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(12/01/23 10:27pm)
Pip the pig lays in his pile of hay, surrounded by a wooden house painted light blue. His ears stand up straight through the straw, unlike the other pigs who lay, ears flopping down, in the surrounding wooden houses or underneath the trees.
(11/26/23 11:54pm)
IU alumnus Don Gene Bell’s lifetime of artwork fills the walls of the IU’s University Collections at the McCalla School gallery as visitors walk through the physical representations of his creativity. Bell passed away in September 2020 and his art was recovered from Tucson, Arizona by Kathryn Chattin, director of Campus Art and associate director of University Collections at McCalla, in the summer of 2022.
(11/13/23 3:17pm)
The smell of espresso and spines of books, old and new, surrounded Bloomington residents as they filtered in through Morgenstern’s Bookstore and Café’s doors. Novelist Tristra Newyear (T. Newyear) waved to the 30 plus friends and strangers as they sat down to listen to her discuss the launching of her recently released book “Starfall.”
(10/12/23 8:55pm)
The Molly Parsley Festival of Creativity, started this year by IU student Molly Sawyer, will close acceptance of student submissions Oct. 20.
(10/08/23 3:57pm)
Michelle Solorzano, an IU graduate student in her third year studying ceramics, stood at her workshop table in IU’s Studio Arts Annex. Inside, it was quiet. On the walls around her hung drawings of flowers, trees and other objects that inspire her.
(10/02/23 11:00am)
On Saturday, before the Waldron, Hill and Buskirk Park grass patches filled with picnic blankets and lawn chairs, volunteers for the Lotus Education and Arts Foundation’s 30th festival set up their tent stations. The event included artist lectures and demonstration workshops, live performances on Lotus’ main stage and visual arts activities in the artists camp from noon-5 p.m.
(09/24/23 7:57pm)
The smell of baking baguettes, cachitos and melting caramel for Venezuelan flan warms the storefront air. In a fridge behind the register stand bottles of Venezuelan Artisan Eggnog, a housemade product inspired by a family recipe. Maru Macabe finally opened her own Venezuelan cafe, Maru Products Artisanal Bakery & More, in Bloomington on Aug. 12.
(09/18/23 6:42pm)
The Bloomington Poetry Slam’s co-host Andrea Sterling took to the stage in her red one-piece pantsuit with sparkles purposefully laid on her cheekbones and shoulders. The words she spoke were of heartbreak and longing, power and regret. It was a cool Friday evening on Sept. 15, 2023, fall just around the corner. Next door, upbeat music could be heard through the wall from the bar side of The Bishop Bar. On this side were poets taking in the words of one another.
(09/18/23 7:06pm)
The nearly complete seam ripper is suspended on the lathe, waiting for its final seven layers of liquid grit. It took hours for Alexis Pruitt, a Bloomington native, to chisel down the original block to its necessary shape. Her previous 15 sandpaper layers acted as preparation for the last stage, each pushing the object to reach its highest, smoothest potential.
(09/07/23 8:56pm)
A Fair of the Arts will bring local artists to Bloomington City Hall from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday. Artwork can be bought to support local and regional artists.
(09/05/23 8:37pm)
At 8p.m. on a cool Thursday evening, a young boy who seems to have just learned the art of scootering zooms past an elderly couple in the plaza of Switchyard Park, a destination off of Bloomington’s B-line trail. His neon green swimsuit with half-peeled bananas, only a blur.
(08/27/23 8:39pm)
It’s in our schools, our hospitals, our cars. It’s been able to replicate our artistic abilities, knows how we think, maybe even knows how we feel. It’s in our phones, on our desktop computer.
(04/16/23 6:51pm)
Throughout his presidency, former President Donald Trump created stark division, ultimately causing corruption to ripple throughout the American government. One prime example is the attack on the Capitol held on Jan. 6, 2021, where Trump had previously told those who voted for him that the election was rigged. This moment represented the influence that Trump had on far-right conservatives to the point where they physically attacked the Capitol, imposing their own view that the election was rigged, ultimately revealing how much corruption can be found within America as a whole.
(04/10/23 2:57pm)
As the pandemic fades into our memories, new opportunities begin to rise. We can now sit in crowded cafes, have meetings in person and meet people without only seeing the top half of their face.
(04/06/23 11:24pm)
On April 5, 2023, Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb approved a bill banning all gender-affirming care for minors in the state.
(03/30/23 8:20pm)
Recently, I began watching the Netflix show “Narcos,” which follows the criminal exploits of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar. It is based on true events and so far, I have been surprised at how much turmoil one person could seemingly cause within a country. Nowadays, the drug lord narrative is used heavily and is oftentimes successful in gaining attention, mainly because producers will overdramatize the historical event in order to make it more entertaining.
(03/01/23 11:28pm)
As my hand went to knock on the baby blue door of the house, I could smell the mixture of cumin, turmeric and coriander making its way from the small kitchen that only included a stovetop, oven, microwave and sink.
(02/26/23 8:48pm)
Through “Tár,” a film directed by Todd Field and starring Cate Blanchett, audiences are forced to look into the eyes of someone who is misunderstood by her generation. Main character Lydia Tár is a renowned conductor who works for the Berlin Orchestra in Germany. As the storyline develops, her personal life begins to dissolve, along with her career.
(02/21/23 9:47pm)
As of July 1, 2022, citizens who are 18 years or older in Indiana are not legally required to have a permit for open or concealed carry of guns.
(02/20/23 5:56pm)
To feed or not to feed? That is the question many Hoosiers may find themselves debating while encountering the friendly furballs around campus. After my last article about how feeding the squirrels is dangerous, I realized that the IU population has developed a devotion and adoration for the little creatures as multiple accounts expressed their opinions on the matter.