Hillsdale: family, tradition, and opportunity. Not only are these words the motto for the city of Hillsdale, but they also capture the essence of an experience at the Hillsdale County Farmers Market. The crisp fall air, homemade artisan products, and familiar faces make a morning at the market feel like home. The Hillsdale Farmers Market...
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September 1, 2022September 1, 2022Culture, Homepage - Culture
All agony, no hope: don’t watch Netflix’s ‘Persuasion’
“I am half agony, half hope.” These bittersweet words are perhaps the most memorable from Jane Austen’s last novel “Persuasion.” Unfortunately, the new Netflix adaptation of “Persuasion” is all agony and no hope. As an Austen purist, this movie was outraging. It’s historically inaccurate and wildly different from Austen’s most mature and introspective novel. But,...
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September 1, 2022September 1, 2022Culture, Homepage - Culture
Scooping through Hillsdale
When you want to get ice cream with your friends, do so without agreeing to write an article about it together. Otherwise, you’ll be too tempted to make the whole piece about the antics that happened along the way, and not the ice cream at all. We pulled into The Udder Side around 8:45 on...
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September 1, 2022September 1, 2022Culture, Homepage - Culture
Oops, Britney did it again
You’d think after her 13-year-long suffocating conservatorship, the last message Britney Spears would want to put out is “Hold Me Closer.” But Elton John’s proximity might be the exception. Britney Spears has dominated headlines once again for her first release since her private life became a public playground. According to Billboard Magazine, “Hold Me Closer”...
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September 1, 2022September 1, 2022Culture, Homepage - Culture
Faith, family, foster care: a tale of resilience and hope
When Tori Hope Peterson ’18 was a child in the foster care system, she had no voice. Now she helps voiceless foster youth raise their own. In her debut book, “Fostered,” Petersen recounts the story of her life from her earliest memories with her mentally ill, addict mother to her current day experiences as a...