After 40 years of creating, Anthony Frudakis showcased his life’s work in the Daughtrey Gallery on Friday, Oct. 11 at 5 p.m, which will remain open until Nov. 20. Frudakis, associate professor of art at Hillsdale, displayed around 40 pieces for the exhibit, including sculptures, drawings, and a few paintings, according to Frudakis. “This took...
The state of Michigan celebrated its “unofficial poet laureate” and 1869 grad of the college, Will Carleton. In 1919, the state pronounced Oct. 21 as a day dedicated to Will Carleton, establishing both a commemorative school holiday and a requirement for schools to teach at least one of his poems. This act was in effect...
While she called herself a Buddhist Christian, a radical feminist, and “queer-pas-gay,” American author bell hooks’ work “All About Love: New Visions” offers a thoughtful reading of the core Christian virtue that ought to inspire and challenge those who may be initially put off by her labels. hooks, who died in 2021 and spelled her...
Movie: “Contact” (1997) “Contact” is a Robert Zemekis film from the late 90s and I like it in part because it is based on a novel by Carl Sagan. It takes an interesting approach to the sci-fi genre and says something unique about man’s place in the universe. You’ll be surprised by the ending....
Book: Susanna Clarke, “Piranesi” (2020) The narrator inhabits an endless maze of halls that are populated with classical statues and sometimes flooded with seawater. He does not know how he got there, or even remembers who he is, but mysterious events compel him to seek out the truth. Lyrical and atmospheric, it’s “The Bourne Identity”...