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Reviews

Orlando Shines at Meiley-Swallow Hall

by Lola Furbee   North Central College Theatre Department opened up their 2024-2025 season with the play Orlando. Staged in the theater at Meiley-Swallow Hall and directed by Jeremy Ohringer, this play was adapted by Sarah Ruhl and based on the novel by Virginia Woolf. The story follows the gusty

NXT Live: A New Season Begins with Questions

by Jayden Lawrence Attending the NXT season premiere on the CW was a vibe. The show was packed with action, story, and some significant surprises, but it raised several questions about the direction of the brand. As NXT continues to balance its role as WWE’s “developmental” show with its ability

The Brilliance of Community’s Writing

by Sean McMahon Community was a sitcom that first aired September 17, 2009, and was created by Dan Harmon, who people may recognize as the co-creator of Rick and Morty. The show starts with lawyer Jeff Winger who’s just been fired from his job since the state bar found out

Fallout and the State of Video Game to Screen Adaptations

by Cassie Schneider With over 1 million screens in the past month, Amazon Prime Video’s Fallout has been met with great acclaim. The first season (with an already confirmed second season) provided awesome sound effects, great acting, multiple callbacks to the game franchise, and above all, a great group of

Exploring Taylor Swift’s Complex Tortured Poets Department

by Emma Wadley   Taylor Swift has once again broken records and my heart with her 11th studio album, The Tortured Poets Department. Swift loves to surprise fans, and I wasn’t surprised when she dropped a second album at 2:00 am on Friday, April 19, calling it The Tortured Poets

Taylor Swift Does it Again with The Tortured Poets Department

by Brooke Schultz Taylor Swift is back with a new era. After having released her albums Midnights and 1989 (Taylor’s Version) last year, Taylor announced her newest album, The Tortured Poets Department (TTPD), earlier this year at the 2024 Grammy’s, and it dropped on April 19, just in time for

A Rollercoaster of a Time: Lively Reviews for Ride The Cyclone

by N Klepczarek The haunting North Central Theatre Department musical, Ride the Cyclone, enthralled students this semester and gathered significant reviews. After viewing the whimsical production myself, I interviewed three students about their experience visiting Uranium City’s carnival. To set you up with the background on what Ride the Cyclone

Maggie Rogers Doesn’t Disappoint With Don’t Forget Me

by Olivia Rosenberg   On April 12, Maggie Rogers dropped her latest album, Don’t Forget Me. The 36-minute record is her shortest yet and was written in its entirety in only five days. The album is a balanced blend of indie pop, rock, and folk, with tight production and story-infused

Sankofa 2024: My Personal Reflection

by Jayden Lawrence   Traveling is a beautiful thing. A new backdrop to life tends to relieve the stress that the world brings you, especially with just the right people, and with the right circumstances. Sankofa 2024 brought the opportunity for me to relieve my stress. We were able to

Ride the Cyclone: A Fantastic Journey

by: Lola Furbee Ride the Cyclone recently donned the stage of Meiley-Swallow Theatre on the campus of North Central College. Directed by Claribel Gross and Jeremy Ohringer, with music direction by Kevin Disch, this musical served as the second NCC Theatre Department production of the semester. Ride the Cyclone tells

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