Book Review: ‘One Italian Summer’ by Rebecca Serle

Book Review: ‘One Italian Summer’ by Rebecca Serle

By Julia McGrath ’23 Staff Writer  mcgrathjj@mx.lakeforest.edu Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Italian Getaways  Warning: Spoilers Yearning for a post-spring break escape? Let Rebecca Serle steal you away to Positano, Italy in her adult novel. Protagonist Katy Silver, grieving the recent death of her mother, decides on a  whim to go to Positano, a small town on the Italian coast her mother visited before Katy was even born. Leaving behind her rocky marriage to a…

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Artworks Explored: Nuclear Testing and Labors of Motherhood

Artworks Explored: Nuclear Testing and Labors of Motherhood

Tabitha L. Andrews ’23 Staff Writer andrewstly@lfc.edu  At Lake Forest College, the Department of Art and Art History put together a distinguished selection of works displayed in the galleries at Durand Hall. Many of these pieces have been created over multiple years and redefine the parameters of art. The impact of the human experience, taking ideas from history, personal accounts, politics, and society to analyze and interpret artistically, are exponential in these works.  Two of…

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Rex Orange County Fans are “WHO CARES” About His New Album

Rex Orange County Fans are “WHO CARES” About His New Album

By Isabel Hinojosa ’25  Staff Writer hinojosaisa44@lfc.edu Rating: 3/5  “WHO CARES?” is the fourth album by Alexander O’Connor’s, also known as Rex Orange County. Being the first album released by Rex Orange County since 2019, fans, including myself, had extremely high hopes for this release. This album contains about a 50-50 mix of easy-going love songs and self-deprecating songs about struggling with mental health. The most entrancing aspects about this album are the orchestral instrumentals…

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Why is Everyone so Obsessed with “Euphoria”?

Why is Everyone so Obsessed with “Euphoria”?

Isa Hinojosa ’25 Staff Writer Hinojosaisa44@lfc.edu Trigger warnings: drug use and abuse. Since its premiere on HBO Max on June 16, 2019, “Euphoria” has captivated teenagers and adults alike. Season two began airing on January 9, 2022, and “Euphoria” fever resurged, causing it to become a center of discussion in many schools, workplaces, and social media. “Euphoria” has harnessed 13.1 million viewers, according to Variety magazine. The show attracts many viewers, in part because of…

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Movie Review: “My Best Friend Anne Frank”

Movie Review: “My Best Friend Anne Frank”

Julia McGrath ’23 Staff Writer mcgrathjj@lfc.edu Rating: 4 out of 5 TRIGGER WARNING: Antisemitism, depictions of the Holocaust. Based on the real-life friendship between Anne Frank and Hannah Goslar, “My Best Friend Anne Frank” is a film about the highs and lows of female friendship as much as it is about World War II. As Nazism impacts their lives more and more, these girls persist in trying to make the most of their situation. Told…

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“Lease on Love” by Falon Ballard

“Lease on Love” by Falon Ballard

Julia McGrath ’23 Staff Writer mcgrathjj@lfc.edu Rating: 5 out of 5 Brownstones  Warning: mild spoilers. Mostly set in present-day New York City, Falon Ballard’s debut novel “Lease on Love” takes the reader on a rollercoaster of enjoyable, relatable, and unforgettable peaks and valleys. The story begins with protagonist Sadie Green, a millennial workaholic, getting passed over for a promotion and then fired from her lifeless finance job.  One drunk night later, she finds herself a…

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