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The Best Singles of 2023: 8th grade guest-writers break down their favorite songs this year

March 5, 2024

"Cruel Summer" by Taylor Swift Review by Alina Saddal Imagine that it is summertime. it's 87 degrees outside, you're in your car with the windows down, and you crank up the radio. The song “Cruel...

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Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour

Veronica Kolesnikov, staff writer
November 17, 2023

The lights began to dim, and instead of the usual dead silence of movie theaters, there was a roar of screams and applause as Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour appeared on the screen. Taylor Swift: The Eras...

Battle of the Brews

Sara Rahman and Maya Scahill
February 17, 2023

Starbucks The presentation of Starbucks Caramel Macchiato was stunning, as it had caramel drizzled on the edges and an ombre of coffee to milk. The caramel balanced the strong taste of the coffee...

The Menu: scarily delicious

The Menu: scarily delicious

Jack Rogula, asst. opinions editor
December 16, 2022

On a private island in an undisclosed location, a chef and his staff work around the clock each day to craft dishes of the highest quality imaginable. This is the chef’s island, where The Menu finds...

Ants From Up There

Ants From Up There

Max Beitzel, asst. features editor
December 16, 2022

Ants From Up There is the phenomenal second studio album from British post-rock band Black Country, New Road. It is a loose concept album that displays a heartbroken and melancholy protagonist throughout...

Comic-al Funny Pages on screen

Jack Rogula, asst. opinions editor
December 13, 2022

Coming-of-age films have been all the rage this past decade, but rarely do they expand the genre and give it a brand new breath of life. Funny Pages, written, directed, and edited by Owen Kline, is a new...

Turning Red brings pandamonium

Jack Rogula, asst. a&e editor
April 22, 2022

For the past decade, the genre of coming-of-age films has been in high demand. Disney Pixar contributes to this trend with the new animated film Turning Red, directed by Domee Shi, the first woman to ever...

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Silk Sonic Immerses Funk & Soul Into Mainstream Music

Rachel Koopersmith and Max Beitzel
April 14, 2022

An Evening With Silk Sonic, released in late 2021 featuring artists Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak, explores a variety of musical genres ranging from funk to soul while also curating a nostalgic ‘70s...

Poke Bros proves delicious- but expensive

Poke Bros proves delicious- but expensive

Clare Lanscioni, Food Columnist
February 17, 2022

A new lunch spot in Plaza Del Prado just opened for South students to enjoy customizable poke bowls. Poke Bros. serves Hawaiian poke bowls, usually assembled with a rice base and diced raw fish and toppings....

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McManus turns murder into page-turner

Emily Pavlik, co-sports editor
February 11, 2022

After writing The New York Times Bestselling book, One of Us is Lying, Karen M. McManus has created yet another suspenseful murder mystery novel titled You’ll be the Death of Me. The novel follows the...

Munich: The Edge of War combines intense emotional conflict, suspenseful espionage to illustrate chaotic beginnings of WWII

Jack Rogula, asst. a&e editor
February 11, 2022

Sandbags and barbed wire line the streets where market booths once stood. Barrage balloons fly high above gothic cathedrals and ministry buildings. Gas masks are carried in the pockets of every man, woman,...

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Singer Eric Nam pops with new English album

Raina Sayson, Staff Writer
February 11, 2022

Until the release of his second album, There and Back Again, I had only known the Korean American singer-songwriter Eric Nam as a TV entertainer, and didn’t listen to much of his music. Released on Jan....

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