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Uncharted: A National Treasure

Jaylan Post, writer May 5, 2022

Uncharted is a quality Tom Holland epic where Treasure Island’s treasure hunting meets the comedy of The Other Guys. As someone who’s played every Uncharted game multiple times, I can absolutely say that this was an incredible adaptation. Tom Holland...

Morbius Broke Me?

Morbius Broke Me?

Benjamin Price Apr 29, 2022

Morbius is crazy. Morbius is unlike just about any movie I’ve seen. Certain scenes just defy comprehension the way they’re put together. This is a disaster, but somewhere in this mess of a movie, deep, deep inside, there’s (barely) an interesting...

West Po Reads: Book Reviews

West Po Reads: Book Reviews

Hannah Mei Steury, Sophia West, and Emma Bayliss Apr 13, 2022

The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell Author: Chris Colfer Pages: 438 The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell tells the story of two siblings, Alex and Connor, as they go on a fairytale adventure. It begins after they fall into a book of...

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Spider-Man: No Way Home: Swings, Soars, Dazzles

Benjamin Price, Writer Mar 14, 2022

Spider-Man: No Way Home is the 27th movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the third film starring Tom Holland as Peter Parker, the titular webslinger. This movie has been heavily anticipated for months, not just as the return of Holland’s iteration...

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The Batman: No More Lies

Benjamin Price, Writer Mar 8, 2022

The Batman opens aptly on Halloween night and sees a younger and slightly more naive Bruce Wayne in only his second year as Batman, played by Robert Pattinson. We learn from hearing Bruce’s diary entries–he started writing since he started patrolling...

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Eternals: A Surprising Marvel Spectacle

Benjamin Price, Writer Dec 9, 2021

Eternals is a grand swing in the right direction for the future of Marvel’s cinematic universe. The moment Avengers Endgame ended, it felt like Marvel was at an apparent crossroads. Bidding farewell to much of its main cast opened the door to the future...

The New Craze on Social Media: Soap Cutting

The New Craze on Social Media: Soap Cutting

Jun 6, 2018

2018 has become the year of aesthetics. Soap cutting is one of the newest mesmerizing social media crazes under the bigger brand of ASMR (Autonomous sensory meridian response). Originating from Russia, videos of people using different tools to cut soap...

13 Reasons Why: The New Introduction

13 Reasons Why: The New Introduction

Rimshaw Hassan, Reporter May 24, 2018

Season 2 of 13 Reasons Why, was released on Friday, May 18th, with 13 new episodes that students have been waiting for. The show has been criticized by many health experts for promoting suicidal thoughts and its graphic content. And now for season 2,...

Mother's Day Gift Guide

Mother’s Day Gift Guide

Matthew, Hanley May 13, 2018

Mother's Day can be wonderful, but is stressful if you want to get one of the most special people in your life the perfect gift. Use this guide to make sure to find a special gift for a special person.   $0-$50: Homemade card and favors:...

The Top 10 Trending Shows on Netflix Right Now

The Top 10 Trending Shows on Netflix Right Now

Rimshaw Hassan, Reporter Apr 30, 2018

The Office-  Pictures the day to day life of people of different personalities working at a Paper company called Dunder Mifflin, where a crazy boss takes over and tries to save it. (quirky, humorous, romantic)” I like The Office because it’s...

Beerbongs & Bentleys Review

Beerbongs & Bentleys Review

Chase Hanson, Reporter Apr 27, 2018

This morning at 12 a.m., the long-anticipated album Beerbongs and Bentleys by Post Malone was finally released. After listening to the whole album, there are definitely some things that need to be said. My first thought going into the album was it...

Album Review: Invasion of Privacy and Total Xanarchy

Album Review: Invasion of Privacy and Total Xanarchy

Jaida Brown-Atkinns, Reporter Apr 18, 2018

Invasion of Privacy Cardi B’s latest album, Invasion of Privacy, exposes her more complex interior. Her most screamed song in 2017 Bodak Yellow is included on the album with another popular track, Bartier Cardi (feat. 21 Savage). This song is almost...