March 17, 2025
The Twilight Saga Soundtracks
Love it or hate it, The Twilight Saga is a staple of the early 2010s and had an extremely loyal fan base both at the height of its popularity and even now. Choosing between “Team Edward” or “Team Jacob” and fantasizing about being Bella Swan are things that a lot of people who were young adults at the time can look back on with fondness — and maybe a little cringing. I would, in fact, consider myself to be a fan of the saga, but I will also be the first to say the movies are a beautiful disaster. They are so awkward, cheesy, and bad that the series circles right back around to good. The main feelings one might experience when rewatching this series are nostalgia and secondhand embarrassment, which, in my opinion, is a pretty fantastic mix. There are some good things to come out of this series like: Robert Pattinson, memes, and some of the best soundtracks in Hollywood to date.
My personal favorite of the five soundtracks is New Moon. The soundtrack of Breaking Dawn: Part 1 is a close second, but New Moon is nearly perfect. The songs do a fantastic job of creating the feeling and emotion that the movie wants you to experience and are great songs outside of the context of the film as well. There are some truly gut-wrenching songs that will punch you right in the heart in the best way, such as “Possibility” by Lykke Li and “Rosyln” by Bon Iver and St. Vincent. There are also some great indie/rock jams thrown in the mix, like “Friends” by Band Of Skulls, “Hearing Damage” by Thom Yorke, and “Meet Me on the Equinox” by Death Cab for Cutie. When listening to this album, I feel like the main character in my own melodramatic teen movie, which is why I can’t give it enough praise. Twilight might not be great, but the music from the films sure is.
Whether you’re into farming simulators, crazy about dinosaurs, or just looking for a relaxing game, Paleo Pines has got you covered! In this single-player game, you play as a farmer on an island inhabited by both humans and dinosaurs. That may sound scary at first, but these dinosaurs prefer to eat treats, not humans. Are you a fan of the hit indie game Stardew Valley? Then this simulator may be up your alley.
Open worlds have been a staple of ambitious video games since before the turn of the century, with games like Elder Scrolls: Arena and Fallout: A Post-Apocalyptic Role-Playing Game debuting in the ’90’s and growing into franchises that dominate the genre. Even in these early days of the gaming subculture, gamers had concerns about just how much nothing there was.
Games have struggled with this balancing act for a long time. There are precious few examples of games that can pull it off. Recently, a game called Starfield drew in players with promises of hundreds of real-sized worlds to explore, only for almost all of those worlds to be completely barren or filled with curiously omnipresent wildlife. Open worlds are not a box to check but a commitment to uphold to your players.
Northern Lights Literary & Arts Journal is currently seeking submissions for its Spring 2025 edition, with a deadline of March 16, 2025. This annual, student-run publication is open to creative work from students, faculty, staff, and alumni across all four UW-Green Bay campuses. The journal invites submissions in various categories, including poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, art, photography, and interactive digital stories.
Dr. Meacham’s Feather Rousing gets personal by blending intimate memoir with historical fiction. Feather Rousingis a refreshing look at being human. This chapbook, a small book containing ballads, poems, tales, or tracts, takes you on a rollercoaster of tragedy and comedy. LaTanya McQueen, author of When the Reckoning Comes says: “In this genre-blending chapbook of stories and essays, Meacham uses historical events to comment on what it means to be a mother, a daughter, and a wife amidst the uncertainties of our world. Beautifully written, this fable-like collection, full of delight and intrigue, explores what it means to live and love and survive.”
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