The golden thread initiative is a project of cultural recovery perfectly fit for the season we’re in, publisher of The New Criterion and Encounter Books Roger Kimball said in his convocation speech April 10. “In many cultural precincts today, we find that faculty and students alike regard education chiefly as an exercise in disillusionment, and...
Joshua Paladino and his family. Courtesy | Facebook Joshua Paladino, a Hillsdale grad, said the office’s limited authority is not worth the drama Acting Mayor Joshua Paladino will not run for mayor in August. The city council voted the Hillsdale alumnus into the temporary position, officially called “mayor pro tem,” when former mayor Adam Stockford...
Before I saw Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit perform in concert, they were already one of my favorite bands — I would have gone on loving them without ever seeing them perform live. But since seeing them in person, whenever “If We Were Vampires” comes on, I’m flooded with memories of being crushed inside...
Disney’s 2025 film “Snow White” marks the media giant’s 20th live-action remake of a beloved animated original. The list includes “The Little Mermaid,” “Aladdin,” and “The Lion King” — those movies alone netted $2.1 billion at the box office. Moviegoers rightfully decry the end of creativity in Hollywood. Over the past five years, 30 of...
There’s good news for the hundreds who will attend St. Anthony’s Catholic Church for its Easter Vigil Mass. The service will be packed as usual this year. But new changes announced recently will add chairs to the parish hall and end the uncharitable practice of seat-saving. Rules over seats for worship may seem trivial or...