Bloom Archives
Category: Features
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At the Outer Limits
BY JANET MANDELSTAM IU geology professors David Bish and Juergen Schieber watched the launch from Cape Canaveral on November 26, 2011. They, along with…
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The Unconventional Mr. Bell
BY MIKE LEONARD This fall, virtuoso violinist Joshua Bell was back on the Indiana University campus where he addressed a gathering of Jacobs School…
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Margaret Weymouth Jackson: The Sage of Spencer, Indiana
BY NANCY R. HILLER From the front porch of her house perched partway up Rocky Hill, Margaret Weymouth Jackson had a bird’s-eye view across…
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Sunday Morning with Mellencamp
BY MIKE LEONARD With the premiere tour looming for Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, his theatrical collaboration with Stephen King and T Bone Burnett,…
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Saving ‘Big Cats’
BY ADAM KENT-ISAAC, PHOTOGRAPHY BY STEVE RAYMER A fierce roar pierces the silence with frightening volume and intensity. Then, another roar echoes out from…
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Autumn in Monroe County
PHOTOGRAPHY BY J. BRUCE BAUMANN “Is there anyplace more beautiful in fall than our own Monroe County?” we asked readers a year ago. The…
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From Despair to Glory: Jordan Hulls Looks Back
BY JUSTIN ALBERS, PHOTO BY SHANNON ZAHNLE When 18-year-old Jordan Hulls arrived on the campus of Indiana University during the summer of 2009, IU…
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100+ Best Things to See and Do in Bloomington
BY LEE ANN SANDWEISS, ILLUSTRATION BY ETHAN SANDWEISS Whether you’re visiting Bloomington, have recently moved here, or have lived here all your life, this…
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Art Interrupted
BY JEREMY SHERE This September, the Indiana University Art Museum will host “Art Interrupted: Advancing American Art and the Politics of Cultural Diplomacy,” an…