The seemingly pleasant and heartwarming holiday commemorating love can be bittersweet for many. Regardless of whether you have a significant other, Valentine’s Day always takes its toll one way or another:...

2024 came in hot with this year's Golden Globe host, Jo Koy, as he single handedly offended Taylor Swift and reduced Barbie to a film about a plastic doll with big boobs. Koy was unable to hide behind...

Valentine’s Day has finally arrived and I can practically feel love in the air. Oak Park High School students are currently in a frenzy of who-likes-who and who’s dating and who isn’t, but the truth...

On Feb. 9, up-and-coming artist Noah Kahan released his highly anticipated single “Forever,” along with two new collaborations with Brandi Carlile and George Alan Isakov.  Kahan performed “Forever”...

Romantic, familial, platonic, and self-love are examples of how people show affection for one another. Valentine's Day used to be a celebration of all types of love, but now it has become hyper-focused...

I can understand enjoying a day off. Spending time with friends and family. Finishing that book or game that you’ve been meaning to. Catching up on sleep. I understand the importance of a well-needed...

The newest movie from Studio Ghibli, “The Boy and the Heron,” was released in theaters in December of 2023. It earned a rating of 7.6 on IMDb and rated 97% on Rotten Tomatoes. In addition, the film...

Video games were soaring into Hollywood in 2023, from “The Last of Us” series in January, to the “Super Mario Bros. Movie” in April to the “Gran Turismo” movie in August.  “The gaming IP...

oakparktalon · Toilet Talk Episode 1 (toilet flushing audio) Bing: Hello and welcome to Toilet Talk, where we discuss everything Oak Park bathrooms.  Ella: Why? Because it's our duty.  Bing:...

Winter break was starting and I had all the time in the world to read one of my most anticipated reads of 2023: “A Little Life” by Hanya Yanagihara, published in 2015. With the resurgence of the book...