Guy Ritchie’s new film “The Gentlemen” has more riding on it than a Greyhound bus ride. In the year 2000, Ritchie broke onto the cinematic radar with “Snatch,” a dark crime comedy about a large...
Bringing together the work of both Chinese and American artists, “Matter + Spirit” is a display of how faith influences artistic expression now being held in the Center Art Gallery in the CFAC. The...
This weekend, three teams of students will show off a month’s worth of work for this interim’s Calvin Theater Company performance. Rather than having a single show with a large cast and crew, the CTC...
With his avant-garde exhibit “Where We Meet,” now being shown at the CFAC Center Art Gallery, David Wallace Haskins wants his audience to meet themselves. While we might see ourselves in the mirror...
Two people covered in blue paint sit in the front row of Overlook Room C in the DeVos Place in downtown Grand Rapids. Their costumes complete the outfit, both clad in stark white military uniforms, complete...
Pets are generally not allowed in Calvin’s dorms or campus buildings. However, thanks to Calvin Disability Services, those struggling with mental and physical conditions can be provided with a furry...
The Calvin financial department has reduced the grade point average necessary for maintaining scholarships. The 2019 incoming class will only need to achieve a 2.0 for their first and sophomore year rather...
“Joker” is a confusing movie. Its creators and studio are so assured of its own importance that it can’t be ignored, but it’s so devoid of anything unique that you’ll probably forget you saw...
Within the acoustical confines of the chapel, buried under the narthex and tucked away from the area that students only dare venture for cookies after LOFT, resides the office of Paul Ryan (no, not that...
What’s so exciting about the world of birds? We don’t think about it that much; they fly into our windows. They relieve themselves on our car windshields. And they wake us up early with their morning...
In the filmography of Alfonso Cuarón, "Roma" is an intriguing deviant. Mostly known for directing high-concept films like "Gravity," Cuarón's decision to make a quiet, slow, black and white drama can...
Bo Burnham is one of the most unique voices in stand-up comedy in the last few decades. Combining his love of music and theater with an aggressive, unorthodox delivery, Burnham garnered a rabid fan base...
What comes to your mind when you hear the word “fundamentalist?” Perhaps you think of your biology classmate who shifts uncomfortably in her seat when you talk about evolution. Perhaps you picture...
While Russians have never been in the good graces of American pop culture, it’s been some time since a paranoid, Russia-phobic spy thriller made its way into theaters, which is exactly what “Red Sparrow”...
In my Facebook feed I see a variety of responses to the recent Florida school shooting. Some are emotional and distressed, some are mournful but calm and others, the ones that struck me the most, were...
