Boy loves the girl-next-door. Girl is promised to another man. Boy offers his slave freedom if he can convince the girl to marry said boy. With that propitious beginning, the tale of, “A Funny thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” begins. Keeping with their Greek and Roman theme, the Hillsdale College theatre and...
My most vivid image from a childhood spent reading is a tall, skinny man cracking his thin, spidery fingers in front of a low fire. He has a shock of grizzled, unruly hair, shining eyes, and a long, pointed nose. I still get a pleasant shiver of horror the moment he rises from his seemingly...
I’m not going to lie. I started watching the Oscars Sunday night ready to pile on the hate. I am not a fan of “Family Guy” or Seth MacFarlane’s raunchy comedy in general, and I expected he, as host, was a lame ploy to liven up the ceremony. Writing the snarky review of it was...
Following the hot summer of 1787, the American people had a difficult decision before them: would they ratify a new and stronger federal Constitution or retain a central government with so little power that it had no ability to pay the debts incurred by the War for Independence? Debate followed—in churchyards, sitting rooms, and likely...
Don Tocco says the shortest pencil is longer than the longest memory. And he would know. The donor and mastermind behind the annual competition titled “The Tocco Challenge,” Tocco recently released his first collection of personal artwork. Tocco published “Art of the Journey” in 2011. The book contains a variety of poetry, sculpture, photographs, and...