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Basement Medicine

The student-run community news site of Vermont State University - Johnson

Basement Medicine

The student-run community news site of Vermont State University - Johnson

Basement Medicine

Dumplin’ disappoints

Dumplin’ disappoints

Magnificent Schmidl February 21, 2019

Well, it’s happened again. Movie trailers have led us to believe that Netflix made a great movie about strong women, body positivity, empowerment and acceptance of all kinds of people, when in reality,...

Isaac Eddy

Isaac Eddy and the power of vulnerability

Magnificent Schmidl February 8, 2019

The spring semester’s second Creative Audience event featured an orientation reboot on Monday, Jan. 28 in Bentley 207. The main speaker was Professor of Performing Arts Isaac Eddy, who spoke about...

Pocket Camp: almost perfect

Pocket Camp: almost perfect

Rebecca Flieder February 8, 2019

Animal Crossing was my first love. Wild World was released in 2005, but I first picked up a Nintendo DS somewhere around 2008. I was nine years old. After almost four years of playing and over 500 hours...

Bounce, roll, and wobble around to your heart’s content with “Pikuniku”

Bounce, roll, and wobble around to your heart’s content with “Pikuniku”

by Ciarra Annis February 8, 2019

A new indie platformer game entered the scene on Jan. 24 entitled “Pikuniku.” It is the first game developed by the indie collective Sectordub. “Pikuniku” was published by Digital Devolver, a publisher...

Tame Impala shines bright with “Currents”

Tame Impala shines bright with “Currents”

Patrick Bell February 8, 2019

Tame Impala’s most recent album, “Currents,” is a staple of the modern indie scene that has listeners coming back to it time and time again three years after its release. To start off this album...

Shastina Wallace and 
“Interbeing: Moving Together”

This year’s BFA exhibits tell personal stories of life and loss

Adriana Eldred December 14, 2018

Every fall semester, seniors in the Fine Arts program are set to present their exhibitions, and this year is no exception – except for, of course, the exceptional work done this year. Three placed in...

Promotional poster for season six featuring Robin Wright’s Claire

“House of Cards” falls flat without Spacey

Tom O'Leary December 14, 2018

When developing the sixth and final season of his Netflix series "House of Cards," creator Beau Willimon was put in an impossible situation by the show’s star, Kevin Spacey. Spacey, who played the primary...

Father John Misty

Spotify wraps up the year

Patrick Bell December 14, 2018

So the other day, I was running out of my apartment late for a class, had some weird brown crud on my chin, and I had totally forgotten to do some homework assignment for that day. I had my headphones...

“Mr. Burns” perplexes despite valiant cast efforts

Danielle Christina December 6, 2018

A hush falls over the crowd as four actors march onto the stage, silently taking a seat in dilapidated furniture. The dappled lighting casts star-like shapes across the actors’ faces, the ceiling, and...

Ruby Velle and The Soulphonics perform at Dibden Center for the Arts

Soulphonics lay it down with hot tunes on a cold night

Magnificent Schmidl December 6, 2018

Those willing to brave the elements on the 13th were met by a warm atmosphere in Dibden Theater at NVU-J. Ruby Velle and The Soulphonics, a stax-style southern soul band from Atlanta, rocked the house...

Fourth chapter in The Story So Far

Fourth chapter in The Story So Far

Thomas Streeter December 6, 2018

The Story So Far released its fourth album on Sept. 21 of this year through Pure Noise Records. The Walnut Creek, California pop punk band is comprised of lead vocalist Parker Cannon, bassist Kelen Capener,...

“Deltarune”: journey to the dark world

“Deltarune”: journey to the dark world

Ciarra Annis December 6, 2018

Fans of indie video games got a surprise on Halloween as developer Toby Fox released the first chapter of "Deltarune," a successor to his first game "Undertale." The release came only with a series of...

This photo is far scarier than Nightmare Vermonts actual event

Scary? Not so much

Kylie Brown November 9, 2018

The only thing scary about Nightmare Vermont was how scary it wasn’t. Nightmare Vermont is an all-volunteer, charity Halloween event that’s been running since 2004. The event took place at the grandstand...

Look out! It’s Spider-Man!

Tom O'Leary November 9, 2018

Over the course of the past decade, the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has become a cultural phenomenon across the globe. Since "Iron Man" premiered in 2008, Marvel Studios has dominated the movie industry,...

