate people who insist that the moon landing was real. But I draw the line at elements of hipster culture. Stop putting things in Mason…
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Bon Iver’s musical evolution and innovative experimentation
Waverly Hart Contributing Writer Fans of Bon Iver had been waiting five long years for the band’s third album, 22, A Million. When the album was finally released on Sept. 30, it was quite a change from the soothing, acoustic stylings of the past two albums. Bon Iver first stepped onto the music scene in…
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Spotlight on creative Independent Studies: Bridget Slone ’16
Name: Bridget Slone Major: Music & CSD Hometown: Royal Oak, Mich. Describe your I.S. I’m trying to write the best music I can for my senior recital, because you never have enough time to write music just the way you want it. There’s this saying, I don’t know who said it, but it’s something like:…
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The End of a Six Second Era
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a Vine must be priceless. For those who waste their time on literature or friendship, Vine is a social-media app owned by Twitter. Similar to how tweets are limited to 140 characters, Vines are videos limited to six seconds to craft their message to the world.…
