Photo by Jermaine Logan, Staff Writer By Zuzanna Fudala, Staff Writer What Ho! Heroes be warned there are spoilers lurking about! As a fan of the Percy Jackson series when I was younger, that still holds a place near and dear to my heart, I had high hopes about seeing ‘The Lightning Thief: the Percy Jackson musical’, long before Moraine Valley put on the production. However, I admit that I…
Photo from FPAC By Zuzanna Fudala, Staff Writer “You shall go west, and face the god who has turned. You shall find what was stolen, and see it safely returned. You shall be betrayed by the one you call friend. And fail to save what matters most, in the end.”- Oracle Prophecy, The Lightning Thief. Demigods of Moraine Valley, prepare yourselves as The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical strikes…
Photo by Marty Pavlik, Staff writer By Marty Pavlik, Staff writer Upon entering the Robert F. DeCaprio Art Gallery you are invited into the world of Antonia Ruppert with the sound of music echoing from a corner across the room. The rhythm felt as almost an embrace and I was drawn to that corner instantly. There, playing out of a compact Anchor speaker, I could hear more clearly the tones…
Photo from Billboard By Kayla Curtis, Staff Writer When we hear the word “devil”, some usually think of this demon who is the representation of everything evil; but we might even think of a person we know. You have at least called someone the devil or a demon at some point in your life. My question is why do we think someone is the devil? We call someone the devil…
Graphic by James Landgraf You may not be able to watch TV in the same way ever again. In recent weeks, members of the Writers Guild of America have gone on strike to protest the inadequate pay many screenwriters receive. “Saturday Night Live” cut its season short, The Tony Awards may not be televised in favor of a private award ceremony, and television everywhere is grinding to a halt. “I…
Graphic by James Landgraf By Aidan McGuire, News Editor Drake and The Weeknd haven’t collaborated on a song since “Live For” in 2017. They may not need to collaborate in the future because artificial intelligence is now able to write and produce music for them. The song that started it all is titled “Heart on My Sleeve” and was published online by a user known as Ghostwriter. This anonymous individual…
By Jackson Edwards, Photo Editor Costume designer Brianna Niven faced a unique challenge when it came to Moraine Valley’s production of “Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play”–bring to life a post-apocalyptic world, using everyday objects. “Mr. Burns” just finished its two-weekend run in the Fine and Performing Arts Center. “The show is really weird,” Niven said. “There are three acts. The first act is during an apocalypse, the second act is…
Graphic by Emily Stephens By Juan Carbajal, Opinion Editor We’ve all seen social media posts that either play songs, have lyrics as the caption, share a Spotify wrapped, or share music videos. It’s so easy nowadays to see how anyone’s favorite music artists make them feel. But a group that doesn’t do this often is our favorite artists themselves, leaving us wondering: What music means the most to them? Who…
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