On Friday, Sept. 7, the first art exhibit of EMU’s 2018-19 academic year made its debut in the University Commons’ art gallery. “Running With the Bulls” is a creative assembly …
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Lunches With Liesl: Liesl’s Top 5 Food Picks
In the past few semesters, I have reviewed 26 different restaurants in Harrisonburg. After visiting a myriad of eateries and bars and delis, scribbling notes on the composition and flavors …
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“Rampage” Film Took Itself Too Seriously
This is the last issue of The Weather Vane for this year, which makes this my last film review. While I was hoping that my last contribution to the Review …
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Senior VACA Students’ Photography Show
Graduating seniors from the VACA department are currently displaying a variety of visual arts in the Margaret Martin Gehman Gallery, which is adjacent to Common Grounds. Robert Weaver’s work is …
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Art Exhibit Humanizes Violence Survivors
We often view art as a way to express the beauty and joy in this world, in our cities, and in our relationships. While art can portray beauty, it can …
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Lunches With Liesl: Jacktown Burger Joints
In downtown Harrisonburg, two restaurants with similar names share the same building, advertising similar things — something about burgers and beer, and someone named Jack. When it comes to telling …
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“A Quiet Place” Subverts the Horror Genre
“A Quiet Place” is the second thing based around silence that John Krasinski has been in — see “The Office” season 8, episode 11 for the first one. Both are …
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Lunches With Liesl: Xenia a Kebab Grille
Xenia A Kebab Grille recently opened a second location in Harmony Square, nicknamed Xenia II, bringing their expertise in all things pita to EMU’s neck of the woods. After 10 …
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“Pacific Rim” Is Successfully Big and Dumb
“Pacific Rim: Uprising” is the sequel to Guillermo del Toro’s 2013 film, “Pacific Rim.” I want to take this moment to ask, what is the obsession with the one word …
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Playing With Cute Puppies at Sylvia’s Pets
When I drove into Sylvia’s Pets’ parking lot, I was greeted by a sign proclaiming “cute puppies, bunnies, live rock ball python, cockatoo.” And the sign did not lie, especially …