‘Arts’ Archives
South and Roosevelt High Schools Bring Swing Night to the Neighborhood
A night of music and dancing filled the Hook & Ladder Lounge with festive energy the evening of November 19th. Performances by jazz bands from South and Roosevelt High Schools along with dance demos by South High Dance kept the crowd moving! Photo: Laura Hulscher Photo: Laura Hulscher Photo: Laura Hulscher
Bugonia
from the series Movie Corner... 4/5 Stars Thriller/Dark Comedy/Crime/SatireFocus Features By HOWARD MCQUITTER II Howard McQuitter II Conspiracy theories are “written” everywhere (or so it seems) in another one of director Yorgos Lanthimos’ films: Kinds of Kindness (2024), Poor Things (2023). Bugonia is where the uneasiness and bizarre meet somehow and somewhere. Focus Features Two men, Teddy and Don, are cousins and fanatical conspiracy theorists who believe Michelle, a CEO of a pharmaceutical company, is really an alien that has come to Earth to destroy an unassuming house. To be specific, Teddy believes Michelle is an Andromedan, an alien who starts killing the bees before going on to kill humanity. Both men interrogate her, trying to force her to admit that she’s an alien. All the while Michelle pleads to them to let her go. As the film progresses, Teddy becomes even more violent and insane. These men seem to be hopeless and vulnerable, striking out at [...]
Space
By SHELIA BLAND The space where words cannot liveNot in speechNot in thoughtThe space where timeSlows downEven stopsWhere action seemsImpossibleWhere no possible action isEffectiveThe space unlocatable byMapSearch orAIWhere is this spaceWhere words cannot live Shelia Bland lives in Midtown Phillips. She has been writing most of her life to help herself understand the experiences and people in her shared world.
