One of the best parts of the holiday season is honoring that annual tradition of watching all your favorite holiday movies. Thanks to streaming services, it’s easy to go beyond the standard Christmas movies and add some new soon-to-be-classics and old TV favorites to your yearly list. We have your cheat sheet for the most […]
Saying goodbye to your favorite series — whether it is the series or season finale — can be tough. Now that most series can be binge-watched in a weekend, it’s also a bummer to wait an entire year for your favorite show to come back. With endless options for great TV, you don’t have to […]
If you’re a fan of the Netflix original series “House of Cards,” you know that every episode brings a new twist or cliffhanger. One woman behind those storylines is Executive Story Editor Laura Eason, an Evanston native and Northwestern alumna. Eason was back in town Oct. 27 to discussed writing at the Chicago Humanities Festival. After […]
Television is full of promise this fall, with lots of new shows filling the holes left by the departures of some old favorites. Instead of mourning those shows that are gone, use your prior loves to help you find some great new options, some of which star familiar faces. Here is a guide to the […]
When Piper Kerman graduated from Smith College in 1992, she had no idea that one day she would be at the forefront of the prison reform movement. After all, who could imagine that this affluent, well-educated woman would end up serving a 15-month sentence in federal prison for drug related charges? Kerman’s story has been […]
Susan B. Noyes, Founder of Make It Better Media and the Tech Mamma Lounge, was a guest on CNBC’s “Closing Bell” on Friday, Feb. 27 and explained that she remains bullish on and strongly invested in tech stocks. Computers, mobile devices and the leading companies that interface with them have simply become too ingrained in […]
