“Gladiator II” movie poster. COURTESY | Amazon Although “Gladiator II” falls short of its predecessor, the movie is justified as a legacy sequel. I’m not here to say it’s an Oscar winner, I’m just here to say I was entertained. Years after the death of Maximus Decimus Meridius, twin emperors Geta played, by Joseph...
Paul Rahe’s newest book will be available Nov. 19. Gemma Flores | Collegian “I feel just like a real scholar now,” I thought, snuggling into seat 29D with a paperback advance copy of Professor of History Paul A. Rahe’s “Sparta’s Third Attic War.” “Dr. Rahe should write these things more often.” As the sixth...
Mark McClay is a professor of classics. Courtesy | Hillsdale The Greek gods Dionysus and Hera embody the roles of worshiper and worshiped in a theological framework, said Mark McClay, professor of classics, in a lecture Nov. 14. McClay’s research, drawing inspiration from the work of scholar Kimberly Patton, challenges the conventional divide between...
“Happiness” album cover. COURTESY | Instagram The rock band U2 unveiled a decent collection of three previously unreleased songs in a so-called “ghost album” titled “Happiness” on Oct. 24 — a sample of sorts for its upcoming full-length album on Nov. 29. The Irish rock quartet first garnered attention in 1980 with “Boy” and...
Berntson and Ritchie throw a line in for some fish. Thomas McKenna | COLLEGIAN “Hey you — yeah, you — come up here!” That’s senior Maria Ritchie shouting down to the dark sidewalk from the string light-wrapped porch of Graceland, an off-campus house on Manning Street. Who is she shouting at? She doesn’t know....