The Monthly: May Edition
May 14, 2020
In this Edition of the Monthly: A Northwestern senior charts her own path in the Chicago music scene. Further Reads: The Monthly Editor writes about the flaws and beauty of art created during the pandemic. A Medill alum reinvents cookware through her company Great Jones. With the pandemic closing ...
Open Tab: Evanston eateries transform into mini grocery stores amidst pandemic
Zoe Malin, Reporter
May 14, 2020
The Monthly Just two months ago, customers lined up behind the register at Backlot Coffee, waiting to get an oat milk latte. Now, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, customers enter the shop a few at a time, and they’re not just purchasing a cup of joe: they’re buying groceries too. In addi...
NU alum modernizes cookware with her company, Great Jones
Zoe Malin, Reporter
May 14, 2020
The Monthly Sierra Tishgart (Medill '12), co-founder of Great Jones, thinks waiting until marriage to purchase high-quality cookware is “preposterous,” but she encountered that old-fashioned idea on her quest to buy pots and pans just a few years ago. After years working as a food writer and e...
Reel Thoughts: Mrs. America is a mirror to unfinished business
Yunkyo Kim, Assistant Campus Editor
May 14, 2020
The Monthly I don’t like shows or movies that reimagine history, because it reminds me of what we could have had. But if writers of historical cinema decide to stick strictly to the version of history, the narrative feels uninspired. If they decide to change the course of the historical events co...
Liner Notes: “Petals for Armor” may be Hayley Williams’ debut solo album, but she has nothing to prove
Wilson Chapman, Monthly Editor
May 13, 2020
The Monthly It feels weird to call “Petals for Armor” Hayley Williams’ debut album, because Hayley Williams has been with us a long time. Now 31, the singer-songwriter founded pop punk band Paramore when she was just 15 years old, and the group released its first album “All We Know Is Fallin...
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