The Article below was published in Vol. 136, Issue 7 of the Lake Forest College Stentor on April 2, 2021. By Lauren Gantt ’21 A&E Editor ganttl@lfc.edu Ace of Shades is Amanda Foody’s second young adult novel and the first in the completed Shadow Game trilogy. Set in the city of New Reynes, appropriately nicknamed the City of Sin, this novel follows two main protagonists: Enne and Levi. Enne, raised as a proper young lady…
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The Article below was published in Vol. 136, Issue 7 of the Lake Forest College Stentor on April 2, 2021. Emma Baumgartel ’21 Staff Writer baumgarteler@lfc.edu Grammy-nominated artist Eric Alexandrakis’s recently-dropped album GMT, in line with his other Terra-series drops, defies genre boundaries, featuring an ethereal, techno-meets-’70s sound, with elements of melodramatic spoken word and various types of guitar. This unpredictable yet still cohesive album truly pushes past any expectations one might have of Alexandrakis’s…
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The Article below was published in Vol. 136, Issue 7 of the Lake Forest College Stentor on April 2, 2021. Sergio Bardesi-Texocotitla ’22 Staff Writer bardesitexoc@lfc.edu Director Rob Savage’s horror film, Host (2020) has received rave reviews. Viewers can watch the movie on Shudder, a streaming platform specifically for horror movies and TV shows. According to Mary Beth McAndrews, writing for the review website Film School Rejects, Host was filmed entirely on Zoom. The movie…
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The Article below was published in Vol. 136, Issue 6 of the Lake Forest College Stentor on March 12, 2021. Lauren Gantt ’21 A&E Editor ganttl@lfc.edu A Court of Silver Flames, the fourth novel in the A Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. Maas, was released February 16, 2021, after a three-year gap between releases of the series. It hit the #1 spot on “The New York Times” Best Seller list shortly…
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The Article below was published in Vol. 136, Issue 6 of the Lake Forest College Stentor on March 12, 2021. By Ivana Budjarovska ’24 Staff Writer budjarovskai@mx.lakeforest.edu Disclaimer! This article is not sponsored by the Theater Department nor any theater troupe on campus. However, I sincerely hope it will be of help to the theater g(r)eeks like me out there. In the voice of Marilyn Monroe at JFK’s 45th birthday, I sing: Happy Birthday to…
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The Article below was published in Vol. 136, Issue 6 of the Lake Forest College Stentor on March 12, 2021. By Bianca Mando ’22 Staff Writer mandobp@lfc.edu Obsessions can consume us. As people get older and wiser, some find they regret past obsessions because of the time or money spent on them. It doesn’t help that today’s cancel culture seems to play a part in regretting past decisions of support to celebrities, films, TV shows,…
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