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(03/26/24 1:52pm)
On March 13, as many of us on IU’s campus were distracted celebrating spring break miles away in Florida and still in the midst of recovering from Daylight Saving Time at that, Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signed 75 bills into law.
(02/29/24 9:19pm)
Walking through IU’s Old Crescent near the Sample Gates, one notices that most of the buildings are made out of Indiana limestone. Buildings such as Franklin Hall, Lindley Hall and the Student Building, for example, each share a distinctive pale coloring. However, two stand out: Wylie and Own Halls, both of which are made out of red brick. One would be forgiven if they wondered just why this is the case.
(02/08/24 4:30pm)
One of my favorite Father John Misty songs is “Holy Shit,” the penultimate track off his sophomore album “I Love You, Honeybear.” The song is really about the breakdown of modern society, a disillusionment caused by rampant consumerism and the increasing realization of living in a meaningless, absurd world. One line in particular, toward the end, has always stuck with me:
(02/13/24 1:00pm)
One hurdle any college student must jump over is that first grocery trip. It’s a daunting moment for anyone, but especially so if you’ve only recently started grocery shopping for yourself. Chances are, if you’re reading this, you don’t have a hefty sum of cash sitting in your bank account, ready to be withdrawn at a moment’s notice to support a regular visit to Fresh Thyme or another expensive establishment.
(01/15/24 7:59pm)
Alfred Kinsey was all set. After eight years of study at the IU Institute for Sex Research, he and his team gathered over 11,000 unique personal sexual histories, according to a report from University Historian James Capshew. By 1948, they were ready to publish their first book and the culmination of their work, “Sexual Behavior in the Human Male.”
(12/14/23 11:37pm)
This past February, I wrote a column about George Santos, who had been recently elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. At the time, I had compared him to George Costanza from Seinfeld, not because of his name but because of his uncanny ability to lie about every situation and, in an attempt to cover them up, dig his own grave deeper and deeper and deeper.
(12/06/23 5:33pm)
It’s been a terrible year for The Walt Disney Company. Bob Iger, the conglomerate’s CEO, has to contend with the fact that, for his baby’s 100th birthday, he’s been given nothing but box office flops — besides Pixar’s “Elemental” and Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” every film on Disney’s roster this past year has been a disappointment critically and commercially.
(11/16/23 8:43pm)
SPOILER ALERT: This column contains potential spoilers about the 2017 podcast "S-Town."
(11/13/23 10:48pm)
For all its massive popularity, I’ve never been a fan of “South Park.” This is, in part, because of its mean-spirited sense of humor, something I don’t see a whole lot of value in — if the whole point of the series is to be as mean as possible to as many groups of people as possible, then what’s the point?
(11/08/23 11:46pm)
For the first time since 2015, Bloomington has elected a new mayor: John Hamilton is out, and Kerry Thomson is in.
(11/06/23 11:15pm)
I grew up in a poor family. My father always worked growing up; my mother didn’t. He switched jobs a lot — I can’t even remember exactly how many different companies he worked for or how many different positions he had.
(10/26/23 2:19pm)
For as long as I can remember, I’ve said it’s my dream to eventually live in an apartment in a large city like Chicago or New York.
(10/23/23 2:00am)
Bloomington is a city known for its wide-ranging cuisine touching nearly every corner of the world. With over 150 restaurants in its downtown district alone, and over 350 in the greater Monroe County area, there’s bound to be several that appeal to everyone. However, as with any city, it’s a little more difficult discerning which of these restaurants are reasonably priced and which ones are going to break the bank.
(10/18/23 5:52pm)
There’s a scene in Sally Rooney’s 2017 novel “Conversations with Friends” where two of our main characters, Nick and Frances, have a discussion about mental health. Nick informs Frances he’s seeing a psychiatrist, and she responds, “depression is a humane response to the condition of late capitalism.”
(10/10/23 9:13pm)
The other day, I was having a conversation with a friend about a brand new corduroy shirt from Banana Republic I found at Goodwill. She told me about a similar item she found at Plato’s Closet, and we proceeded to have a lively conversation about how much we both love thrifting.
(10/04/23 4:12pm)
I stopped caring about being perceived as “traditionally masculine” a long time ago.
(09/28/23 1:00pm)
Editor’s Note: This story includes mention of sexual assault. Resources are available here. This story also includes mention of suicide. If you are struggling with suicide or your mental health, you are not alone. Resources are available here.
(09/19/23 6:36pm)
I sort of think of my life as beginning my junior year of high school.
(09/14/23 12:00pm)
Last week, while I was cleaning auditoriums at the AMC Theatres on the west side of Bloomington, my coworker, who is in his late 60s, brought up the topic of inflation.
(09/06/23 7:17pm)
Apparently Taylor Swift can’t even attend a friend’s wedding without bringing hundreds of guests with her.