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TJ and Cindy's Summer Album Review

TJ and Cindy’s Summer Album Review

TJ Miller '25 and Cindy Fan '25 September 23, 2024

TIHTM beabadoobee - Beaches (Official Video) Fan Favorites: Beaches!!, This Is How It Went, California, Ever Seen Miller Favorites:  One Time, Beaches, Real Man Pros:  BEACHES ...

Did you have a brat summer?

Did you have a brat summer?

Elizabeth Wilder '26, Writer September 16, 2024

Since coming back to school, has anyone asked you if you had a “brat summer”? Were you thinking, what on earth does that mean? On June 7, singer Charli XCX released her 6th studio album titled “brat.”...

Met Gala 2024: The Garden of Time (and Questionable Outfits)

Met Gala 2024: The Garden of Time (and Questionable Outfits)

Anagha Devarakonda '26, School and Local Editor May 21, 2024

Have you ever wanted to watch people who dress like they’re from the “Hunger Games” Capitol doing nothing for a whole night? Regardless of your answer, the world responded with a resounding yes:...

The original cover of THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT.

TTPD: A Review (Elizabeth’s Version)

Elizabeth Hiller '25, Editor-in-Chief April 29, 2024

“I was supposed to be sent away but they forgot to come and get me.” And so begins Taylor Swift’s most recent tour de force, “THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT.” Spanning two heartbreaks, three...

The album cover of "1989 (Taylor's Version)

“1989 (Taylor’s Version)” Review

Elizabeth Hiller '25, Writer November 5, 2023

In 2014, Taylor Swift released “1989,” an album that won her three Grammys. Now, in the midst of her wildly successful Eras Tour, Swift has rereleased the album as “1989 (Taylor’s Version).”...

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A Review of PORTALS, a Mystical and Mysterious Album by Melanie Martinez

Kashvi Rai '28, Writer May 19, 2023

On March 31, Melanie Martinez, an alternative pop artist, finally released her third studio album, PORTALS. After a series of cryptic hints and clues, such as a series of videos showing the development...

What's up with woke?

What’s up with woke?

Darin Eberhardt '25, Opinion, News, and Features Editor April 5, 2023

Woke is a word which seems to have only gained momentum over the past five years. Perhaps the most prominent and loudest voice to begin using the word is Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. DeSantis and...

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Avatar 2: The Way of Water is an Immersive Experience

Diego Sanchez '27, Writer February 27, 2023

On December 16th, 2022, one of the most anticipated movies over the past few years was released. Avatar: The Way of Water, the sequel to the highest grossing movie of all time, Avatar. The film has received...

Cover for Swift's 10th studio album, Midnights!

Taylor Swift’s Midnights | Album Review

Kaeli Kampschmidt '23, School and Local Editor October 26, 2022

Midnights is finally here! Taylor Swift has gone from country to pop to folk over the course of sixteen years and nine albums, and this album is composed of entirely new music. Fans all across the world...

Apology to Sacheen Littlefeather

Apology to Sacheen Littlefeather

Zola Ortiz '23, Writer September 29, 2022

Fifty years ago on March 27, 1973, Sacheen Littlefeather, an Apache and Yaqui actress and activist, declined an Academy Award for Best Actor on behalf of Marlon Brando for his lead role in The Godfather,...

Heard on the Quad: Opinions on Andrew Tate

Heard on the Quad: Opinions on Andrew Tate

Jayraina Montoya '23 and Ben Montoya '23 September 16, 2022

Emory Andrew Tate III is one of the most well known men on the internet—except he’s recently been banned from most social media sites. The former kickboxer used platforms such as Instagram and TikTok...

Albums of the Summer

Albums of the Summer

Neil Mahto ‘23, Opinion Editor September 9, 2022

5. Blue Water Road - Kehlani Kehlani followed their two debut records SweetSexySavage and It Was Good Until it Wasn’t with their most widely acclaimed album to date. The epitome of summer albums,...

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