They use grocery shopping to complete exercises for Alexander’s recovery. Photo by Sissi Ma/ Medill-Northwestern Journalism Institute Eighty-six-year-old John Alexander leans toward the freezer door ...

While Amazon slashed book prices for Prime Day 2025, Nina Barrett stood firm to protect what she called the “oasis of the community” — Bookends & Beginnings. “The role of ...

The cinema is currently running the series Films by Women/Chicago ‘74 to honor the 50th anniversary of the 1974 film festival of the same name. The original event, which took place at the height of ...

“It is perhaps the nature of the modern man to search ever inward as the outward becomes known and quantified. We expected to find truth, rationality, and something of natural, intrinsic elegance. We ...

This is the thesis of The Block’s new exhibition, “Woven Being,” which features over 80 works by 33 artists that center local Indigenous perspectives and creative processes. Textiles headline the ...

My older sister is ordering our drinks at Iconica cafe in Northampton, Massachusetts. You order on the ground level, but we like to sit in the loft. The wallpaper is a map of the world up there, ...

U.S. flags border the streets, hang from scaffolding and wave in the hands of participants at Evanston’s 2025 Fourth of July parade. The flags often represent American pride and unity, but can also be ...

This nearly three-hour play about soccer, or rather, football (and toxic masculinity) was surprisingly engaging. It moved quickly, with bright lights and lively, nationalistic music. In the first act, ...

Part 1 of this series introduced the impact a Republican-controlled government might have on the future of Title IX in college sports. Now, it is time to learn how your vote may influence the employee ...

Listening to the thumping of the bass inside my sister’s car, “Body Language” by Kali Uchis marked my first experience listening to her album Isolation. Uchis’ hypnotic ad-libs beckoned me into full ...

On March 28, the indie rock band Wallows released More, their long-awaited EP featuring unreleased songs from the beginning of their Model and More tour. Overall, the album pales in comparison to the ...

Norths & Wests is a segment of the NBN Opinion section focusing on displaying opposing opinions on a certain topic. In this article, Life & Style editor Chloe and opinion staff writer Richard discuss ...