The Monthly

March 2019

In this edition of The Monthly:
We go behind the scenes on Northwestern University Dance Marathon 2019, and the team’s collective effort to bring the year-long process to life.

Further reads:
A Northwestern alumna finds her place on YouTube among the growing ASMR community. The Digital Projects Editor traces the history of Amazingrace Coffeehouse, a part-music venue, part-food hall that existed on NU’s campus a generation ago. The video team previews the Danceworks performance, while our resident film critic chats about “Cold War.” A member of the editorial board reviews Kibbitznest in West Lincoln Park for the “Open Tab” section.

MARCH

Editor’s Letter: Goodnight n’ Go
The magazine’s editors and designer reflect on their time with The Monthly, discuss its origins and share their parting thoughts. Since its inception two years ago, The Monthly has grown and changed — this year, it won an award for best Entertainment Supplement from the Illinois College Press Association.
The final countdown to the 30 hours in the tent
Rather than spending time soaking up the sun, the Northwestern University Dance Marathon executive board spent the first warm spring weekend of 2018 locked in a meeting room to make one of the most important decisions of the year: picking the 2019 beneficiary.
As the ASMR sensation grows online, a Northwestern alumna finds her place among the whispers
As ASMR has become mainstream, so has Gibi (Communication ’17). In the two years since she went full-time with her channel, she’s about to hit 1.7 million subscribers. Her videos — ranging from her tapping on a piece of cork to cosplaying as Linda from Bob’s Burgers — have been collectively viewed over 400 million times.
Protest to performance: Amazingrace Coffeehouse’s place in Northwestern history
Born out of the Vietnam War protests in 1970 and forged in Scott Hall and Shanley Pavilion, Amazingrace Coffeehouse quickly became the stuff of legend. One part food hall, one part music venue, one part counterculture collective, it remains singular in the University’s history.
Danceworks 2019 showcases a variety of styles and inspirations
Four choreographers and 24 students participate in this year’s Danceworks concert, showcasing their diverse talents and creative spirit.
‘Cold War’ tells a haunting, bittersweet love story set against a Polish backdrop
In a brisk 89 minutes, “Cold War” makes you feel like you’re falling in love for the first time again. And it does so through another language, and in black and white.
Open Tab: Just a Metra ride away, Kibbitznest offers a technology-free hygge haven
Kibbitznest is a self-described “bookbar” that invites you to “take back control of your humanness.” That means comfy chairs, lots of board games, and — gasp — no WiFi.
The Monthly is an arts and entertainment magazine that delves into student art on campus and the work of alumni in Chicago and across the country. Read past issues of The Monthly and The Daily Northwestern here.