Many of us know that most visual art has its superhuman power to sympathize with the highs and lows of giving yourself for your loved ones – be it through tranquil canoeing expeditions, or quie...
Editor’s Note: This is the first issue of the blog Black Talk: A Zine. If you’re Black, you’ve been to a cookout. In REAL LIFE, cookouts are social gatherings that we (Black people)* hold t...
I’m baaaaaaaaaaaaaack! How’s it going? I hope the summer treated you well, I know it did for me So yeah, let’s begin Part 5 of Art Tips! What to talk about, what to talk about… It’s fun...
https://www.basementmedicine.org/arts-entertainment/2024/09/23/art-tips-part-5/
Why else would we all not want to give a rousing “Okay, queen”? For students who have seen Emoji Nightmare, one of Vermont’s leading drag queens, perform the previous school year, who would...
https://www.basementmedicine.org/arts-entertainment/2024/03/26/they-better-work/
If your knees go weak for musicals that move beyond the average theatre kid’s expectation, Starlight Express is an 80’s roller-disco-operetta of a musical that will achieve such through far f...
https://www.basementmedicine.org/arts-entertainment/2024/03/26/debunked-starlight/
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 Bal...
https://www.basementmedicine.org/arts-entertainment/2024/02/20/once-upon-a-dibden-dreary/
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 m...
https://www.basementmedicine.org/arts-entertainment/2024/02/20/a-blaxploitation-scooby-doo/
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....
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...
https://www.basementmedicine.org/arts-entertainment/2024/02/20/the-materials-of-life/
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 commentar...
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 tips...
https://www.basementmedicine.org/arts-entertainment/2023/12/10/art-tips-parte-dos/
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 J...
https://www.basementmedicine.org/features/2023/12/10/laufey-24-is-everyones-valentine-heres-why/
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 l...
https://www.basementmedicine.org/arts-entertainment/2023/12/10/aesthetic-spotlights/
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...
https://www.basementmedicine.org/arts-entertainment/2023/12/10/how-to-find-your-personal-style/