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Fall in Love with These 12 Cheesy Rom-Coms

Fall in Love with These 12 Cheesy Rom-Coms

Iyla Hernden ’26, Arts and Culture Editor February 24, 2025

Although our beloved Valentine's day has come and gone, love is still in the air. Whether you celebrated last week with a special someone, or got yourself your own bouquet of roses, it is the perfect time...

BookTok: A Flop?

BookTok: A Flop?

Vilte Vitkauskaite ’26, Writer February 24, 2025

Since the rise of social media platforms and the creation of short viewed forms of media: TikTok, Instagram reels and Youtube shorts, reading has never been the same. I’m sure everyone with at least...

Taylor Swift performing at the Tree Fort Music Hall.

The End of An Era

Lillie Rosen ’29, Writer November 18, 2024

The number of cities left in Taylor Swift’s world-renowned Eras Tour. It is currently the highest-grossing tour ever. Each Swiftie who visited a city where the Eras Tour was held spent an average of...

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).”...

Image from Melanie-Martinez fandom.com

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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