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Basement Medicine

Once Upon a Dibden dreary

Heike Chaney February 20, 2024

Many of us know of Edgar Allan Poe, Victorian writer, author, and poet, and of the mysterious circumstances surrounding his death. Academic scholars say that sometime after October 7, 1849, a Baltimore...

From left to right: Jamie Foxx as Slick, Teyonah Parris as Yo-yo, and John Boyega as Fontaine.

“A Blaxploitation Scooby-Doo”

Dayne Bell February 20, 2024

Netflix gives us yet another hit with Tony Rettenmaier and Juel Taylor’s debut film They Cloned Tyrone, a Blaxploitation Sci-fi comedy. Released to the streaming platform on July 21, the film mixes components...

Art Tips Part Three Electric Boogaloo

Sage As8bakw Selec February 20, 2024

Oh goodie, welcome back to the THIRD installment of this madness. It’s great to be back, and I have no energy whatsoever to write this, so pretend I’m writing something snappy and funny here. ......

Humble by Michael Mahnke

The materials of life

Heike Chaney February 20, 2024

On January 23, Michael Mahnke, a VTSU-Johnson Visual Arts professor, debuted his poignantly immersive exhibition known as Memory In Material. While on display at the Julian Scott Memorial Gallery, Mahnke’s...

“Teacher Student Critic” is on display at Minemå Gallery, inside The Studio Store, on Main Street, in Johnson.

Downtown Art Exhibit features VTSU-Johnson MFA student, teacher & advisor

Zach Davidson February 20, 2024

Currently displayed in the Minemå Gallery, housed in The Studio Store, “Teacher Student Critic” features pieces by Professor Victoria Zolnoski and MFA student Caroline Loftus, with commentary by Dr....

Art tips (parte dos)

Art tips (parte dos)

Sage As8bakw Selec December 10, 2023

hihihihihihi–   Bet you weren’t expecting to see a part 2 to this now amazing series! Well, guess what? You’re all idiots because I’M BACK for some more *cough* bullying *cough* art...

LAUFEY

Laufey, 24, is everybody’s Valentine

Heike Chaney December 10, 2023

Generation Z folk have had diverse attitudes toward Jazz music. Some might have heard an album from Frank Sinatra and muttered a simple “not interested” in return. If asked about a favorite Jazz artist,...

Aesthetic Spotlights!

Heike Chaney December 10, 2023

What fashion do we see at VTSU-Johnson? When we take glances at our friends, colleagues, and (sometimes) our professors, there is a clear diversity of styles that we enjoy and that make us feel like our...

How to Find Your Personal Style

Jo Cutler December 10, 2023

Are you new to fashion and are struggling to find your personal style? Do you have no idea where to start or what to look for? Finding your personal style can be challenging, so here is a step-by-step...

Let’s All Embrace Sustainable Fashion!

Mik Crane December 10, 2023

"Fast fashion," a fairly new term, is one we hear tossed around a lot but its lighthearted title undermines the fact that it has some of the worst environmental impacts of our time. It is fueled by big...

Fall 2023 Funk Fusion Ensemble

Funk Fusion’s kick-ass music

Jo Cutler December 10, 2023

Funk Fusion had its end-of-the-semester performance on stage at the Dibden Center for the Arts On Friday, Dec. 8. So, what is Funk Fusion? Wilbur Hayes, a current member of Funk Fusion, describes it...

Abigail Synnestvedt

Devotions in Dibden

Jo Cutler December 10, 2023

On Nov. 15, Abigail Synnestvedt, a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) student at VTSU-Johnson, presented her paintings at the Julian Scott Gallery. Her collection, titled “Devotions,” included 20 five-by-seven...

Sophia Berard (left), Sarah Anctil-Krumeich (right) of the Polaris Singers

A spotlight on Polaris Singers

Heike Chaney December 10, 2023

  With finals season around the corner, and weekly schedules packing assignment upon assignment, you may be having trouble finding things to do outside of studying. You may have witnessed the choir...

Alice in Danceland

Alice in Danceland

Annika Cooper December 10, 2023

Danceland is a show that was held at the Dibden Center for the Arts, on the VTSU-Johnson campus, on December 1 and 2, and starting at 7p.m.  The show was hosted by the Vermont State University Dance...

Team Fortress 2 Characters

Team Fortress 2 Backstory Explained

Sage As8bakw Selec December 10, 2023

So Team Fortress 2 came out in 2007 and everyone was like:    AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH–    Team Fortress 2 (TF2) is an online player versus player (pvp) game centering around...

