A&E

The Rise of K-Pop Demon Hunters

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The Rise of K-Pop Demon Hunters

Natalie McCleery ‘29mccleeryngr92@lakeforest.eduStaff Writer This summer, Netflix broke its own record of its most watched original movie ever, and it wasn’t with some thriller or action movie. According Netflix’s website, the movie that has gotten over 300 million views and over 500 million hours streamed since its June 20th release is KPop Demon Hunters. Aptly named, this feature, produced by Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix, is about a K-pop girl group Huntr/x. The girls are…

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Social Activism in Modern Music

Posted on by Rifah Raida
Social Activism in Modern Music

Gita Anand ‘28anandggr@lakeforest.eduStaff Writer Music has always connected people. From parties to long drives, from weddings to funerals, music enriches our lives in countless aspects. When we can’t find the words, we turn to art to express ourselves. Whether promoting peace with folk music in the 1960s, taking a stand with countercultural punk in the late ‘70s, or calling out systemic injustice through hip hop in the ‘90s, music has been relevant in social movements…

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Laufey Captures the Essence of Young Adulthood

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Laufey Captures the Essence of Young Adulthood

Janeth Gomez ’29gomezj96@lakeforest.eduStaff Writer Laufey’s latest album, “A Matter of Time,” sounds like the soundtrack to a romcom with the highs and lows of young heartbreak, one shaped by her background in classical music. She has won the hearts of millions through her music online, but her journey began in early childhood, influenced by her violinist mother and her violin professor grandfather. She first played violin at age four. Then, at the age of 15,…

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Sabrina Carpenter’s “Man’s Best Friend”

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Sabrina Carpenter’s “Man’s Best Friend”

Melanie Mandelke ‘29mandelkem17@lakeforest.eduStaff Writer Sabrina Carpenter’s release of her seventh studio album was anticipated to be another album filled with iconic summer anthems, following her Grammy Award-winning “Short N’ Sweet.” The single “Manchild,” released in June, promised a continuation of Carpenter’s signature witty lyrics and catchy beats, along with a blend of pop and country influences. Fans loved it, and so did TikTok users, with the spread of a new line-dance-esque trend to the song….

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Q&A with author Elizabeth Charlebois

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Q&A with author Elizabeth Charlebois

Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Charlebois Tracy Wamarema ‘28wamarematwa@lakeforest.edu Staff Writer Elizabeth Charlebois is an author and English professor at St. Mary’s College of Maryland.  She co-authored Hip Hop Hamlet in collaboration with incarcerated performers at the Northeast Correctional Center in Bowling Green, Missouri. The play was a part of the Prison Performing Arts program. A week after her talk, Bard Behind Bars at Lake Forest College in March 2025, I met with her over Zoom…

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Exploring A.I., equity through Ragdale

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Exploring A.I., equity through Ragdale

Caleb Pope ‘27popecse95@lakeforest.edu Staff Writer Lake Forest College is partnering with Ragdale, an artist residency program, to explore artificialintelligence (AI) and how it intersects with equity and social justice through their work.The HUMAN Residency Fellowship is funded by a $1.2 million grant from the MellonFoundation in New York. The fellowship is designed to explore artificial intelligence through ahumanities perspective, equipping students with the skills to ethically integrate AI into theirprofessional lives. The partnership is led…

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