RADAR
Vox’s take on the talk of the week
Written by: Marlee Ellison, Katelyn Lunders, Meredith McGrath, Brooke Vaughan
WORLD AIDS DAY
“Magic” is in the air
THE NEW STOP, DROP AND ROLL Colleges are examining their safety protocols after Monday’s attack at The Ohio State University. A student rammed his car into a group of people and attacked them with a knife. Eleven victims were hospitalized. OSU Police tweeted “Run Hide Fight” after the stabbing. The instructions come from the Department of Homeland Security’s protocol for surviving an active shooter by running away, hiding and, as a last resort, fighting the attacker.
The lighting of the Magic Tree is tonight at 6 p.m. at The Village of Cherry Hill. To some, this is the most Instagram-able moment of the year, but for others it’s an over-glorified waste of electricity. If you do manage to get a good photo at night where the only lighting is provided by a tree, please let us know. Seriously. But if you choose to pass on this particular tradition, here are some other worthy events to get you in the holiday spirit: • Living Windows Festival from 6–8 p.m. Friday in downtown Columbia • “We Always Swing” Jazz Series presents Big Band Holiday at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Missouri Theatre • Elf The Musical Jr. at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Stephens College
GOOD BYE
GOTTA HATCHIMAL
The former Cuban leader Fidel Castro survived nearly 600 assassination attempts during his life, but he died on Friday at age 90. His funeral will be Dec. 4 in the eastern city of Santiago after his ashes tour throughout Cuba. In a year of high-profile deaths, this one had a little less of a sting.
The Hatchimal, a large plastic egg with a trainable bird inside, is one of the most popular toys for gifting this holiday season. The toys are already expensive at $60, but, because they are selling out, parents are signing their names onto wait lists at stores and spending $199–$499 on Amazon and eBay. These might just be the Kylie Jenner Lip Kits of the kid world.
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World AIDS Day, the first-ever global health day, started Dec. 1, 1988. Locally, to honor and continue the progress made over the years, The Center Project will screen the documentary How to Survive a Plague about AIDS activists at 7 p.m. at its location, 515 Hickman Ave. There will be free HIV testing at the event. Spectrum Health Care will also host free walk-in HIV testing from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at its office, 1124 Wilkes Blvd. Ste. 100. For more information go to facebook.com/ SpectrumHealthCareMissouri.
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“Surprisingly emotional... hysterically funny... and genuinely surprising” - Gothamist
by Evan Linder and Andrew Hobgood
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1800 Nelwood Drive; Columbia, MO | 573.474.3699 | www.cectheatre.org “5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche” is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. PHOTOS BY OR COURTESY OF JONATHAN QUILTER/AP, KYLE SPRADLEY, AMAZON, WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
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