Plants bring health, life to interior design
Keira Wingate, Contributing Writer
June 3, 2019
Filed under Arts/Life, Lifestyle
Plants add a bright and earthy feeling to any space – welcoming a relaxed sense of breath and awakening. Imagine coming home to a place that has a crisp smell that makes every nose hair stand up and greenery so subtle yet eye-catching, it’ll bring a smirk to even the grumpiest face. Adding plants into any design space adds more tha...
Profs & Pints democritizes access to education
Shane Rene, Managing Editor
June 3, 2019
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From climate science deniers to anti-vaxxers to flat-earthers, refusing to trust the world’s leading scientists and scholars is more popular than ever before. And if you’ve been paying attention, you may have noticed that this way of thinking has become a political necessity for some of the most...
Meditation for mental health
Keira Wingate, Contributing Writer
May 20, 2019
Filed under Arts/Life, Lifestyle
The mind is a complex thing: it brings a different mood, thought or emotion with every day that passes. It can be hard trying to navigate around it, but becoming mindful can bring that 3D type of dimension into life with more ease and understanding. Mental disorders account for nearly one-half of the dise...
Unpacking the explosive rise of mukbang
Holyn Thigpen, Contributing Writer
April 29, 2019
Filed under Arts/Life, Lifestyle
In a 43-minute-long video with almost 400,000 views on YouTube, Stephanie Soo sits atop her kitchen stool and devours over 100 spicy dumplings with sprinkles of impassioned commentary—“So hot, so steamy so juicy!”—and straight-to-camera gossip about friends’ douchebag boyfriends of days p...
Barber encourages involvement in local arts with his North Side Chicago studio
Nicole Shih & Evan Sully, Contributing Writer and Staff Writer
April 22, 2019
Filed under Arts/Life, Lifestyle
DeWayne Thomas is more than just a barber in the city of Chicago. He’s also an innovator, entrepreneur and small business owner who integrates his passion for art with his love for learning more about African-American culture. Thomas is 35 years old and originally from Brooklyn, N.Y. However, he was raise...
Women in the ring
Gianfranco Ocampo, Contributing Writer
April 15, 2019
Filed under Arts/Life, Lifestyle
World Wrestling Entertainment continues to expand and increase the value of women’s wrestling—after a long period in WWE where the women were neglected and mistreated—by featuring a women’s main event at WrestleMania 35 on April 7 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. WWE wrestlers Ron...
Zen and the art of glass blowing
Benjamin Conboy, Editor-in-Chief
April 15, 2019
Filed under Arts/Life, Lifestyle
In a small shop on a busy street in River Grove, Pete Rivers is dancing a mesmerizing ballet around a torch spitting a 2-foot-long, 3000-degree flame. Rivers is a glassblower. Today, he’s making a bubbler, but he didn’t know that when all he had in front of him was a half-dozen rods of borosilica...
For Chicago queen, DePaul student, drag’s glitz and glam are added bonus to intimate impact
Mackenzie Murtaugh, News Editor
April 8, 2019
Filed under Arts/Life, Lifestyle
The dimly-lit Berlin Nightclub in Chicago was mostly empty on a Monday night before its recurring drag competition, Squad Goals, began. A few people gathered in, but the small room did not fill up until about 11:30 p.m. when the performances began. The attendees gossiped around the bar with the barten...
Goodbye balayage, hello silver strands
Joey Cahue, Contributing Writer
April 8, 2019
Filed under Arts/Life, Lifestyle
Rather than trying to achieve the Barbie blonde locks, trend-followers are reaching for the bleach and their grandmother’s purple shampoos to achieve a sleek silver look. Silver-white hair is a trend that started within the last few years. Notable celebrities such as Lady Gaga, Kylie Jenner, Kim Ka...
A guide to celebrating in Chicago
Angelina Korniyenko, Contributing Writer
March 11, 2019
Filed under Arts/Life, Lifestyle
If you live in the Chicago area, the luck of the Irish is on your side. According to the personal finance service, Wallethub, Chicago was ranked the best U.S. city to celebrate 2019’s St. Patrick's Day. The service compared the 200 largest cities in the U.S., examining 17 key metrics, ranging from ...
Looking back at the city’s Irish roots
Brian O'Connell, Contributing Writer
March 11, 2019
Filed under Arts/Life, Lifestyle
If you go to DePaul or have ever lived on or near the Lincoln Park campus, there is a chance that you have stopped in Kelly’s Pub or McGee’s. Like many traditional Irish bars, Kelly’s is named after the family who opened the establishment. Both Kelly’s and McGee’s are filled with traditio...
Spielberg v. Netflix
Michael Brzezinski, Staff Writer
March 11, 2019
Filed under Arts/Life, Film & TV, Lifestyle
It’s a rough time to be a theater-loving cinephile lately. The theater experience is a cultural commodity that seems to be fading year after year, especially with the massive surge in streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Studios making their own buzz-worthy original content – though ...