Debates about Christian doctrine during the Reformation didn’t play out only on church doors at Wittenberg and in lecture halls at Marburg; they led to distinct ways of practicing the faith for all Christians. In the second installment of the semester-long “Reformation at 500” lecture series Tuesday and Wednesday, theologians and historians from Hillsdale to...
Log onto Netflix — you’ve got a golden ticket. “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” reappeared in the streaming service’s cache of children’s movies earlier this month, giving a broader audience a chance to revisit the classic tale. Johnny Depp gives his signature, weird rendition of Willy Wonka in the 2005 film, and Roald Dahl’s most...
When Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize in Literature last year, most of us could hum along as the scratchy voice sung folk lyrics. If not, we pulled up Spotify, searched the laureate’s name, and familiarized ourselves with Dylan’s poetry in quick, four-minute hits. Novelist and screenwriter Kazuo Ishiguro earned the prize this year, and...
Julio Suarez walked into his blank-walled office and took off his large black painter’s smock. As he sat down, he spread out a few art pieces on his desk. “Those were done by my students,” he said. They were collages made from magazine clippings, modeled after famous works like Johannes Vermeer’s “The Milkmaid.” “They did...
Director of Theater George Angell’s last play on a Hillsdale stage has challenged him with a green cast — mostly freshmen — and an unwieldy Shakespeare script. But his young actors have responded with only one thing: excitement. The Tower Players opened Shakespeare’s “All’s Well That Ends Well” Wednesday evening, and performances continue Thursday through...