“Poor girls.” The refrain resonates, echoing with regret for generations of victims of circumstance. Simple and elegiac, the central phrase of “The Girls” mourns the unsung potential of women shattered by societal expectations. Emma Cline’s eagerly anticipated debut novel about a woman haunted by memories of the Manson murders earned a prominent place in...
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‘Stranger Things’ have happened: Netflix original lives up to hype
We’re going to remember the summer of 2016, you know. On Christmases and Thanksgivings 50 years from now, we’ll lean forward in our armchairs to whisper to clusters of wide-eyed grandchildren: “I remember the year ‘Stranger Things’ came out on Netflix.” This, at least, was the vibe around the blogosphere last month, when a Netflix...
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Living like Lewis: Coupland studies at author’s former home in Oxford
Professor of Education Daniel Coupland researched two in-depth projects on C.S. Lewis in Oxford this spring. While there, Coupland was able to stay at the Kilns, Lewis’ former residence, where he studied and worked on his projects. “Every so often I would pause and just reflect on the fact that Lewis lived here for 30...
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Going Greek
Hillsdale College’s Tower Players invite all students to audition this Wednesday and Thursday for this year’s fall production that will revive a nearly 2,500 year-old Greek theater tradition. Written originally by the ancient Greek playwright Aeschylus in 458 B.C., Hillsdale College students and theater faculty will perform “The Eumenides.” Chairman of theater George Angell...
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Dancing the summer away at Studio 55
While other students spent their summers at the beach or behind the counter of a fast-food restaurant, junior Sarah Casebeer danced away her summer vacation, teaching at a local dance camp through Studio 55. Studio 55, a dance studio in Hillsdale, hosted a variety of week-long daytime dance camps over the summer. The camps were...