A zap of an electrical outlet. A faithful mutt at the same faded gravesite. A clock ticking to warn a maiden of midnight. A silent face as red as a rose. A cloud full of torrential downpour. A trek in worn tennis shoes circling a dirt track. An empty tissue box on a professional’s table….
Billie Holiday elegantly walks onto stage, takes one diaphragm-engaging breath, and begins her song. Soft jazz plays behind her, making a haunting feeling creep over the audience. “Black bodies swingin’ in the Southern breeze / Strange fruit hangin’ from the poplar trees,” her bell-like voice sings. A young Bob Dylan quickly strums his acoustic guitar,…
So there I was, literally shuffling up to the ticket kiosk, trying not to breathe too heavily. I’m gonna be real with you: sparkling ICE drinks are not meant to be stored in sweater sleeves, and boxes of Milk Duds don’t fit great in waistbands; you WILL get funny looks if every step you take…
Many cultural phenomena came out of the 1990s, so much so that much of the 2010s was spent chasing after ’90s nostalgia. There was something about that decade that so many people in our nation want to hold onto. The phrase “times were simpler” might help explain why this is so. If there is one…
Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) is the most common example of the popular genre of game known as the tabletop roleplay game (TTRPG). Created in 1974, Dungeons & Dragons has been an outlet for people all over the world. It is a community builder where friends gather to be immersed in the daunting adventures and deep…
While no single person is the same, there tends to be a handful of defining moments in an artist’s life. It could include picking up a new media, be it in the flick of a paintbrush or the snap of a shutter. It might be the first visit to a professional gallery, where looking over…
Big green tractors. An ice cold beer. Blue jeans and dirt-covered work boots. This imagery might make you think of the early 2000s. You might be transported to your grandfather’s truck with artists like Jason Aldean and Kenny Chesney singing their Southern-accented hearts out through the car radio. On the other side of things, you…
“To this world, you will never be enough, but with God, you are always more than enough” (Whispers of God, Chapter 4). When I was a five-year-old girl, if you would have told me that my future consisted of trauma, a divorce, abuse, bullying, a near-death illness and an eating disorder that almost killed me…
The student body is going through a lot right now with COVID-19, that is undeniable. However, our freshmen are also going through a huge transition: the shift from high school to collegiate life. I interviewed two freshmen, Liliana Fraser-Shade and Brianna Tomczak, from the Hope College Theatre Department’s production of “Twelfth Night” to get their…
1 Welcome readers to this incredibly momentous article that will leave you feeling a bit funky. Hopefully this intro doesn’t come off too punny. Hey, you like flamingos? If so you will love Sol Lewitt. If you like dreaming you better keep reading! 2 You have happened across this somber sentence blissfully unaware of what…