The Elegantly Cultural
6 cans of a noseable hipster-preferred craft lager, like Keystone Light (in the white can, of course) 6 glasses worth of competition-quality Italian Pinot Noir,…
January 2016
The Dark Side of Bond
I read this book on a whim months after seeing and being satisfied with the movie Spectre. I was on a James Bond kick at…
The Man in the High Castle… The Grasshopper Lies Heavy
As the opening credits flash across the screen, The Man in the High Castle seems to be real. This historical drama, based on the Philip…
Back Home in Maycomb
Harper Lee’s recently published novel Go Set A Watchman has questionable origins. Whether it is the first rough draft of the classic novel To Kill…
Growing the Land of Cotton
After the American colonies heeded Benjamin Franklin’s advice to “join” rather than to “die,” the political bonds that tied our great nation together loosened, frayed…
The Conservative Plan to Win
As the year of Donald J. Trump segues into 2016, one presidential contender has hitched himself onto the Trump train with great success: Ted Cruz….
The Gospel of Trump
It has been said that Donald J. Trump has constipation of the brain and diarrhea of the mouth. His verbose and rambling speeches more often…
‘Nam and the Animal House
In what was undoubtedly the most influential game of their lives, the Dartmouth hockey team could barely keep their eyes on the puck. The game…
Creative Learning Bearing Fruit
On the first day of classes this term, President Hanlon emailed the student body to share his thoughts on the broad moment in American higher…
The Frat Brother in the “High” “Castle”, or, The Heavy Grasshopper
1 Part Crème de Menthe 1 Part Crème de Cacao 1 Part Heavy Cream 1 Can of Keystone Frank walked across the Green, hunched over,…