Netflix sex ed: ‘Big Mouth’ hits puberty with grace
John Darr, Culture Editor
October 17, 2018
Filed under Arts & Culture, Lifestyle, TV
Let’s establish something: there are animated kids who masturbate, dry hump, and flash their privates in “Big Mouth.” No, it’s not child pornography, and yes, you should absolutely watch it. Anyone who has survived a high school health course knows that most sexual education programs are awkward,...
PHOTOS: AHINSA hosts Garba Night
Easton Thompson, Photographer
October 15, 2018
Filed under Galleries, Lifestyle, Multimedia
PHOTOS: Empty Bowls Chili Cook-Off fights against hunger
Selena Favela, Photo Editor
October 13, 2018
Filed under Galleries, Lifestyle, Multimedia
The Empty Bowls Chili Cook-Off featured bowls of all different sizes and shapes. Once a bowl is purchased, event goers can enjoy a bowl of chili. The annual event sells handmade bowls and the profit then goes to the Kansas Food Bank to help those in need of food.
Mikro Mikro
John Darr, Culture Editor
October 10, 2018
Filed under Arts & Culture, Lifestyle
Give us your Best Words, whatever their forms — a Poem or Tale or a Thing Beyond Norms, a Tweet or a Status or Snap-witted Chat, if it’s funny or stunning, well — please send us That! Our minds have been opened along with submissions, So dig out your Writing and make some revisions. Or...
Ambrose Akinmusire’s ‘Origami Harvest’ inspires with ‘lingering velocity’
Mariah Perkins, Columnist
October 10, 2018
Ambrose Akinmusire is a trumpeter and composer who, for the past ten years, has been creating jazz fusion tunes that communicate with culture while holding a steady hand on the constraints of genre. His new album, “Origami Harvest,” comes out On Oct. 12. After the release of the single, “a blooming...
Cancelled: When art and artists shouldn’t be separated
October 10, 2018
Filed under Arts & Culture, Columns, Lifestyle, Opinion
Steve Roggenbuck was the first writer to make me believe that poetry can still change our world. Roggenbuck’s work, which incorporates the language of internet to explore personal politics and joy in the age of technology, felt vital in an artform often seen as exclusive and out-of-touch. I shared...
This week in culture — Oct. 8
John Darr, Culture Editor
October 8, 2018
Filed under Arts & Culture, Lifestyle
Ceramics Demonstration Date: Tuesday, Oct. 9 Time: 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Location: Hubbard Hall Cost: Free! Are you struggling to mold your life into a beautiful work of art? Start small with a pinch pot at this week’s Ceramic Demonstration! Get your hands on some clay and prepare...
‘I would rather engineer a song than engineer a machine’
John Darr, Culture Editor
October 8, 2018
Filed under Features, Lifestyle, Music
Joe Hagen, with his gleeful smile and ambling stride, is one of the most deceptively laid-back guys at Wichita State. I first found out about him at last year’s Final Fest. After watching him perform with his band, After Judo, I found out he had also helped create and run the entire festival. When...
Husband, wife, daughter all pursuing undergrad degrees at WSU
Audrey Korte, Reporter
October 8, 2018
Filed under Features, Lifestyle, Showcase
For the Hill family, student life is a family affair. Heather, John, and their daughter Stephanie are all undergraduate students at Wichita State. “We’re the trifecta,” John Hill said. “Triple trouble.” John is studying history and Heather is working toward a degree in women’s studies....
I should laugh, but I cry: Analyzing the Joker’s new look
Madeline Deabler, Visual Managing Editor
October 7, 2018
After the train wreck that was “Suicide Squad” and Jared Leto’s Hot Topic-esque Joker, Batman and the DC universe were in dire straits. When I first heard there would be a new movie with Joaquin Phoenix portraying the Joker, I was skeptical. I’d seen Phoenix in movies like “Her” and “Walk...
Finnish education abroad: A firsthand Shocker account
October 7, 2018
Filed under Arts & Culture, Lifestyle
There are Shockers out in the world who are taking their education into their own hands. In this series, we give them an opportunity to pen personal essays about their experience abroad. Our first essay is from Honors and Education major Lauren Rust, who is currently studying at Åbo Akademi in Vaasa, Fi...
‘A Star Is Born’ debuts as genuine and gripping
Jordan Shannon, Columnist
October 7, 2018
The cacophonic stage lives of many successful artists are riddled with underlying personal issues. Drug habits, complicated personal relationships, and more, act as crucibles that artists must either overcome or submit to. This phenomenon is the focus of Bradly Cooper’s ambitious directorial debut,...