As the credits of “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” rolled onto our vintage box TV screen, I heard my dad murmur a subtle comment under his breath. “This film could not be more relatable. That guy? I totally get everything he has to go through.” He’s not wrong. The warmth of the Chilean people is...
Audrey Hepburn was known for many things. In 1953, the Dutch legend-to-be made her first memorable movie appearance as an undercover heiress, racing across the cobblestone streets of Rome on a motorcycle with a journalist (Gregory Peck) in “Roman Holiday”. In 1961, she made fashion history in her role as Holly Golightly, the solemn escort...
“Salvation on Sand Mountain” reads like a Flannery O’Connor story come to life. In her stories, men steal girls’ false legs and literally eat the pages of the Bible. In Dennis Covington’s book, snake handlers call down the Holy Ghost, cast out demons, and risk their lives each time they reach into the serpent boxes....
The aroma of musty vinyl floated over the voices and instruments of Hillsdale College Faculty Jazz band the Hillcats this past Saturday, as the musicians and community remembered the music of singer-songwriter James Taylor. The classic sound of Taylor’s music was performed by the Hillcats with the accompaniment of vocals by Hank Horton on Feb....
“Sing God a simple song Lauda, Laude” The warm, meandering melody from Leonard Bernstein’s “Mass” spills from the singer’s lips, filling the church sanctuary from wall to wall. “Make it up as you go along Lauda, Laude” For Nick Nestorak ’11, “A Simple Song” was only the beginning of an intimately worshipful, yet also dauntingly...