I hoped and prayed that the Wochowski duo (writers and directors) would blow my mind and create a new sci-fi action standard like they did 15 years ago with “The Matrix.” “Jupiter Ascending”...

When driving through Jeffersonville, Vermont along route fifteen, it can be quite easy to overlook the small red structure nestled between a convenience store and the Lamoille River, which goes by the...

Running late for class, you quickly grab your iPhone 6 Plus off of its charger and frantically try to put it into your pants pocket as you run out the door. You continue to stuff the large phone into your...

Luscious, succulent, flavorful, exotic, unique, ambitiously creative, exquisitely prepared and delicately presented by highly skilled, exceptionally experienced professional Sodexo chefs, The Vermont First...

March 7, 1965. Less than a year since the Federal Government passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 making segregation officially illegal, African-Americans still find registering to vote nearly impossible...

We were warned: It was apparent before even entering Dibden Theatre that "A Streetcar Named Desire" dealt with adult themes. The sign outside the door told us as a much, warning of gunshots and rape. Directed...

Glued to her computer screen, her eyes glossed over. She reaches for her bowl of cheesy puffs as the next episode begins to play. She is 9 episodes in, with 12 left to go. Nothing can break her concentration...

An iconic American musical, Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey’s "Grease" will be performed on the Dibden stage April 22-24. Directing the play will be Patrick Houle, JSC alumnus and part-time professor of...

The outside of El Dorado Tavern doesn’t scream Mexican restaurant, and its interior is similiarly understated.  The only Mexican features: a few sombreros and other small south-of-the-border decorations. A...

On display until Feb. 13, 2015 at the University of Vermont Health Network-Central Vermont Medical Center Gallery in Berlin, Vt., is the painting and artist book exhibition called “Top of the World.”...

Imagine you are young, female, blind and living in France during World War II. Imagine again that you are young, male, have a gift for understanding radios and grow up as an orphan in the Nazi war machine....

“American Sniper,” the latest film from Director Clint Eastwood, has been nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screen Play and Best Actor.  There’s a reason for...

JSC's own Stearns Performance Space hosted the musical talents of both Eli Smith and the Four O'Clock Flowers on Thurs., Nov. 13. New York City resident Eli Smith is a banjo player, songwriter and strong...

On my way to the Dibden theater, I noticed how quiet and deserted the campus was. It made me question how many people would actually attend the show since the play was not a creative audience. Then again,...

One night a year, all kinds of crime are legal for 12 hours. The Purge seems like the perfect solution to all problems, right? In the James DeMonaco movie, “The Purge: Anarchy,” a father goes out seeking...

Christopher Nolan, the man responsible for “The Dark Knight Returns” and “Inception,” has provided us with a very ambitious and realistic (for the most part) sci-fi flick called “Interstellar.” Set...

It all comes down to our stories, and whether we want to hold our hands fisted in the world or keep them open. In this work of nonfiction, Will Storr shows us how easily we construct unshakeable beliefs...

Artists David Powell and Peter Thomashow teamed up  at JSC to deliver the collage series “Exposition of Matter & Magnetism: The Wonders of Science Revealed.” Their work displayed in the Julian...

Friday, Nov.  14 and Saturday, Nov. 15, the original one-act play ‘Bonnie’s Diner’ will be performed in Dibden Center for the Arts. The play was written and directed by theater arts major, Heather...

“Bedroom Farce” is a play about arguments and kisses, about food in bed and losing the ability to embrace the one that used to get you hot. It’s about feeling beautiful, marital challenge, and domestic...

Using basic human tools of perception, our planet’s leading scientists have determined the actual worth of the highly acclaimed motion picture “Birdman,” directed by Spaniard Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu...

Artists David Powell and Peter Thomashow discussed their collage series “Exposition of Matter & Magnetism: The Wonders of Science Revealed” at JSC on Nov. 6. Their work, displayed in the Julian...

“Gulp” is not for everyone; in fact, I’m not even sure it is for me. It’s true that author Mary Roach does a great job of explaining everything from how your taste buds perform to how your bowels...

Nikki Hill rocked Dibden in a Creative Audience event on Sept. 25. Her website advertises her music as “roots rock ‘n’ roll,” roots like the site’s look – ‘50s diner. Roots like her style,...

They are unfiltered; they are dysfunctional; they are repressed; they are going to rip each other’s heads off. They are the Altmans, the centerpiece of “This is Where I Leave You.” The family...

I don’t know if advertising is art, but I’m certain there’s an art to advertising – just like I’m certain that’s “Gone Girl”’s lone triumph: its advertising. I wager most readers know...

Saxophonist Brian McCarthy for Johnson State College students and community members on Sept. 25. His jazz quintet consisted of trumpet player Ray Vega, a professor at the University of Vermont; pianist...

“Breaking the Illusion” is an original play by Patrick Houle, a JSC performing arts instructor who is known to inspire his students to shove past barriers, to work and achieve far beyond what seems...

Nikki Hill’s music is known to invite booty shaking and hand clapping. Her website says, “Those who have seen Nikki Hill sing her ass off agree—this isn’t just another newcomer on the scene, this...

Chinese food is for me possibly the greatest of the comfort foods, which is a good thing if you live in Vermont. It’s almost a guarantee that any town of respectable size will have at least one Chinese...