Arts & Entertainment

Truman, fraternity host music festival

October 22, 2019

Truman State University’s Department of Music and Sigma Alpha Iota are hosting the annual North Star Music Festival Concert Oct. 25 and 26. The festival will feature student and faculty composers and will premiere a […]

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Becoming Aunt Lydia

October 8, 2019

It was dark and raining and my mind was going one thousand times faster than the car I was driving. I wasn’t in the mood to be in this kind of traffic, caused by late-night […]

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“Midsommar” is beautiful and grotesque

October 4, 2019

TMN movie critic Gordon McPherson gave this film 4.5 out of 5 flower crowns. Director Ari Aster’s “Midsommar” feels cursed in the same vein as Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining” and William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist,” and […]

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88.7 KTRM brings emerging artist to campus

October 2, 2019

Truman State University’s 88.7 KTRM is set to introduce emerging pop artist Sir Babygirl alongside Toronto electro-pop artist Nyssa on Oct. 3. Supported solely through station fundraising, the event stands out from appearances coordinated by […]

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“Ad Astra” is a future classic

September 26, 2019

TMN film critic Gordon McPherson gives “Ad Astra” 5 out of 5 stars. Director James Gray’s cerebral, sublime and extraordinarily ambitious “Ad Astra” is the best science-fiction film since “Blade Runner 2049” and a refreshing […]

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TruTalent takes over The Quad

September 13, 2019

After weeks of practice and bonding, brothers Jacob and Tyler Bichsel took the stage of the Student Activity Board’s event, TruTalent, bringing laughs and a lifelong love of acting to the Truman State University community. […]

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The Losers’ Club returns to Derry

September 12, 2019

TMN film critic Gordon McPherson gives “It: Chapter Two” 2 and a half out of 5 red balloons. The overlong and fascinating “It: Chapter Two” proves a passable sequel to the 2017 smash hit. Pennywise […]

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Top 5 Movie Trailers of all Time

September 6, 2019

#5: “A Clockwork Orange” — Official Trailer This psychedelic trailer for Stanley Kubrick’s “A Clockwork Orange,” featuring techno Beethoven, is downright incomprehensible, but I wouldn’t have it any other way. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FI1204n6GZw #4: “T2 Trainspotting” — […]

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“Climax” is why I don’t party

August 14, 2019

TMN film critic gives “Climax” 4/5 See-No-Evil monkey emojis Hello, welcome back to Truman. Hope you watched lots of movies this summer — I certainly did.  “The Last Black Man in San Francisco,” “Midsommar,” “Wild […]