Directors considered Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel “Dune” unadaptable, but amidst Hollywood’s creative decline, Dennis Villenueve delivered a triumphant masterpiece. Villeneuve’s 2024 “Dune: Part Two” far outperforms any recent movie of its kind for its visual quality and imaginative fervor. The film follows Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) on his quest to avenge his father and his...
With the convenience of a cafeteria and grab-and-go meals, homemade meals are rare for many college students. Yet some still make time to prepare and enjoy meals with friends in their dorms and houses. Junior Mary Elizabeth “Daisy” Jordan said she recalls cooking for her family before she was old enough to talk. Now, she...
Flat caps, denominationally-based friend groups, and conversational Latin: The eccentricities of Hillsdale College students are many. When freshmen arrive to Hillsdale each fall, they soon learn to recognize the peculiarities present across campus. The wide range of students stood out to sophomore Joshua Mistry when he transferred to Hillsdale. “The homeschool students, depending on how...
Song: Chopin’s “Mazurka No. 15 in C Major” played by Martha Argerich It was one of the first pieces to convince me that I should listen to classical music. Argerich’s playing moves one to silence. Book: “A Time of Gifts” (1977) by Patrick Leigh Fermor The first of three volumes describing his walk across...
I was initially a skeptical viewer of the Emmy-award winning Netflix series. A reality TV show about people with autism dating: It sounded like an exploitative nightmare. Yet, I found myself surprised. “Love on the Spectrum” presents the struggles of dating we all experience, neurotypical or not, within a calm editing style. Too often Hollywood...