Superheroes of the Ville
by Noah Tang
The Spider-Force
This fall semester, an interesting new trend arose. Students are dressing up as popular superheroes, attending classes or offering their services to the student body at large. The Spider-Force of Cedarville, as they call themselves, has set up a hotline specifically for fellow students to ask for help. They started by posting a Classified ad and then moved to use a phone number that was posted for all to see. In keeping with Spider-Man’s practices, these ...
Adidas ends its partnership with Kanye West’s brand ‘Yeezy’.
By Anna Harman
For years, Kanye West has been working on his shoe brand, “Yeezy” with Adidas. Although this partnership has been weakened for a while, recently, conflict arose between West and the company. Adidas reviewed and ended its Yeezy partnership with him.
Kanye West claims Adidas stole his designs for some of his Yeezy shoes. Taking to Instagram to vent his frustrations with the company, he stated “I AM ADIDAS.” While it is no secret that West often presents himself as ...
‘Rings of Power’ Finale Attempts Ties to Tolkien’s Lore
By Janie Walenda
This review contains spoilers for the whole of “Rings of Power” season one
I’m not sure how I feel about the season finale of “Rings of Power.” That’s not a great first sentence for a review, but that has been the overwhelming feeling that has stuck with me. On one hand, the finale delivers its twists with its usual style and a surprising amount of complexity. However, the developments in this episode do nothing to lessen my concerns about how “Rings ...
‘She-Hulk: Attorney at Law’ Finale Falls Flat
By Samuel M Acosta
This past week we finally saw the ending of “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law” and it is definitely something different than we have ever seen before from Marvel. Not only does it lean into the fourth-wall-breaking nature of the character, but it does away with the typical big fight sequence at the end. Yet, I can’t help but feel unsatisfied with the show's ending, especially in light of how amazing the episode before this was. It all just feels rushed and underdev...
‘Werewolf By Night’ is a Fresh and Violent New Chapter of the MCU
By Ben Konuch
“So many death dealers in one room…”
Phase 4 of the MCU has been full of bizarre hits and misses. It’s been a phase of experimenting, with unconventional and unique entries like “WandaVision” and “Eternals” attempting to break the mold of the Marvel formula. For all of its experimenting, Marvel has failed as many times as it succeeded. Some titles like “Moon Knight” and “Loki” have been received favorably, while entries like “Eternals” and ...
‘Andor’ Episodes 4-6 Raise the Bar for Star Wars Television
By Ben Konuch
“Of course I’m afraid! But there’s a difference between fear and losing your nerve. You want out of this? Make a choice. Don’t use me as an excuse.”
“Andor” has quickly shot up the ranks of my favorite pieces of Star Wars storytelling. Fresh off the high note of episode three's action-packed conclusion of the first story arc, “Andor's” next two episodes are again slow-burn world-building that culminate into a visually stunning and narratively satisfying ...
‘Halloween Ends” By Crashing To The Ground
By Samuel M Acosta
This review contains spoilers for “Halloween Ends.”
I was absolutely hyped to see this movie. Along with most people, I really enjoyed the first installment of the “Halloween” franchise reboot and despite popular opinion, I love the second installment. So when it came to the final part of the trilogy, I was ready to dive in and love whatever was there, despite its flaws. Well, dive in I did… and I hit my head on the concrete because this movie had less depth ...
‘Ada and the Engine’ Blows The Audience Away
By Samuel M Acosta
On October 15, Teghan Reed and Farrah Rawlings, senior theater majors here at Cedarville, held their capstone project, producing a performance of “Ada and the Engine” by Lauren Gunderson in Alford Auditorium.
With Rawlings playing the leading role of Ada and Reed directing and designing the show, this ended up being one of the best shows that I had ever seen. It not only made me respond emotionally, but the true artistic nature of the show was astounding. It left ...
‘Oddballs’ is a YouTuber’s Dive into Netflix Animation
By Katlynn Rossignol
Summary
The town of Dirt, Arizona, is the home of lab experiments turned loose, including James the bubble-boy, his talking crocodile friend Max, and a girl from the future named Echo. With so many unexplained things in life, the three of them cause chaos as they question the wacky world around them.
Background
One of the fascinating things about “Oddballs” is its connection to “TheOdd1sOut” YouTube channel, a storytime animation channel created by ...
Global Outreach Provides Opportunities for Everyone to Serve, Have an Impact, and Be Impacted
by Jewell Strock
Global Outreach exists to prepare and organize the Cedarville University community to know, live, and share the Gospel. Over the past couple of weeks, Global Outreach has had tables in the Stevens Student Center offering opportunities to students to go and serve locally as well as internationally. Informational meetings were held several nights during this time with opportunities to go on a mission trip, something students are encouraged to do at least once in their college ...
