A current Internet search for Frank+Haith will likely turn up dozens of hits that make MU fans queasy. But it’s not all bad press for the MU coach lately. Once again, Haith is in contention for a $100,000 prize for charity.
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Neither Missouri NFL team made the playoffs, and MU failed to make a bowl game for the first time since 2004. But that doesn’t mean mid-Mo. football fans have nothing to cheer for. Sunday afternoon’s NFC Championship game has a distinct Columbia feel. Here are five things for the otherwise disinterested MU fan to keep an eye on.
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Back flips off sky scrapers, launching himself off giant ramps and diving off high places… ok, so maybe it’s a little repetitive. But Nitro Circus the Movie 3D is full of death-defying feats of stupidity and might be good for a couple cheap thrills.
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Everything Meryl Streep touches seems to turn to (Oscar) gold. Steve Carell’s movie career… not so much.
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In the next few days, the Olympic medal race for men’s basketball will begin taking shape. But that picture won’t include Linas Kleiza. The former MU forward and current Toronto Raptor scored just 4 points in Wednesday’s 9-point loss to Russia in the quarterfinals, eliminating Lithuania from medal contention. It’s a familiar position for Kleiza: just short of expectations.
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After intervention on the part of U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill, Lauren Gray, who had become the center of an immigration controversy in recent months, has been granted a two-year deferment and can apply for a work permit.
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Vox editor Jesse Bishop joined hosts Spencer Kane and George Young and guest Tom Whelihan Friday afternoon on “The Closers” to talk about mid-Missouri’s past and present Olympians and Columbia’s best hope for a future gold medal winner.
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Kim Sherman, like thousands of others, came to Columbia with journalism in mind. But filmmaking ended up being her future.
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As the dice float through the air, the fate of the universe, too, hangs in the balance. The results of a simple game of chance decide not just who orders food. The results of the Emmys — nay, the results of all eternity — rest on the numbers the Vox dice show…
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One of the running themes in the movie blogosphere this summer has been the disappointment of Taylor Kitsch’s box office performance in what was supposed to be his breakout year on the big screen. Kitsch aside, though, the health of the summer movie looks to be in pretty good shape. In the past 10 years, first-weekend box office numbers have doubled.
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Hardee’s is advertising a free burger for anyone wearing a Spider-man costume tomorrow. Just show up dressed as the web slinger and the burger is on them.
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Vox editor Jesse Bishop shares his woes of living through the NBA draft as a basketball fan in mid-Missouri.
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This week’s entry in Ragtag’s Homebrewed series is seriously disappointing… because showing a film like this just once is a shame. It really is that good.
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Writer/director Amy Seimetz leaves plenty unaddressed in this story inspired by her own recurring nightmares, but the holes don’t prohibit understanding. Fear is universal.
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It’s difficult to measure the impact an author has. But Ray Bradbury’s works have reshaped our society for decades.
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It took ten weeks, but in the season two Game of Thrones finale, finally, Daenerys Targaryen’s dragons breathed fire.
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Bamboo Terrace, Columbia’s newest restaurant, opens its doors for the first time this Saturday. Their menu offers some of the typical Chinese fare but also features a handful of selections special to the restaurant.
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Popcorn and Milk Duds are so passé. Atypical theater meals have long been a hallmark of the Ragtag viewing experience, but the second annual Homebrewed Film Series takes it to a new level.
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If you’re looking for more than a hotdog and a few mass produced light beers this weekend, a quick jaunt westward with the Pedaler’s Jamboree might be just what you’re looking for.
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At 6:30 Saturday evening, the MU softball team will take on LSU in their fifth straight super regional appearance. MU is one of the final 16 teams vying for a national championship. Here are five reasons why Columbians might want to check out MU this Memorial Day weekend.
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