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‘The Umbrella Academy: Season 2’ is a quirky, emotional ride from start to finish

Season 2 of The Umbrella Academy offers a perfect blend of emotional honesty and quirky fun. This new season continues to establish the unique identity of Umbrella Academy as a show, and while the focus on individual characters takes away from some of the dysfunctional family dynamic, the exploration of trauma mixed with goofy superhero action is certainly worth the watch. 


‘Folklore’ is a triumph for Taylor Swift

There is much to grasp and decode in Swift’s latest musical masterpiece. The singer is taking a direction previously unexplored, and at this point, it’s possible that Swift can achieve anything. 



Customers hang around The Cup Sept. 6, 2020, in The Village. As businesses start to reopen, more and more people are going out in areas that were popular before the pandemic. Mary Stempky, DN

Village businesses feel financial strain from COVID-19

Though Ball State students and the business they bring to Muncie have returned, businesses in the Village are still feeling the stress of statewide quarantine mandates and the extended summer brought on by the university’s early dismissal last semester.


People, wearing a face mask as a precaution against the new coronavirus outbreak, walk on a pedestrian crossing at the main business district in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. Indonesia's capital on Monday begins to reimpose large-scale social restrictions to control a rapid expansion in the virus cases. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Five international stories of the week

A flight to Antarctica takes extra precuations to keep the coronavirus away, Indonesia's capital under social restrictions to curb coronavirus spread, Austria sees the beginning of a second virus wave, volunteers and firefighters in Brazil try to save animals from burning wetlands and the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine trials resume after a pause.



Elliott DeRose, DN Illustration

Indiana Scones: Look up before it's too late.

My phone addiction is real, and I’m not the only one who has this problem. Right now, technology seems like the easiest way to pass time without putting yourself at risk. However, scrolling isn’t the only thing we can do while staying safe. While we are socially distancing, we can make the most of our time instead of wasting it on social media.  



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Weekend Warm-Up

Weather forecaster Jordan Wolfe tells about the warm-up this weekend and more seasonable conditions next week.