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Short n' Sweet album cover

Not So Sweet; Quite Short

Gwen Gollihar, Opinion Editor October 15, 2024

Sabrina Carpenter, a musical artist more than ten years in the making, has finally made her way to the top and released her sixth studio album, Short n’ Sweet on August 23, 2024.  Following her hit...

Fire Drill – Melanie Martinez – Bullying Into Art

Sarah Serrano October 15, 2024

Fire Drill is the alt-popstar Melanie Martinez's most forgotten single. Released on June 26th, 2020 with 990,000,000 plus streams on Spotify alone, Martinez does not get enough credit for the deep and...

Our devices are ruining our lives.

Is It Time to Pay Attention in Class?

Ethan Chun, Editor-in-Chief May 24, 2024

With the ongoing tech war between the United States and China, President Joe Biden signed a law banning the popular video-sharing app TikTok unless its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, sells it within...

The Quiet on Set Poster from Deadline

“Quiet On Set” Drama

Sonia Acedo-Lopez May 24, 2024

Before you read any of this, please note that most of this information is from the documentary, and the information about Dan Schneider are allegations. However, the documentary also includes child groomers...

Cover of Discover Tasmania’s Youtube Video about TasmanAi.

The Not-So-Ai Art Generator

Sarai Gross, Polaris Editor May 24, 2024

TasmanAi is a text-to-image generator that is actually run by human artists. Real life Tasmanian artists with a variety of different styles receive text prompts from people and if they accept a prompt,...

Album cover for Olivia Rodrigo's new album "GUTS(spilled)"

Obsessed with GUTS

Mae Sergeant, Editor-in-Chief April 30, 2024

Olvia Rodrigo released her second studio album, GUTS in September of 2023. She is now on the GUTS World Tour and has announced that she will release a deluxe version of this album called, GUTS (spilled)...

KidSuper’s crochet design unraveling as the model walks the runway.

KidSuper Fashion

Sarai Gross, Polaris Editor March 21, 2024

KidSuper is a clothing brand founded by Colm Dillane that is known for its fresh streetwear designs. The brand’s fashion shows are playful and eccentric, often turning into clever performances. The...

Kingsley Ben-Adir portraying Bob Marley in Bob Marley: One Love

One Love, One Heart

Gwen Gollihar, Arts and Entertainment Editor March 12, 2024

After months of anticipation, Bob Marley: One Love, was finally unreleased on February 14, 2024. This inspirational movie stars Kingsley Ben-Adir as Bob Marley, showcasing this story of fame and all that...

SZA was nominated for 9 awards, and she won 3. This is a photo of SZA accepting one of her awards.

Grammys Goodness

Gwen Gollihar, Arts and Entertainment Editor March 12, 2024

It’s award season! And possibly one of the most anticipated awards shows of the year has recently taken place; The Grammys! The Grammys honors the musical achievements of the past year and has performances...

Isekai anime (Mushoku Tensei, How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 2)

Isekai? More like

Sharon Ma, News Editor February 8, 2024

Isekai, meaning “other world”, is an absurdly popular subgenre of fantasy in Japanese fiction. At its core, this genre revolves around characters being transported to a different world - usually from...

MatPat crying after delivering the news of his retirement from GameTheory.

ByeBye MatPat

Ethan Chun, Editor-in-Chief February 7, 2024

Back in the 2010s, YouTube, a streaming service that requires no introduction, was heavily dominated by Lets-Players like Markiplier, Pewdiepie, or Jacksepticeye. These YouTubers focused on recording their...

An Ad for the new Percy Jackson series on Disney+.

Percy Jackson: The Series vs Movies

Sophia Gonzales, Sports Editor February 7, 2024

On December 19, 2023,  Disney+ released the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, first airing two episodes on the release date, then releasing an additional episode every Tuesday. There are a total...

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