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Fastpacking mixes "trail running for fitness and backpacking for pleasure," says adventure-travel writer Michael Waterford. | Courtesy photo

Outfitted: Fastpacking, the ‘Sexy Hybrid’ of Trail Running and Backpacking
Michael Waterford
Adventure-travel writer Michael Waterford says the best way to see more fauna and foliage on long-distance trails is by fastpacking — the “sexy hybrid” of trail running and backpacking. Calling fastpacking “the stripped-down, all-out pursuit of mileage in the forest,” he offers these tips for your first fastpacking trip. Click here to read the full story.
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Writer TJ Jaeger looks at the difficult circumstances people face — and choices they have to make — when they find themselves living on the streets of Bloomington. | Photo by TJ Jaeger

Paths of Homelessness, Part 1: Your First Day
TJ Jaeger
It's your first day of experiencing homelessness. What do you do? What are your options? Where will you sleep tonight? In the first of this two-part series, writer TJ Jaeger looks at the difficult circumstances people face — and choices they have to make — when they find themselves living on the streets of Bloomington. Click here to read the full story.
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(clockwise from top left) Ruthie Cohen's beef stew, carrot salad with dried cherries, and macaroni and cheese. | Photo by Ruthie Cohen

Stirring the Pot: Guiltless and Often Tastier Shortcuts
Ruthie Cohen
Sometimes, taking a shortcut will reveal something new and wonderful; sometimes it just gets the job done faster. In the kitchen, as Ruthie Cohen has discovered several times, something as simple as a jar of salsa could be your eureka moment. Click here to read the full story.
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(l-r) Theresa Ochoa and Sarah Swank present Lizzy Chandler her completion certificate officially inducting her as a HOPE mentor. | Photo by Ann Georgescu

More HOPE for Youth in School-to-Prison Pipeline
Ann Georgescu
HOPE, a program started by IU professor Theresa Ochoa, is designed to help youths in juvenile-detention facilities across Indiana. Anne Georgescu follows up her first article on HOPE, showing how the only mentorship program of its kind in the country continues to help break the school-to-prison pipeline for juvenile offenders. Click here to read the full story.
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Cork Liquors at sunset in Columbus, Indiana. | Photo by Adam Reynolds

‘Places, Things, People’ 4×5 Photo Gallery: Part 1, Places
Adam Reynolds
In this three-part photography series titled “Places, Things, People,” Adam Reynolds roams the southern Indiana countryside with his new 4x5 “large format” camera — a style that was popular until 35mm film began to hold sway in the mid-1900s. Making pictures with this camera, Reynolds says in his artist's statement, “is a slow, almost meditative, affair.” The results can be striking. Click here to read Reynolds' artist's statement and to see a gallery of his 4x5 photography.
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‘Art in the Underground,’ a Video About the DIY Ethos
Chris Green
Filmmaker Chris Green takes a glimpse at the DIY art community. In Bloomington, DIY art overlaps with more established artist groups in town, including those creating music and film. But, at heart, it maintains its alternative (or punk) approach to creating and enjoying art. Click here to watch the video.
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Hoagy Carmichael sits at the piano surrounded by friends in the Book Nook on Indiana Avenue, sometime in the 1920s. | Photo courtesy of Indiana University Archives of Traditional Music

Dada a la Bloomington — a 1920s ‘Anti-Art’ Hotbed
Michael G. Glab
When the absurdist art movement known as Dada began spreading to major cities around the world in the 1920s, it rarely found its way to sleepy Midwestern towns. But writer Michael G. Glab looks into how a soda shop in Bloomington became a hotbed of Dada, courtesy of favorite son Hoagy Carmichael and his friends. Click here to read the full story.
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Armand Fields, who plays drag queen Rexy in Cardinal Stage Company's production of "The Legend of Georgia McBride," wearing what writer Jennifer Pacenza describes as "the sexiest thigh-high boots I’ve ever seen." | Courtesy photo

Behind the Curtain: A Drag Legend Is Born in ‘Georgia McBride’
Jennifer Pacenza
Jennifer Pacenza opens her theater column in Limestone Post with a preview of “fierce, funny” The Legend of Georgia McBride. Pacenza, author of Bravo, Bloomington!, a blog dedicated to local performance, says this Cardinal Stage Company production about the drag community challenges its audience “to consider the permeability of gender and sexuality.” Click here to read the full story.
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Theater, Art — ‘Our Mirror to Who We Are’ [video]
TJ Jaeger
David Anspaugh and the cast and crew of Row After Row, a production by Bloomington Playwrights Project, give filmmaker TJ Jaeger a behind-the-scenes look at what their craft means to them, what theater means to the broader world, and why art is important to everybody. Click here to watch the video.
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A look toward the crowds of people in the streets and on the National Mall at about 4 p.m., Saturday, January 21, 2017, during the Women's March on Washington. | Photo by Lynae Sowinski

‘Dear S—’: A Letter from Women’s Marcher to 11-Year-Old Girl
Ruthie Cohen
On Saturday, January 21, Ruthie Cohen and two busloads of people arrived in Washington, D.C., after an all-night trip from Bloomington, to participate in the Women’s March on Washington. Afterward, in Bloomington, Ruthie penned a response to a friend’s 11-year old daughter, “S—,” who is skeptical about the march making any difference in the world. Here is her letter.
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Bloomington’s thriving punk scene of the ’70s and ’80s paved the way for today’s punk bands. Pictured here, Seven Seconds performing at Ricky's Canteena, a Bloomington all-ages club, in 1984. | Photo courtesy of Mike Whybark

Since the ’70s, Bloomington Has Been a Midwestern Haven for Punk
Sierra Vandervort
Punk rock was a lively part of the Bloomington music scene even before the godfathers of American punk, the Ramones, recorded their first album in 1976. And it is still alive and kicking. Sierra Vandervort looks into the hardcore beginnings of punk and how it has influenced today’s stock of DIY musicians. Click here to read the full story.
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With the right equipment and preparation, winter camping can offer the best of the outdoors. | Photo courtesy of Pexels

For Some, Winter Means Outdoor Adventures
Jonah Chester
Wintertime gives outdoor enthusiasts an experience that fair-weather campers often only pretend to enjoy — seclusion in the great outdoors. In frigid and even subfreezing temperatures, when most people are staying warm inside, campers usually have the forests to themselves. And with the right equipment and preparation, winter camping can offer the best of the outdoors. Click here to read the full story.
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