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A section of the official poster for Shazam(2019)

‘Shazam’ surprises with its charming wit, humor

Jared Geyer April 10, 2019

As superhero films grow in popularity every year, my opinion on the genre continues to sour. Although I still like new releases such as “Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse,” the over-saturation of competing...

Photo by Yousuf El-Jayyousi.

Roasting brings humor to relationships, strengthens friendship bonds

Katie Whaley November 15, 2017
Roasting is a form of disparagement humor, or a type of humor that denigrates a social group.
Photo by Kristine Cho

Self-deprecating humor makes light of insecurities, awkward situations

Katie Whaley February 7, 2017
Students reflect on why they enjoy using self-deprecating humor to ease uncomfortable situations.
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‘American Hustle’ plot confusing but acting spectacular

Trisha Chaudhary December 23, 2013

Since the trailers came out, American Hustle has had everything going for it. With a director that previously made the Oscar-nominated film, Silver Linings Playbook, and starring Jennifer Lawrence (The...

‘Tis the season

Najeebah Hussain December 9, 2013

  By Najeebah Hussain

Awoken sarcastically mocks typical teen romance

‘Awoken’ sarcastically mocks typical teen romance

Jay Whang October 19, 2013

Poe’s Law states the idea that people have difficulty telling the difference between radical expressions and a parody of these radical expressions. Whenever an author intends his or her work as straight-forward...

Ask Jake: final week

Ask Jake: final week

Jake Alden May 26, 2013

[media url="https://vimeo.com/67027214" width="640" height="360"] Video by Urmila Kutikkad Dandy Cats: https://vimeo.com/33968489 Welcome to Ask Jake, Bearing News’ first online advice column. I have...

Ask Jake week 7 - Special Edition: Gibb and Jake

Ask Jake week 7 – Special Edition: Gibb and Jake

Jake Alden May 7, 2013

[media url="https://vimeo.com/65675149" width="640" height="360"] Video by Urmila Kutikkad   Welcome to Ask Jake, Bearing News’ first online advice column. ANYONE can send in questions by either...

Ask Jake week six

Ask Jake week six

Jake Alden April 12, 2013

[media url="https://vimeo.com/63899020" width="640" height="360"]  Video by Urmila Kutikkad Welcome to Ask Jake, Bearing News’ first online advice column. ANYONE can send in questions by either dropping...

Admission proves comedic and satisfying

‘Admission’ proves comedic and satisfying

Trisha Chaudhary March 22, 2013

For a junior that is quickly approaching having to begin the application process to colleges and deciding what I want to do with the rest of my life, Admission seemed like a good movie to go see. I'll...

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‘Potted Potter’ shows at Missouri Theatre, exceeds expectations

Trisha Chaudhary February 18, 2013

On Wednesday, Feb. 13, Potted Potter, a Harry Potter parody, came to Columbia's very own Missouri Theatre. The show crammed all seven Harry Potter books into "seventy hilarious minutes", according to...

Ask Jake week five

Ask Jake week five

Jake Alden February 11, 2013

[media url="https://vimeo.com/59381166" width="640" height="360"] Video by Urmila Kutikkad Welcome to Ask Jake, Bearing News’ first online advice column. ANYONE can send in questions by either dropping...

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