This just in: gas recently became expensive. With little “real” news at which to gawk, other than genocide, natural disasters and political corruption, an alarmed nation turns to a bizarre development. Gasoline costs more than it once did. Heather Dent

Bronze Float’s debut effort is definitely worth Notice-ing. It’s a subtle album that requires careful listening to reap the full benefit, but its thought-provoking nature merits the time. Heather Dent

There’s more going on inside the Caldwell Eco-Center than meets the eye. Heather Dent

BLOOMINGTON, IN- The rumored “installation” in question: a stainless steel fork, shoved tines-first into the front yard of a house in an alley, somewhere at the corner of Smith and Morton Streets. For the last six months, this elegant but daring image has had scholars in the worlds of art, folklore and religion in hot [...]

There was a certain solemnity in the air as I hiked after hours hunting for life. I felt almost euphoric as I walked the tightrope of the center line of empty streets, the traffic lights flashing red and yellow above me. Heather Dent

More than anything, walking around in a drag queen’s shoes taught me about the proverbial “balls” necessary to succeed at flamboyant drag pageantry. Heather Dent

Taking flying leaps from great heights is inherently dangerous. Don’t read this and then do something stupid. Please.

Straight from the horse’s mouth: Life is improv, and it all started with ninja monkeys.
Beleagueredly amused, I waited for further explanation. Instead, The Trickle Down Effect all went off on different tangents, too loud and fast and numerous to entirely connect. Troupe member Walker Rhea told me that to be good at improv comedy, one [...]

Four days, twenty-seven new plays, three directors, and only a month to prepare. The Bloomington Playwrights Project, 107 W. 9th Street, presents “Blizzard ‘O8,” the company’s annual fundraising festival of new “short attention span” plays by Indiana playwrights.
And how does the company pull off such theatre frenzy? The trick is simple brevity. None of the [...]