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Childhood Fame or Trauma?: A Look Inside “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV”
By: Erica Patton The new docuseries “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kid’s TV” premiered with a vengeance to its viewers. The motive of...
Erica Patton
Apr 23, 2024


“I.S.S.” REVIEW: THE WRONG STUFF
By: Aliena Abernathy I.S.S Movie Poster, credit to "Bleecker Street". “I.S.S.” is a strange addition to director Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s...
The Current UMSL
Jan 30, 2024


“Anyone But You”: A Love Story Like All Others
By: Lauren Johns Movie Poster from IMDB Rom-Coms are a heartwarming, goofy, entertaining waste of time. I’ve seen quite a few in my young...
The Current UMSL
Jan 16, 2024


Why You Should Read Poetry: A Look Inside a Contemporary Poetry Course at UMSL
By: Erica Patton During the Fall 2023 semester, I had to take a poetry course to fulfill my honors college credits. Though it was not my...
The Current UMSL
Jan 16, 2024


The Cinematic Madness of Saltburn: A Movie Review
By: Erica Patton Movie Poster for Saltburn, Credit: IMDb If you use TikTok at all, you may have noticed the rise in popularity of the new...
The Current UMSL
Jan 3, 2024


"Our Freedom is Incomplete without the Freedom of the Palestinians"
By Vincent Latigue Photo via Getty Images Since October 7th my mind’s been inundated with images of some of the most despicable acts of...
Vincent Latigue
Jan 3, 2024


Reviewing 1989 (Taylor’s Version)
By: Lauren Johns Image taken from villagepipol blog Is it a bird or a plane? No, it’s just Time magazine’s pick for “Person of the Year”...
The Current UMSL
Dec 20, 2023


“GUTS”: Pop Genius or Pop Plagiarism?
By: Lauren Johns She writes lyrical ballads like Taylor Swift, incorporates 90’s grunge like Avril Lavigne and Paramore, has dabbled in...
The Current UMSL
Nov 22, 2023


Warrior Women: The Costs of Being a Woman
By Stephanie Kim, Editor-in-Chief We all come from a woman. All of us owe our existence to women. A woman made the sacrifice to carry and...
Stephanie Kim
Mar 28, 2022
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