Swift passes down stories of human condition on ‘folklore’
Anthony Cesario, guest writer
July 30, 2020
I went to sleep on July 22 following another uneventful day of social distancing and isolation; nothing to complain about, but nothing to be excited about, either. Then I logged onto Instagram the next morning and practically fell off my bed, because Taylor Swift had announced the surprise release of her eig...
Enola Holmes film heading directly to Netflix
Yasemin Ragland, Staff Writer
May 14, 2020
Recently, it was announced that the film adaptation of the book series The Enola Holmes Mysteries, Enola Holmes is skipping theaters due to COVID-19. It will be dropped on Netflix later this year. Enola Holmes is the forth movie this year to skip theaters after DreamWorks Animation’s Trolls Worl...
Just Mercy exposes prison system bias, evokes raw emotion
Nanette Pottoore, Staff Writer
April 27, 2020
Warning: the following includes spoilers. Read at your own discretion. In 1988, an Alabama man named Walter McMillian was wrongly convicted of the murder of a white 18 year old, Ronda Morrison, and consequently sentenced to death. The only evidence against him was testimony from a prisoner and a young m...
Trolls World Tour: It’s OK to be different
Yasemin Ragland, Staff Writer
April 24, 2020
Warning!: Don’t read unless you’ve seen Trolls World Tour. On April 18, my family had our weekly Friday family movie night and watched DreamWorks Animation’s Trolls World Tour, the sequel to 2016’s Trolls. Trolls World Tour was originally going to come out in theaters on April 10, but due to the COVID-19 o...
The Kite Runner, The Blackboard Jungle: Diverse books demonstrating equally important lessons
Laasya Achanta, Staff Writer
April 20, 2020
As I sat in my house unable to spend time with friends, I found myself looking at the critically acclaimed The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini and a book I’ve never heard of - The Blackboard Jungle by Evan Hunter. The Kite Runner follows the story of a boy named Amir and his relationship with his best fr...
Nintendo nurtures world with New Horizons
Lilly Gorman, Staff Photographer
April 10, 2020
Imagine a perfect world. One with few consequences. One where you work on landscaping. One where you do your own thing to make your town the best it can be and the way you want it. This is a small glimpse at what Animal Crossing: New Horizons can give you. Animal Crossing: New Horizons...
Disney Pixar’s Onward showcases brotherly love
Yasemin Ragland, Staff Writer
April 9, 2020
Disney Pixar’s Onward (rated PG) starting streaming on Disney+ on April 3. Onward was only in theaters for two weeks, beginning on March 6, but didn’t have a good opening weekend because of COVID-19. The film follows a fantasy story world where mythical creatures live in the modern day. In t...
Lauv’s ~how i’m feeling~ relates to generation’s feelings of “modern loneliness”
Pramika Kadari, Executive News & Enterprise Editor
April 2, 2020
“Modern Loneliness”, the closing song on Lauv’s debut album ~how i’m feeling~ could instead be a name for the entire album, if he wanted to be a little more specific. Although not every song fits under this umbrella, the majority deal with themes of this generation’s loneliness and/or yearning...
Magic of cinema from comforts of home
Yasemin Ragland, Staff Writer
April 2, 2020
Since the coronavirus pandemic, we have not been able to go to the movies or other crowded public places. Disney - Pixar’s Onward was in theaters for about two weeks, having been released on March 6. And it can be bought digitally in the United States for $19.99 before going on Disney Plus starting o...
Gray masterfully crafts personal tale in debut album
Shravya Mahesh, Entertainment Editor
April 1, 2020
As the lyrics rush into my ears, I close my eyes, letting the words take me over. And suddenly, tears are spilling down my cheek, salty and sad like the words singer-songwriter Conan Gray croons into my earbuds. It is hardly a surprise I found myself crying over Kid Krow, Gray’s debut studio ...
‘CALM’ brings maturity to nine year old band
Anika Arutla, Social Media Manager
March 31, 2020
I was first introduced to 5 Seconds of Summer (5SOS) when I was 11. At the time, it was reduced to the punk version of One Direction. Nine years later, with its fourth album release CALM on Friday, it has established its own identity in the world of pop and rock. Its self titled debut album is the definition ...
‘Future Nostalgia’ is seamless combination of old and new
Anthony Cesario, Editor-in-Chief
March 30, 2020
With the release of Future Nostalgia on Friday, Dua Lipa has done a full 180 on the term “sophomore slump” and created one of the best pop albums of the last decade. Far surpassing the quality of her 2017 self-titled debut album, Future Nostalgia lives up perfectly to its title by recalling the glory of pre-20...
