Nestled on the street corners of every self-respecting American city, coffee shops adorned with the famed coffee brand’s green and white siren welcome hordes of customers where, seated by Starbucks fireplaces and soaking in faint strains of jazz, they enjoy not just coffee, but a cultural experience. Yet the coffee giant’s popular drinks and welcoming hearth would not exist...
Culture
You gotta serve somebody
In the third episode of Netflix’s “House of Cards,” Congressman Frank Underwood (D-SC) learns that voters in his hometown are rebelling against him. A 17-year-old girl has died in a car crash while driving past a distracting peach-shaped water tower. The town blames Underwood’s failure to remove the peach for the accident, and the parents want to sue. Underwood...
‘The Straightest Shooter’ in Washington
2016 has been a rough year. So bad, in fact, that the idea of blowing up the government and starting over will resonate with quite a few spectators of American politics. “Drain the swamp” or “burn it all to the ground” seem like good catchphrases to many, many voters. The first few minutes of “Designated Survivor,” ABC’s new political...
The good, the true, and the brew-tiful of handcrafted beer
The history of beer is full, frothy, and flavorful, and next semester, Hillsdale College students will get the chance to learn about it, with beer chemistry and home-brewing lessons mixed in. Associate Professor of Chemistry Christopher Hamilton is teaching a spring course on beer: the history, the chemistry, and brewing process. The class is open first to students in the...
