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 Student a cappella groups prepare for fall recruitment, album release and upcoming showcase.

Student a cappella groups adjust strategies for fall quarter

October 15, 2020

During a usual Fall Quarter, student a cappella groups like Brown Sugar, X-Factors and Freshman Fifteen would be recruiting and preparing for the fall showcase. However, after Northwestern canceled...

Liner Notes: On “Róisín Machine,” Róisín Murphy is at her disco-queen best

Liner Notes: On “Róisín Machine,” Róisín Murphy is at her disco-queen best

October 15, 2020

The Monthly Somewhat ironically, given how the pandemic has effectively shut down dance clubs for the entire year, one of 2020’s biggest music trends has been the reemergence of disco as a major...

Comida Cantina serves customers outdoors on its rooftop deck. It has live music and occasional yoga classes on the deck, too.

Open Tab: Comida Cantina offers flavorful food, wherever you eat it

October 14, 2020

The Monthly While dining at Comida Cantina on Central Street, it’s easy to feel like it’s been serving customers its Mexican and Latin American-inspired cuisine for years. Wait staff talk...

Young Natasha Trethewey with her mother and father. In her new memoir “Memorial Drive,” she writes about her childhood and the tragic loss of her mother.

Memorial for a Mother

October 14, 2020

The Monthly One of the most devastating passages of Natasha Trethewey’s “Memorial Drive” arrives halfway through the memoir, in the chapter “You Know.” After 80 pages describing Trethewey’s...

Waa-Mu’s 89th Zoom production “State of the Art.” 2020-21 members are currently preparing for this May’s show.

The Waa-Mu team plans for 90th annual show

October 14, 2020

Amid the uncertainty of a global pandemic, The Waa-Mu Show, Northwestern University’s musical written, arranged and produced by students, is charging toward its 90th annual show this May. “I'm...

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