Whether it’s to the preemie babies in hospital incubators, young children piling onto a couch after dinner, the teenager who just came home from school, the couple on a road trip, or an elderly man with his daughter in a nursing home, there is universal power in reading out loud together. Hearts quiet, minds focus,...
‘The Mystery of Edwin Drood’ boasts musical numbers, murder, and audience participation
“Let us all be as vulgar as legally possible,” declared junior Ian Brown at the beginning of the theatre department’s adaption of “The Mystery of Edwin Drood.” And the cast delivered. Rupert Holmes’ murder-mystery musical “The Mystery of Edwin Drood” is based on the unfinished novel of the same name by Charles Dickens. The musical...
‘From Michigan With Love’ Quinn XCII’s new album asks psychological questions
Quinn XCII’s sophomore album built on his previous work to perfect what he does best. “From Michigan With Love” flaunts Quinn’s most essential elements: creative electro-pop beats and smooth, lighthearted vocals. Quinn writes his beats with obsessive creativity — these are not songs you skip halfway through. Each phrase taunts the listener to guess where...
Church co-edits new book on philosophy of luck
Luck is one of the words that people use without thinking. Whether in regard to grades, gambling, or even driving, many people ascribe the results to luck. But luck as a concept is difficult to define, despite its importance to our understanding knowledge and morality. Ian Church, assistant professor of philosophy at Hillsdale College, and...
‘Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened’: New documentary goes behind the scenes of the fiasco
Marketed as the greatest festival the world has never seen, Fyre Music Festival was sold to be a luxurious experience where attendees would dance to top musical performances, rave with famous socialites, and sleep in high-end villas, all on a private island in the Bahamas. Yet it all failed because of its creator, Billy McFarland....




