It’s been 60 years since the original “West Side Story,” and a remake has finally hit the theaters. The familiar story models after Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, with a twist ending. Set in 20th century New York City, the film centers on a gang conflict between the Jets, poor white boys, and the Sharks, Puerto...
Andrew Garfield was busy in 2021. Almost a month before he reprised his role as Spider-Man in “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” Garfield entered the musical world in “tick, tick… Boom!” playing the lead, composer Jonathan Larson. The film is composer Lin-Manuel Miranda’s directorial debut. Before Larson composes his hit musical, “Rent,” he struggles to break...
The Inklings created some of the best-loved literature in the 20th century, and next week they’re coming to Hillsdale College as the subject of a CCA. The Inklings were an informal literary discussion group associated with J. R. R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. “Professor of History Bradley Birzer will introduce the program by talking about...
Bill “Wild Bill” Lundberg is the Hayden Park fitness director. This interview has been edited for length, style, and clarity. If you got stuck in an elevator and could only listen to one song the entire time, what song would you want to listen to? Chris Tomlin’s “How Great is our God.” That would keep...
The Hillsdale Club Hockey Team has returned to the ice this semester after a year off caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Every Sunday, the team’s nine members travel to Optimist Ice Arena in Jackson to play in the beer league. “A lot of guys on the team have played for several years, some have played...