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Every year the holidays roll around, lights inevitably crop up in neighborhood trees, coffee shops roll out holiday-inspired drinks, and, of course, musical artists capitalize on the Christmas season by releasing a holiday song or two. Laufey and Norah Jones’s “Christmas With You” is everything, except long enough 24-year-old Icelandic singer Laufey Lín Jónsdóttir, known...
Content warning: This article mentions suicide. The play “Hedda Gabler” has been performed since 1891. However, Northwestern Arts Alliance’s version seeks to contextualize themes of power and choice through a modern lens. The piece is told from the perspective of college students. “Hedda Gabler” will be the last student theatre production of the year, with...
Evanston’s City Code contains all of the laws and regulations that govern the city. Most likely haven’t read the code’s full text, which contains some obscure ordinances one wouldn’t expect to be law. But not everything you hear about Evanston’s most arcane laws is true. We fact-checked some of the city’s funkiest laws, so next...
Warning: This article contains spoilers. From the mind of Ari Aster, the director behind “Midsommar” and “Hereditary,” comes the everything-but-the-kitchen-sink film “Beau Is Afraid,” starring Academy Award winner Joaquin Phoenix. The picture’s three-hour runtime is packed with gorgeous cinematography, but the viewing experience was mostly uncomfortable and somewhat distressing. Though it addresses heavy topics like...
Amid staffing shortages in police departments across the country, a new bill in Illinois will clear the path for DACA recipients looking to become police officers. State Rep. Barbara Hernandez (D-Aurora)introduced the bill in the Illinois House of Representatives and said it has dual purposes. “My hope is to not only help DACA recipients but...