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The news site of Glenbrook South High School.

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The news site of Glenbrook South High School.

The Oracle

Back to the 70s: Daisy Jones proves riveting

Back to the ’70s: Daisy Jones proves riveting

Riley Shankman, asst. opinions editor
April 21, 2023

In a story of rock & roll, heartbreak, and the highs and lows of the 1970s music scene, the Amazon Prime Video mini-series, Daisy Jones & The Six, depicts the rise and fall of the fictional band,...

Battle of the Bagels

Layla Mohamed, Riley Shankman, asst. news editor, asst. opinions editor
March 17, 2023

Einstein Bros. Bagels We both really greatly enjoyed the bagel. It was toasted to the point where it was crispy but not burnt. We also thought the cream cheese was spread really well. An absolute classic!     Once...

Disgusting or delicious: Clare Lanscioni tries many unexpected food combinations.

Are these weird food combinations disgusting or delicious?

Clare Lanscioni, Food Columnist
August 30, 2021

 Seeing famous TikTok Star, Mia Challiner, post videos of her eating strange food concoctions made me want to try something similar and share some of my favorite, and not so favorite, weird food combinations....

Countless Cookies: The many flavors offered at Crumbl are displayed in a box.

Crumbl Crumbles Expectations

Clare Lanscioni, Food Columnist
May 27, 2021

Crumbl, a new chain bakery that just opened in Schaumburg has taken over everyone’s Tik Tok for you page. The bakery’s unique and ever-changing cookie flavors, in addition to their ice cream, definitely...

Zayn’s Zine: Wanting to create illustrated panels to go alongside his songs, Zayn Malik set on a project with Noah Sterling, a mixed-media director who specializes in a comic-book style.

Zayn shows off musical potential through new album

Raina Sayson, staff writer
February 12, 2021

Coming from a world-renowned boyband, One Direction, Zayn Malik is always being closely watched by the world. His debut single, PILLOWTALK, dominated charts and proved Zayn’s capability as a solo artist...

Soul inspires audience with heartfelt message

Jack Rogula, staff writer
February 12, 2021

Soul, Disney Pixar’s newest animated film directed by Pete Docter and released on Dec. 25, 2020 onto The Walt Disney Company’s official streaming service, Disney+, echoes the success and themes of...

Whole Lotta Red: Did Carti live up to the hype?

Charlie Mihelic, asst. sports editor
February 12, 2021

Twenty-seven months. Twenty-seven months after its initial announcement, Playboi Carti’s highly anticipated album Whole Lotta Red finally released on Christmas Day 2020. The album was announced in August...

Jovial Jannabi: Posing for their band portrait, the band derived their name from the pure Korean word meaning “monkey,” the Chinese Zodiac
animal that the bandmates share in common with each other. Bassist Kyung-joon Jang, guitarist Do-hyung Kim, vocalist Jung-Hoon Choi and drummer
Kyul Yoon (from left to right) have been bandmates since 2013.

Jannabi’s new EP offers sweetness of nostalgia

Esther Lim, co-a&e editor
December 18, 2020

A whiff of sweet, tooth-aching nostalgia, the recalling of a hazy childhood memory beneath the warmth of the bed covers in the midst of a particularly cold, dark, emotional night: this is the essence of...

Mesmerizing Miley: Under the red glow of the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards stage, Miley Cyrus
performs her newest album, Plastic Hearts.

Plastic Hearts provides fresh fusion of pop and rock

Anne Ribordy, managing editor
December 18, 2020

When most people think of Miley Cyrus, what comes to mind is either Hannah Montana or when she twerked on stage and swung on wrecking balls. In her latest album, Plastic Hearts (released on Nov. 27), Cyrus...

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Hands up in the air: SEVENTEEN celebrates their fans

Raina Sayson, staff writer
October 2, 2020

hth mini-album Heng:garae this past June. Henggarae is a Korean word that translates to “tossing someone up in the air in celebration.” SEVENTEEN described this as an album given to their fans as a...

Folklore offers fans a fresh new change

Folklore offers fans a fresh new change

Anne Ribordy, managing editor
October 2, 2020

If you were to tell me earlier this year that Taylor Swift released an album in 2020, I would have thought you were crazy. In the past, all of Swift’s albums have been released two to three years apart,...

The Devil All The Time: a masterful blend of storytelling, suspense and violence

Jack Rogula, staff writer
October 2, 2020

Antonio Campos’s new film, The Devil All The Time, one of the most suspenseful psychological horror films of 2020, is another great edition to Netflix’s vast library of movies. Adapting Dale Pollock’s...

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