Sufjan Stevens supposedly recorded “Carrie & Lowell” in the living room of his Brooklyn apartment. Such is the closeness of the album that you, the listener, could be sitting on an adjacent couch, humming along with the apartment’s air conditioning unit. In past albums, Stevens presented his emotionally damaged myths with bombastic kitsch orchestras, either...
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April 9, 2015July 12, 2022Culture
Don’t just analyze art, enjoy it too
If there’s one thing I’ll take away from the Great Books sequence here at Hillsdale, it’s that in great literature every sentence, every phrase, and every word has a purpose. The same principle can be applied to any form of art, whether painting, music, theater, or film. A great artist is a purposeful artist. Nothing...
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April 9, 2015July 12, 2022Culture
Always in the swing of things
On Friday nights at the Old Snack Bar, the sound of music can be heard as the Hillsdale Hepcats Swing Dancing Club meets for a swing dancing lesson, followed by open dance. Lots of behind-the-scenes effort goes into planning each event, from selecting music to putting together a lesson for those interested in expanding their...
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April 9, 2015July 12, 2022City News
City to become ‘redevelopment ready community’
The city of Hillsdale is on its way to becoming a “Redevelopment Ready Community” — a city equipped for economic growth and competition — after the Hillsdale City Council decided Monday to begin the redevelopment program soon. It also gave Mar-Vo Mineral CEO David Wheeler the go-ahead to apply for a $78,750 federal grant to...
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April 9, 2015July 12, 2022Features
Abandoned factory: A snapshot of Hillsdale’s rich history
Walking through the abandoned screen door factory on Carleton Road — that old brick giant sitting next to Family Video — is about as close as you can get to meeting the people who lived, worked, spoke, and breathed in Hillsdale 150 years ago. You walk the same floorboards they walked, you touch the same...