By Sarah Rose, Managing Editor
| November 27, 2023
With the release of “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes,” many fans may find their enjoyment for the dystopian genre reawakened.
A dystopia is a society that is unjust or of great suffering. Usually, dystopia literature readers...
By Tamya Burch, Social Media Coordinator
| November 27, 2023
From “13 Going On 30” to “The Twilight Saga,” pop culture has been intertwined with the imaginary love lives of romantic movie characters. These on-screen couples make the idea of love seem real and attainable to a hopeless romantic audience.
Romantic...
By Jonathan Shelby, Assistant Lifestyle Editor
| November 26, 2023
On Nov. 9, Mario Kart 8 for the Nintendo Switch received what seems to be its final DLC update, which added in more than just eight new courses.
On top of the new race tracks, this recent update included four new characters those being Peachette,...
The wait is finally over for Netflix’s newest anime “Scott Pilgrim Takes Off,” starring Michael Cera and Mary Elizabeth Winstead.
The animated series is based on the graphic novel series “Scott Pilgrim” by Bryan Lee O’Malley. The comics...
By Caleb Johnson, Lifestyle Writer
| November 22, 2023
It's gobble gobble time with easy and low cost side dishes.
In the spirit of Thanksgiving season, I have gathered two recipes that have deep meaning to me and can be made for relatively cheap.
Growing up, my family didn't have a lot of money,...
By Caleb Johnson, Lifestyle Writer
| November 22, 2023
DeKALB – The sound of laughter filled the jam-packed Black Box Theatre as colorful lights swirled and actors gave boisterous performances in a new take on Shakespeare's “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”
The play was guest-directed by Melanie Keller,...
Falling in the middle of the two biggest holidays of the year, Thanksgiving is often forgotten by many, especially in movies.
Here is a list of some films with plotlines featuring Turkey Day.
“A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving”
One of the many...
By Sarah Rose, Managing Editor
| November 20, 2023
Editor's note: This review contains major spoilers for “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes.”
Set 64 years before the original Hunger Games films, “The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” follows 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow...
By Caleb Johnson, Lifestyle Writer
| November 20, 2023
Netflix recently shared a stunning trailer “Avatar: The Last Airbender” with great costumes, an authentic cast and just enough flair to get audiences hooked on its latest live-action adaptation.
The show is based on the hit Nickelodeon animated...
This week, Northern Star writers choose songs from the most exuberant genre of music: musicals.
Sarah’s picks:
Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton - “Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down)”
La La Land Cast - “Someone In...
By Hannah Soukup, Assistant News Editor
| November 19, 2023
It’s nearly Thanksgiving, and that means our current energy is bound to make a 360. Sagittarius season officially begins Wednesday, making for a month of excitement, spontaneity and adventure. On Friday, Neptune goes direct in Pisces, contradicting...
By Nick Glover, Lifestyle Editor
| November 18, 2023
André 3000 may be one of the most influential musicians to the state of music today, and fans have been waiting for his first solo record since he first arrived on the scene in the early ‘90s.
André 3000’s new album, “New Blue Sun,” released...
