Whether in fire or ice, Frost wondered how
It all would end. I’ve often asked the same;
I know the rising morning sun is somewhere
Read moreStaff Picks: Hidden Gems in TV/Streaming/NP
For our final “Staff Picks” of this year, I thought we’d glean some hidden gems from the staff. In my opinion, too many of us get swept up in the appeal of wildly popular TV shows (I’m looking at you, Stranger Things), when countless others of far greater quality lie largely untouched and unappreciated by the masses. Of course…
Read moreStaff Picks: YA or Children's Novel/Series
It would be hard to measure the impact certain books and stories had on us as kids, but when I think back to reading “Eragon” or “The Ranger’s Apprentice” and I get that sudden, gut-wrenching longing, that nostalgia for story, I know these stories mean more to us than we realize. Some take us spiraling away to worlds unknown, some ground us more firmly in the world we do know, and the best ones do a little bit of both.
Read moreStaff Picks: Feel-Good Movie
Now, I am a big fan of sad, gritty movies, but every so often my soul longs for something joyful—something so relentlessly happy that I forget what sad even means. I’m thinking here of that one movie—we all have at least one—you can rely on to be whatever you need it to be. You’ve probably seen it more times than you can count, so if you need it to be a mindless distraction, it can be just that. But if you need to laugh, fear not, the jokes are still funny, regardless of how many times you watch it.
Read moreHome Entertainment
Our current global predicament has left many stuck at home, wondering how to fill their quarantine-induced abundance of free time. Not two weeks into this crisis, many are already verging on boredom, like a child realizing a few weeks into the summer that there is such a thing as too much free time. But it is not yet time to give in and admit to our parents that we have nothing to do; it is not time to start doing chores just yet.
Read moreDissonance
There’s birdsong in the background of the packing,
The goodbyes. In doing what it does, the pollen
In the humming air-soup makes us sneeze—short bursts
Of breath that draw suspicious eyes, bring hands
Read moreLosing Your Mind? Here's What to Do
If you’re like me, these stay at home rules are the absolute worst. Drive thrus and grocery pickups activate the brain a little bit, but I can only watch Netflix (or Amazon Prime or Hulu) for so long before my brain starts getting a little existential. So here are three things to do while stuck inside or in your backyard for this spring.
Read moreSmall Parcels: A Look at J. Bradley Adams' Exhibit
Hanging on the walls of the Kresge Art Gallery are drawings that you might find in your own notebook, ones that you absentmindedly doodled during class or chapel. These colorful, obsessive, tiny pieces are the work of J. Bradley Adams, and they are a part of his show titled “garden 321: mensura.”
Read moreDay of Prayer with Mark Perry
To close out Day of Prayer, Mark Perry ‘20 gave a concert in Carter Lobby. An intimate but eager group of students drank the last of the apple cider and surrounded the piano, sitting on the gathered chairs, couches, and cushions on the floor. The concert setting was cozy, with lots of interaction between …
Read moreEin Tropfen in einem Teich - A drop in a Pond
Ich habe in den letzten zwei Jahren ein paar Fotos gemacht.
Grüne Bäume, kristallklare blaue Seen,
Überfüllte Straßen und Leere Strassen.
Meine Füße haben viele Länder bereist,
Read moreEverybody Loves Bong
When asked by Vulture why he thought no Korean film had ever been nominated for an Academy Award, director Bong Joon-ho replied, “It’s a little strange, but it’s not a big deal. The Oscars are not an international film festival. They’re very local.” On February 9, Bong Joon-ho became a local historical legend with his film “Parasite,” the first foreign-language film to win Best Picture and the first Korean film to ever land a nomination.
Read moreA Gold Star for Sean Cauley
If you’ve ever met Sean Cauley and spoken to him for more than five minutes, you’ve heard about his band Till Morning (of which Cauley is the guitarist, pianist, bassist, backup vocalist, drummer, and producer). The lead singer is one of Cauley’s closest friends back home, Brandon Huneycutt.
Read moreClose to Home: Student Exhibit
On Wednesday, January 22nd, the show “Close to Home,” presented by the Fall 2019 History and Theory of Photography class, went up in the Kresge Library Gallery. But if you missed it, don’t worry, the posters will be up in the chapel for the rest of February, in honor of National Black History Month.
Read moreGRAMMIES 2020
At the GRAMMYs, the red carpet is rolled out and singers pull out their best, and sometimes worst, looks in hopes of leaving with an award. This year, singers of all shapes and sizes came together for an epic night at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The night was full of surprising performances and some that didn't quite meet expectations.
Read moreWhite Noise
Stay Black
Black History Night: An Evening of Jazz and Poetry
At 7pm on Tuesday, February 2nd, the Kirk was filled with chatter and laughter that was intermingled with energetic jazz music. People talked and enjoyed a variety of snacks and coffee. On one side of the room was a large wooden folding screen that was being used as a display for the photography of Harmonee Keitt ‘20, Caleb Keitt ‘20, and Lisa Hill ‘22;
Read moreA Time to Celebrate: The Porter’s Gate at Covenant College
“We served this morning, we’re going to learn now, and later tonight we’re going to celebrate,” said Dr. Amy Bagby before Pastor Howard Brown’s lecture on MLK Day.
Read moreCreatives Gather at Monthly Community
Some call it a networking event. Some call it a retreat. Some even go so far as to call it “church for creatives.” If there is one thing for sure, it’s that CreativeMornings Chattanooga encompasses all of that and more.
Read moreA Nod to Alcott: Greta Gerwig's Little Women
Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women tells a story of a woman striving to create a life for herself in a world created largely by and for men. Though the original volume was published in 1868, it was the amended second volume, published in 1869, that has been widely read and appreciated.
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