How do you structure the creative writing class you teach here? Here we divide the class into two, the semester is 16 weeks approximately, and about eight weeks is craft. The point is to teach the students how to read creatively, as opposed to other kinds of reading. There’s reading for leisure: for instance, you...
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After Eden: Andrews gets women wrong
Courtesy | Unsplash If Helen Andrews is right, this Opinions page is a reign of terror. Andrews, a conservative political commentator, made gender-pessimism go viral this month with her essay, “The Great Feminization,” in Compact Magazine. In the piece, Andrews advances the existing theory of the “Great Feminization,” which she deems the “most significant event...
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Hillsdale men pump iron
Sophomore Bruno Giglotti deadlifts 500 pounds: Caroline Kurt | Collegian He chalks his hands, makes the sign of the cross, and steps up to the barbell. The goal? Make lifting 500 pounds look easy. The Hillsdale College Powerlifting Club held its annual on-campus meet Oct. 18, bringing together students and faculty for a low-pressure, high-strength...
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‘The Smashing Machine’ fails
Show, not tell, is the basic rule of high school creative writing. Unfortunately for A24’s latest drama, it also applies to cinema. Posters for “The Smashing Machine,” directed by Benny Safdie, sell the movie as an emotionally powerful and unforgettable story. The biopic follows the career of Mark Kerr (Dwayne Johnson), a mixed martial arts...
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After Eden: To find love, throw a party
Courtesy | Unsplash My maternal grandparents met on a ski train from Kansas City to Colorado when my grandfather asked my grandmother for a light. They were married for 52 years. We wax nostalgic about the way things once were, especially in the realm of love and marriage. It’s hard not to feel as though...