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Film review: 'The Green Knight'

Film review: ‘The Green Knight’

By Jacob Baker | August 5, 2021

Based upon a 14th-century Middle English chivalric romance, “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,” whose author is still unknown, sees a big-screen adaptation by multi-faceted filmmaker David Lowery in “The Green Knight” released July 30. This adaptation...

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Lifestyle’s weekly Spotify playlist #16

By Lifestyle staff | August 1, 2021

Weekly Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2i94QkTx3h2gkea0YOLMPb    Jacob’s picks  Clairo - “Bambi” Slipknot - “My Plague” Fulci - “Voices”  Fulci, TV-CRIMES - “Cemetery” In music,...

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Film review: ‘The Woman in the Window’

By Madelaine Vikse, Editor-in-Chief | July 27, 2021

“The Woman in the Window'' is a mystery thriller film based on the novel by Dan Mallory, who writes under the pseudonym A. J. Finn. The film is slow moving and the acting is dry in the first half, but the second half  makes the film worth viewing because...

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Lifestyle’s weekly Spotify playlist #15

By Northern Star Lifestyle Staff | July 18, 2021

Weekly Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7dIqIbPP6oab6YzuGDORF8  Jacob’s picks Kacy Hill - “Just To Say” Jarhead Fertilizer - “Life is a Prison”  Tyler, The Creator, YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Ty Dolla $ign...

"Liberty and Justice" book cover.

Book review: ‘Liberty and Justice’

By Brandon Montemayor | July 9, 2021

A winding story that shifts between character’s perspective and their colliding pathways portraying the difficulties of coming of age and the struggles LGBTQ+ community members face — that is Satta Kendor’s debut novel, “Liberty and Justice.”...

The dance will take place in the Hopkins Park Terrace Room, located at 1403 Sycamore Road. Masks are required while indoors.

Annual 5k run/walk first of many Independence Day activities at Hopkins Park

By Jamie O'Toole | July 2, 2021

DeKALB — Hopkins Park, 1403 Sycamore Road, will host their annual Independence Day 5K Run/Walk at 7:30 a.m. Sunday. Attendees are encouraged to wear red, white and blue. The fee to participate in the 5K is $25 and includes a race bag with a bib,...

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Lifestyle’s weekly Spotify playlist #14

By Lifestyle staff | June 27, 2021

Weekly Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0iK3egyjKR0BCDvqBP0y4X    Jacob’s picks Pi’erre Bourne - “Retroville” Witch Vomit - “Funeral Purgation” Tyler, The Creator - “I THINK” Këkht Aräkh -...

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Ellwood House Mansion to host first of six summer concerts

By Madelaine Vikse, Editor-in-Chief | June 23, 2021

DeKALB – The Ellwood House Museum will have live music and entertainment Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. on the lawn of the Ellwood House Mansion, 420 Linden Place. The opening act will be a fashion show provided by Lizzy’s Pink Boutique. The main act will...

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Lifestyle’s weekly Spotify playlist #13

By Lifestyle staff | June 20, 2021

Weekly Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2uKcL8bof9aEaLCBCunyuz    Jacob’s picks  Pi’erre Bourne - “42” Gatecreeper - “Imposter Syndrome”  The Black Dahlia Murder - “A Vulgar Picture” Chromatics...

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Lifestyle’s weekly Spotify playlist #12

By Lifestyle staff | June 13, 2021

Weekly Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6pmuekmqKAWehC8rXdgL1s    Jacob’s picks Leviathan - “The Idiot Sun” Current Joys - “Dancer in the Dark”  UnoTheActivist - “Jimmy Fallon” Devourment - “Arterial...

The DeKalb County Community Foundation located in Sycamore, IL

Over $1.5 million raised for Give DeKalb County

By Jamie O'Toole | June 10, 2021

SYCAMORE – The DeKalb County Nonprofit Partnership, a program established in 2012 through the DeKalb County Community Foundation, raised over $1.5 million during their annual Give DeKalb County event, according to a May 21 press release.  The money...

A stock photo of an empty theatre. Musical comedian Bo Burnham made his return to the big screen May 30.

Film review: ‘Inside’

By Brandon Montemayor | June 3, 2021

Musical comedian Bo Burnham made his return to Netflix May 30, with his hauntingly intrapersonal special, “Inside.” The new special was a solo project written, directed, edited and shot by Burnham alone inside of his L.A. home throughout 2020 and...