ARTS: From Knob Creek To The Big Screen
▼ The Story Of A Homegrown Filmmaker ◆ by Malia Bruker In the 10 years that I have been making films, my childhood spent at Knob Creek Road in Lawrence County, Indiana has always been a strong...
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▼ Superman, Star Trek, Gatsby, & Other Magic ◆ by Lucy Morrell ● Man of Steel Man of Steel is the newest reboot of the Superman franchise and it attempts to split from the other cinematic...
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▼ The Juice Ain’t Worth the Squeeze ◆ by Douglas A. Wissing Douglas Wissing is a Bloomington-based independent journalist who has contributed to the New York Times, Washington Post, Foreign Policy,...
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▼ Music is more than a hobby for one Bloomington DIY artist ◆ by Amanda Jacobson Sitting in his second-story room on the north side of Bloomington, music producer Austin White plays back one of his...
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▼ “…but one mustn’t grumble too much” – Nuclear apocalypse in Richard Lester’s film, The Bed-Sitting Room ◆ by Tom Prasch Some readers may find this hard to believe but many years ago, before the...
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▼ A Family Re-enchantment ◆ by Shayne Laughter This story from the Papaw Project collection, “The Stronger,” was published in the Spring 2011 Bacopa Literary Review. Shayne will read “The Last” — based...
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▼ The high school experience as refracted through the lens of ’80s comedies ◆ by Craig J. Clark ◆ “Believe it or not, there’s life after high school.” So sang Daryl Hall and John Oates in their 1983...
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Reviews ◆ by Lucy Morrel ◗ White House Down From director Roland Emmerich (Independence Day), White House Down is a summer action flick revolving around the hostile takeover of the White House and is...
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▼ The Maker Movement is unified by a shared commitment to open exploration, intrinsic interest, and creative ideas ◆ by Jenett Tillotson and Kylie Peppler ◆ In the 1920s, Paul Mazur of Lehman Brothers...
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Service Dogs Give Young People with Disabilities a New “Leash” on Life ◆ by Adria Nassim I remember the day very well. The sun beat down on the paved road that snaked through my parents’ expansive...
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