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Ethan Utley and Danny Liggio | Friday, January 24, 2020
Weathering with You: The Sunshine By Daniel Liggio, Scene Writer I’m not certain anymore about most things. The information age bombards us with choices so that every day carries the potential missed opportunities of a trip to the world’s largest ice cream store: “But what if fudge ripple would read more→
Dessi Gomez | Thursday, January 23, 2020
Destin Daniel Cretton’s film adaptation of Bryan Stevenson’s book “Just Mercy” strikes many emotional chords through the use of thoughtful details. From joy to sorrow and everything in between, it would be best to settle in for this two-plus-hour movie that captures the realities of racial inequality on death read more→
Olivia Burke | Thursday, January 23, 2020
The first season of Netflix’s “Sex Education” was a revelation. It was filled to the brim with interesting characters who subverted stereotypes. Its premise — an unlikely duo of high school outcasts team up to give sex advice to their classmates — was just weird enough without being too read more→
Tom Naatz | Wednesday, January 22, 2020
From start to finish, it appears as though “1917,” Sam Mendes’ World War I race-against-the-clock story, was filmed in one continuous shot. The film follows the travails of two young British soldiers, Schofield and Blake, as they seek to deliver a message to a British unit — of which read more→
Nicole Bilyak | Wednesday, January 22, 2020
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has been a staple in sports entertainment for nearly 70 years. In fact, most people immediately think of this organization when they hear the word “wrestling.” However, the group has recently been under a lot of scrutiny from fans and personnel alike. Because of this, read more→
Willoughby Thom | Tuesday, January 21, 2020
As awards season is in full swing, every music festival line-up is also being released. Waiting for festival line-ups to be released is often more nerve-wracking than seeing the same predicted film win every award. Festival line-up release dates are all over the place, adding to a festival-goer’s anxiety. read more→
Charlie Kenney | Tuesday, January 21, 2020
North Dining Hall. Spring 2018. A line curls out from the stir fry station. Eager students await their meals while thoughts of teriyaki and soy sauce dance in their heads. Some wait alone, idly perusing their smartphones. Others wait in pairs of two or three, passing time with casual read more→
Colleen Fischer | Monday, January 20, 2020
I was making a playlist for a friend and procrastinating packing for my semester away in Washington D.C. that I was anxious about, when I came across Bug Hunter’s music. I added it to the playlist because he had a funny name, it had a fun melody and the read more→
Jim Moster | Monday, January 20, 2020
Journalist and activist Naomi Klein hears the clock ticking on climate change. She sees the impact of current warming on innocent communities around the world. She fears the future that awaits us all. She also knows the solution — a Green New Deal in the United States and equivalent read more→
Elizabeth Gregory | Friday, January 17, 2020
Karen Russell is an outstanding force in the modern literary scene. After spending undergraduate years at Northwestern, Russell received her MFA at Columbia University. Swamplandia!, her 2011 debut novel, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. In the years after this impressive debut, she received both a MacArthur and read more→