Absolutely, totally charming

Charmed, I’m sure

Kylie Brown November 9, 2018

In light of the "Charmed" 2018 reboot now airing, let’s take a minute to remember and appreciate the wonderful 1998 original "Charmed" that was influential enough to be brought back 12 years after its...

Catie Roman and Theron Anderson

Defying expectations in Dibden

Kylie Brown November 9, 2018

"Defying Gravity" defied my expectations. "Defying Gravity" was NVU- Johnson student Jessica DeRosa’s senior thesis project for her BA in theater and drama. DeRosa directed the show and gave a brief...

Harumph! Harumph!

Harumph! Harumph!

Rebecca Flieder October 29, 2018

Greensboro grassroots theater company Vermont Vaudeville wowed Dibden on Tuesday, Oct. 16 with its hilarity. With a true cast of characters including some True Vermonters, some Flatlanders, a German, two...

A nice cup of kitty

A purr-fect afternoon

Kylie Brown October 29, 2018

I found heaven on earth in Montreal, over fall break. After a stressful soul draining first seven weeks back at college, I was desperate for an experience to reignite my faith in humanity and ability...

Jack Ryan returns

Jack Ryan returns

Tom O'Leary October 2, 2018

As Amazon Video continues to try and chip away at the streaming service monopoly of Netflix, they have invested more funds into creating their own original series. The latest installment is a new take...

Kavi Ade and Vision

Mending Masculinity through poetry

Kylie Brown October 2, 2018

Kavi Ade and Vision are not only mending masculinity, but also spreading mass amounts of inspiration and healing energy one poetry performance at a time. Both of them are nationally recognized poets...

“Magic for Humans” good if you’re bored

“Magic for Humans” good if you’re bored

Kylie Brown October 2, 2018

Have a short attention span? Like neat magic tricks? Like to laugh at people’s humanity? Incredibly bored? Watch “Magic for Humans” on Netflix. “Magic for Humans” is a Netflix original reality...

Ozark puts the South in your mouth

“Ozark” puts the South in your mouth

Tom O'Leary September 18, 2018

In the social media-driven era we currently live in, it’s rare for a television series to slip through the cracks of the relentless internet hype machine. From the moment a new show is announced, it...

Madalia

Madalia’s less-than-inspiring show

Kylie Brown September 18, 2018

On Sept. 5, Northern Vermont University- Johnson’s Dibden Center for the Arts witnessed the slightly less than mediocre band that was “Madaila.” “Madaila” is a psych-pop band from Burlington,...

The reporter thoroughly investigates the falafel for its culinary integrity

I Falafel

Adriana Eldred September 18, 2018

Have you ever tasted classic New York falafel fresh off the food truck without leaving Vermont? Then you haven’t gone to Tuesday Night Live (TNL) located on the Johnson Elementary School’s soccer field...

Enchanted with Disenchantment

Enchanted with “Disenchantment”

Rebecca Flieder September 18, 2018

After the incredible success that is and was “Futurama” and “The Simpsons”, it seems only fair that Matt Groening has started something new: “Disenchantment”. On Jan. 15, 2016, it was announced...

“Brockmire” is baseball’s favorite degenerate

Tom O’Leary May 10, 2018

Often overlooked because it airs on IFC, season two of “Brockmire” arrived on April 25, and it continues to be one of the most hilarious and underrated television series’ currently on air. “Brockmire”...

The General Lee

Burger Barn boasts exceptional quality

A good hamburger can be enjoyed in a variety of ways, locations, and with different ingredients. Some may argue the best is with an open grill, amongst friends, seated outdoors during the summer time. If...

Swiss Army Man is a real gas

“Swiss Army Man” is a real gas

Agathe Fredette May 10, 2018

Sometimes there are films with premises so utterly strange, that you cannot quite believe it actually exists without clear proof. “Swiss Army Man” is one of those films. Disarmingly bizarre and delightfully...

A perfect pita

Ahli Baba: perfect for late night munchies

Kylie Brown May 10, 2018

Located on Main Street in Burlington, Ahli Baba’s Kabob Shop is the place to be if it’s 2 a.m. and you have a drunken craving for some affordable Mediterranean food. Two steps away from the Flynn...

Lida Winfield

Growing up dyslexic

Patrick Bell April 26, 2018

On March 27, JSC welcomed Lida Winfield to Dibden to put on her dance performance, “In Search Of Air: Growing Up Dyslexic.” She was born with dyslexia and had trouble coping with everyday life,...

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