Bloom Archives
Author: Sophie Bird
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How Hip Are You To Youth Speak? Take This Gen Z Quiz
Spend enough time around someone and you’re likely to pick up on their vernacular.
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Brad Kimmel: New Head of WFIU & WTIU
Brad Kimmel says he has long been drawn to mission-oriented public media, and “everything lined up” when he was offered the job of executive…
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Larissa Danielle: Visual Artist
Artist Larissa Danielle’s multimedia work has often been inspired by political and social realities. In 2020, those realities felt particularly overwhelming.
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New Director of Buskirk-Chumley Arrived Just in Time for Shutdown
In January 2020, when Jonah Crismore was interviewing for the position of executive director of the Buskirk-Chumley Theater (BCT), the dimensions of the COVID-19…
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Trashion/Refashion Call For Entries Now Open
The 2021 Bloomington Trashion/Refashion Show is seeking design entries for its 12th annual fashion show on July 18.
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Work-From-Home Tips From Work-From-Home Veterans
The pandemic has ushered the home office to the forefront of work life. Gallup, Inc., indicated last October that 33% of the U.S. workforce…
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Dr. Tashera Perry: Obstetrician-Gynecologist
“Fun fact,” says Dr. Tashera Perry, an OB/GYN with Indiana University Health, adjunct clinical assistant professor for the IU School of Medicine, and the…
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Artist Ellen Starr Lyon: Looking Inward
Ellen Starr Lyon’s portraits are largely of family members depicted smack in the middle of their daily lives. The result is both emotional and…
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Virginia Githiri: Entrepreneur, Singer, Lecturer
Virginia Githiri wears so many different professional hats in her daily life, it’s not hard to fathom that writing inspirational gospel songs is something…