There are few artists left of William Truman Hosner’s kind. Professional painters today have nearly abandoned open-air painting for the convenience of a camera. After snapping pictures of an outdoor scene, they head indoors and create portraits from the photographs. But internationally renowned pastelist Hosner hasn’t used a camera in nearly two decades. Hillsdale College’s...
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October 1, 2015July 12, 2022Culture
Bookbinders on campus: Hillsdale student and professor craft handbound books
To create something both useful and beautiful is a “human” practice, according to Assistant Professor of English Kelly Franklin. “Think of the swords in ‘Lord of the Rings,’” Franklin said. “They’re tools of war, but they’re always beautiful.” Like swordmaking in Tolkien’s works, the art of bookbinding gives both functionality and beauty to text, according...
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October 1, 2015July 12, 2022Culture
Hillsdale launches Little Big Band: New ensemble jazzes up music program
A new jazz ensemble has swung into the rhythm of Hillsdale College: the Little Big Band. According to saxophone instructor Jonathon Gewirtz, the band’s director, this smaller ensemble was added to the jazz program to provide jazz students with an alternative to Big Band. All but three of last year’s Big Band members returned this...
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October 1, 2015July 12, 2022Culture
‘Black Mass’: Don’t waste your time
“Black Mass” would make a great radio drama. As a film, it is terrible. The 2015 film, directed by Scott Cooper, is based on the true story of Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger (played by Johnny Depp). The film begins in 1975, when FBI agent John Connolly (played by Joel Edgerton) offers Bulger an...
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September 24, 2015July 12, 2022Opinions
Our ‘righteous battles’ are not justifiable
Veterans who voluntarily join the military abound with courage. But veterans have separate intentions from the political class. Men and women join the military to defend their country and make the world a safer place (among other reasons). Unfortunately, politicians distort this noble purpose by using the military to fight perpetual wars or attempting to...