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The Monthly

Letter from the Editor: To the future

March 10, 2021

The Monthly Back when I lived on campus, I noticed that the display screen for the elevator in Allison Hall sometimes behaved oddly, showing letters instead of a floor number. The last time I...

The Monthly: February Edition

The Monthly: February Edition

February 25, 2021

In this edition of The Monthly: Northwestern alumna Mara Brock Akil brings her vision of love and life to Netflix.  Further reads: The Monthly Editor celebrates this issue’s theme, love, and talks...

Letter from the Editor: Love, The Monthly

February 24, 2021

The Monthly What is love? The question has been asked by artists around the world, from Trinidadian-German singer Haddaway to the K-pop girl group TWICE. Luckily for them, I have the answer: Love...

Mara Brock Akil (Medill ‘92). Akil, best known for hit-sitcom “Girlfriends,” is set to produce multiple new projects for Netflix as part of a multi-year deal.

Mara’s World, Mara’s Way

February 24, 2021

The Monthly Mara Brock Akil (Medill ’92) still remembers the first time she made an audience laugh. As a freshman at Northwestern, she volunteered to help some friends in the Black sketch comedy...

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A New Nationalism

February 24, 2021

The Monthly Every time Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate (Bienen ’90) composes a piece about Chickasaw culture, he pictures himself standing in the forests of Mississippi where his ancestors lived before...

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