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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Three women confusedly watching a woman draped in an American flag as she talks on a cell phone.

Hell to the chief: ‘POTUS’ crafts a chaotic comedy of errors

November 12, 2023

The first word we hear in “POTUS” is so vulgar, I cannot repeat it. Yet, the unnamed fictional president uses a variation of it to describe his wife. That’s just the first mishap in this brash,...

Brendan Scannell and Zoe Levin. Scannell (Communication ‘13) plays aspiring stand-up comedian and dominatrix’s assistant Pete in Netflix’s “Bonding.”

‘Bonding’ star Brendan Scannell talks comedy, confidence and making his own path

May 29, 2019

Brendan Scannell (Communication ’13) signed on to co-star in “Bonding” thinking it was a project only his parents would see. While some actors might shudder at the thought of their family watching...

Communication lecturer Sandra Marquez (right) performs alongside actor Rainn Wilson in Steppenwolf Theatre’s “The Doppelgänger.” The show runs from April 5 to May 27.

NU professor, lecturer featured in Steppenwolf Theatre’s production ‘The Doppelgänger’

April 11, 2018

Communication Prof. Todd Rosenthal had to consider some unusual factors when putting together the set of “The Doppelgänger” — for example, he had to make sure he could wash fake blood stains out...

‘Motherf**ker With The Hat:’ Profane but not profound

January 16, 2013

From the moment you open the program of "The Motherf**ker With the Hat," you know this isn't going to be a restrained performance. Walking into the theater, I wondered how many people in this mostly white,...

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