WENDELL & WILD - Kat (voiced by Lyric Ross). Cr: Netflix © 2022

“My demons have names.”

Dayne Bell November 8, 2023

Do you love Halloween classics like ParaNorman and Corpse Bride? Are you looking for a new animated film to enjoy? Released in 2022, Netflix’s Wendell and Wild is a horror comedy that wrenches the heart...

Art tips by a deranged person

Art tips by a deranged person

Sage As8bakw Selec November 8, 2023

Hey kids! Have you ever wanted to draw but found that it’s too hard? That you deal with the bullshit of trying to pick out colors? What about composition? And the cramps you get in your hand from...

This Ameraucana Life

This Ameraucana Life

Annika Cooper November 8, 2023

What is a blue egg? Why is it blue? Where did it come from? Blue eggs exist without the use of artificial dye? These are questions that can be answered by the Ameraucana chicken. Blue chicken eggs are...

Neo-Futurist Chaos

Neo-Futurist Chaos

Jill Pressman November 8, 2023

Coming November 9-12 to Dibden Center for the Arts: 30 Neo-Futurist Plays from Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind (30 Plays in 60 minutes). “Having opened in 1988 and still playing today as the...

Global Hammock

Art At The Julian Scott Memorial Gallery

Dayne Bell, Staff Reporter October 11, 2023

You may have seen the flyers around the Johnson campus halls, advertising the various exhibits to be shown in the Julian Scott Memorial Gallery (JSMG) this semester. Those who have visited the Dibden building...

Halloween: A ghoulish story

Halloween: A ghoulish story

Jill Pressman, Staff Reporter October 11, 2023

Halloween is a day of goblins and ghouls, witches and werewolves, the dead and the un-dead. It is a holiday of costumes, candy and a history that runs deep. According to the 2023 article “Samhain”...

Bittersweet

Bittersweet

Heike Chaney, Staff Reporter October 11, 2023

Have you heard of Pamplemousse? Do you want to learn about the history of Literature and Literary Magazines? Want to use your creativity for fun? Taught by Associate Professors Jensen Beach and Elizabeth...

Hysterical historical high school hijinks

Hysterical historical high school hijinks

Hannah McMahon April 27, 2023

Picture it: teenaged Abraham Lincoln and Gandhi are attempting to get beer for a high school party thrown by John F. Kennedy, all in attempt to become popular and get the ladies. That is the plot for the...

Still creepy after all these years

Still creepy after all these years

Hannah McMahon April 27, 2023

“Suspiria,” an experimental Italian horror film directed by Dario Argento, released in 1977, is a kaleidoscopic, sinister fairytale that captures the horror genre through a technicolor lens. Ignoring...

Farts, poop and Mussolini too

Farts, poop and Mussolini too

Gabby Wells March 14, 2023

Director Guillermo Del Toro is well known for his fantastical storytelling, making the auteur’s stop-motion macabre reimagining of the 1883 novel “The Adventures of Pinocchio” an artistic standout...

Laura Roald

Twelfth Night with a twist

Dayne Bell March 14, 2023

Polaris Production Company’s next production is in the works, and this one might be the queerest of them all. The piece chosen was “Twelfth Night,” a contemporary musical adaptation written and composed...

Tennis serves up a hit with “Pollen”

Tennis serves up a hit with “Pollen”

Hannah McMahon March 14, 2023

Husband-and-wife duo Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley, better known as Tennis, released their sixth album, “Pollen,” on Feb. 10. A follow up to 2020’s “Swimmer,” “Pollen” is a 9-track indie...

Cap del Mara

Sarducci’s perfectly prepared pasta

Hannah McMahon February 11, 2023

A few weeks ago, a friend and I went out to Sarducci’s to celebrate their moving to Seattle, Washington. Sarducci’s was established in Montpelier in 1994 by Carol Paquette and Dorothey Korshak, as...

Kyle Gagnon

The greatest playlist of all time: Mine

February 11, 2023

Stacks of bangers. Just stacks upon stacks of them. The sheer magnitude of electricity being produced is enough to make the hairs on yo mamma’s back stand on end. Tilly Tunez: Carefully Curated Heaters...

Barnyard in South Burlington, Vermont

A bite at the Barnyard is tasty, and that’s no bull

Deanna Oakes February 11, 2023

Barnyard Wood Crafted Pizza is a Vermont restaurant and bar that specializes in handcrafted pizzas and calzones, sandwiches, and craft beers. It has two locations - one in South Burlington and the other...

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