Article Archives: Bumps in the Night

Art Meets News: The Photojournalist Bill Foley

April 2, 2015 | by Al Hunter

Bill Foley is in the business of memento mori. That is to say, his photos are artistic, symbolic reminders of our shared mortality. Over his nearly 40-year career as a professional photographer, his subject matter has epitomized diversity. As an Indiana University student, he cut his teeth on Bob Knight’s … Read More

A Thrill I Shall Not Soon Forget, Part 2

March 26, 2015 | by Al Hunter

The inventor of basketball, Dr. James Naismith, was born in 1861 at the outbreak of the American Civil War. He lived long enough to see the game he created become an official event at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, as well as the birth of both the National Invitation … Read More

A Thrill I Shall Not Soon Forget, Part 1

March 19, 2015 | by Al Hunter

March madness is back and Hoosier hoopsters delight in the idea that once again, our state is well represented in the NCAA tournament. Whether you follow the sport or not, if you’re a Hoosier, you surely smile when you hear that five teams (Butler, Indiana, Purdue, Notre Dame, and Valparaiso) … Read More

John Lennon’s Lost Weekend, Part 2

March 12, 2015 | by Al Hunter

In the summer of 1973, ex-Beatle John Lennon embarked on an 18-month relationship with assistant May Pang in a period of his life which he called his “Lost Weekend.” Lennon and Ono were having marital problems and decided to separate, and Ono suggested to Pang that she become Lennon’s companion. … Read More

John Lennon’s Lost Weekend, Part 1

March 5, 2015 | by Al Hunter

In the summer of 1973, John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s marriage was in trouble. Living up to her reputation as a provocateur, Ono tried to save her marriage by suggesting that her husband start an affair with their assistant, May Pang. The result was John Lennon’s “Lost Weekend”; 18 months … Read More