High on the extensive list of reasons why summer in Chicago is the best is the urgency with which Chicagoans go outside. There’s so much to do and so many people craving the sun that the city feels uniquely alive and present. To help prepare for the season, we’ve curated a master list of the
One trip to Disneyland at the young age of five was all it took for Julia Finder ’25 to discover her true calling: creating immersive experiences. The attractions. The music. The characters. She loved it all. But what she adored most was the Light Magic Parade. “I can still sing the main song,” says Finder.
When she decided to study communication and film/media studies at UC Santa Barbara, Alyssa Fine ’22 –working as an Events Marketing Coordinator at Tubi, at time of publishing– knew she was learning about subjects she loved, but they felt like separate paths. With her sights set on a live television production career, Fine interned
Notorious for infusing originality into everything she does, Emily-Nicole (Micki) Pease ’22 wanted to build on her undergraduate business degree by choosing a graduate program that would let her flex her creative muscles: She loved to write, she’d been a practicing artist for as long as she could remember, and she enjoyed playing video games
In first grade, when people asked Autumn Rose ’25 what she wanted to be when she grew up, she had one response: singing and performing (except for a few months when she wanted to be an astronaut). “I enjoyed performing so much,” says Rose. “I distinctly remember making a project about it to present to
Growing up in the 1980s and 1990s as a child of immigrants, Professor Aymar Jean (AJ) Christian learned about American culture by watching television. He was a preteen when cable became a dominant force in the industry, and he saw how the transformation of broadcast television reshaped entertainment.
When Gina Muzi ’24 discovered a letter she had written to herself years ago, it talked about one thing: playing Division I soccer. Today, she’s living her dream as a member of the varsity women’s soccer team at Northwestern. But sports aren’t her only interest: She’s just as passionate about the creative arts.
While talent has always been plentiful in Asia, the celebrities, brands, and partners in that part of the world haven’t historically had access to Hollywood-style talent agencies to help them maximize their potential. Instead, these companies oversaw their own talent, productions, and casting (and much more). This left little time for them to focus on
As the child of a special education teacher in China, Hongjin Chen ’24 says her mother helped her understand at an early age the value of loving and respecting those with physical and mental differences.
When Andrés Palacios Constanza ’25 reflects on his childhood in Guatemala, one of his favorite memories involves drawing. He and his brother attended arts classes as a chance to find their creative voices, and this gave Constanza the opportunity to draw freely for the first time. He loved it so much that he envisioned his
