“What miracle is parting the sea in the face of a supernova? What power lies in an empty tomb when you compare it to nebulae that are hundreds of light-years in diameter, giving birth to stars?” Mike McHargue, an author, speaker, and podcaster on science and religion, grappled with these questions as he struggled to...
For Aquila Theatre, less is more. Three actors will perform William Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing” on Tuesday and Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Nile” on Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Markel Auditorium, bringing international talent to the Hillsdale community and the knowledge of experienced professionals to Hillsdale College students. “There’s not a lot of...
The bloodcurdling anthology series “American Horror Story” is finally back on its feet. After a few years of backsliding in viewership, the show has returned to its original horror roots in its sixth season, opting for serious scares over shock value. In 2011, the “American Horror Story’s”debut shattered conventional television norms. Its subject matter...
Last night, the curtain went up on the Tower Players’ production of “The Eumenides” in a dizzying display of towering temples, grotesque demons, and bewitching odes. Angell said he selected this play in part because its key theme — the conflict between “reasoned jurisprudence” and “vengeance” — is a question human societies have debated for...
“Where’s the album, Frank?” That’s the question Frank Ocean fans have been asking since 2014, when he announced his second album, “Blonde.” A far cry from his 2012 debut, “Channel Orange,” which was a quirky and endearing R&B pastiche, “Blonde” makes Ocean inaccessible to the public. False release dates, misleading Tumblr posts, and...