For the past eight days, hundreds of thousands of viewers have tuned in to livestreams of the Kyle Rittenhouse trial. The Illinois resident, who was 17 years old when he was arrested, is accused of murdering two rioters in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in August 2020 during the riots that swept the country in the months after...
Many of my favorite holiday memories center around a simple, wood-burning fireplace. From playing Texas Hold ‘em to having late-night conversations, the fireplace provided my family an atmosphere of rest amid the frantic bustling of the holiday season. Every winter, we purchase a cord or two of wood, and my brothers, my dad, and I...
A slight rustle fills the room, and the touch of rifled paper lights excitement through the fingers. It’s not the boring bill on bleached paper, not the ad on cheaply colored sheets. Letters in royal blue ink, addressed to you. Handwritten letters are a dying art form that everybody should help revive. The sense of...
I got a new phone last week, but only because I don’t have to pay for it. Until now, I have owned an iPhone SE (1st generation, released in February 2016), which I bought new almost five years ago. If my parents weren’t buying me a new phone, it would last me for another year....
“Lets go Brandon” chants have swept the nation, a tongue-in-cheek version of another four-syllable chant. As I listen to “Let’s Go Brandon” and its NSFW alternative sound off in stadiums throughout the country, I can’t help but be reminded of Hillsdale’s wonderfully unique Charger chants. Most stadiums at large schools feature tens of thousands of...