By Merle H. Klemm ’25 Staff Writer klemmmhe@lfc.edu Earlier this spring at Lake Forest College, not only did the flowers return to life, but so did live performances from the theater department! On the nights of April 7, 8, and 9, the theater department presented a refreshing program of comedy, improv skits, and music—finally back on stage in Hixon Hall. “I think this was just a ‘We’re back, baby!’ type of show, a celebration that…
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By Jenn Arias Staff writer ariasjri@lfc.edu Movie theater ticket prices have been on a steady incline for decades. While it’s nice to grab a beer and some buttery popcorn and sit in a reclining armchair in front of the big screen, the cost is hardly ideal for college students. HBO Max’s special streaming premier of Searchlight Pictures’ Antlers brings the theater to your very own television screen—for a fraction of the price. Antlers, which hit…
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By Jenn Arias ’23 Staff writer ariasjri@lfc.edu Warning: spoilers. No Exit, a Hulu Original thriller released late February, 2022, follows Darby (Havana Rose Liu), a recovering addict living in a rehabilitation hospital. Darby gets news of her mother’s brain aneurysm, sending her fleeing from Sober Living home while risking incarceration. Determined to reach her mother, she steals a car in the hospital parking lot, but Mother Nature has other plans. An awful mountain blizzard closes…
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Tabitha L. Andrews ’23 Staff Writer andrewstly@lfc.edu Located in Durand Hall at Lake Forest College is an art exhibition featuring works by students. My first impression of the pieces reminded me of the critical role art plays as a means of communication. Each work contained its own lineage of creation: they told a story of challenging work and dedication to unraveling a deeper meaning of expression and human experience. Three students told me more about…
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By Julia McGrath ’23 mcgrathjj@lfc.edu Staff Writer Rating: 5 out of 5 One-finned Goldfish Warning: spoilers. In the newest edition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, actor Oscar Isaac plays mild-mannered Steven Grant, an Englishman who is haunted by a mysterious voice and the violent actions of another person living in his body, an American named Marc Spector. When Marc takes over, Steven frequently experiences blackouts and gaps in his memory and sometimes ends up teleporting…
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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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