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Rating the 10 Best Romantic Comedies According to Vanity Fair

Rating the 10 Best Romantic Comedies According to Vanity Fair

Maya L., Marketing Director March 15, 2023

As February of 2023, the month of all things love, becomes more and more part of history, I wanted to examine the movie genre most associated with the month. By that I mean romantic comedies, more commonly...

Cherry Blossom Origami for Spring!

Cherry Blossom Origami for Spring!

Hana H., Podcaster March 15, 2023

Every year, come March, people flock to Japan to see the cherry blossoms that bloom across the county. The blooming of the cherry blossoms, or Sakura, symbolizes the end of winter and a time of renewal...

Kintsugi: More Than Just Pottery

Kintsugi: More Than Just Pottery

Bella B., Jr. Editorial Editor March 9, 2023

What is Kintsugi? Kintsugi, written 金継ぎ in Japanese, means “golden joinery,” or “join with gold.” This refers to the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold. Though the origins...

Fun Valentines Reads

Fun Valentine’s Reads

Hana H., Podcaster February 19, 2023

Valentine’s Day is approaching! Whether you love it or hate it, Valentine’s Day is one of the most popular and commercialized holidays in the world. But, not everyone likes love or romance. So,...

Opinion | Ghibli Movies Ranked

Opinion | Ghibli Movies Ranked

Kana D., Editor-in-Chief February 14, 2023

Studio Ghibli films have become world-renowned, thanks to their whimsical plots, beautiful themes, ahead-of-their-time animation, and inescapable feelings of nostalgia, all woven together with meticulous...

Trader Joes Snacks: Delightful or Downright Disgusting?

Trader Joe’s Snacks: Delightful or Downright Disgusting?

Maya H. and Quincy R. February 14, 2023

When we go to sleep at night, our dreams aren’t filled with dancing sugar plum fairies or fence-jumping sheep. Rather, what waltzes through our minds is snacks. Specifically, the snacks that fill the...

Leith Ross New Music: Sad, Queer, Indie Teens Rejoice

Leith Ross’ New Music: Sad, Queer, Indie Teens Rejoice

Johanna M., Staff Writer February 14, 2023

One of the Indie genre’s most wonderful upcoming artists, Leith Ross, is releasing new music! They have released a clip of the song, part of what we think is the chorus, through the online platform TikTok,...

Harry Styles posing with his two Grammys

Harry Styles Plays Postponed Shows and Wins a Grammy

Ariani R., Arts and Entertainment Editor February 14, 2023

On Thursday, January 26, 2023, Harry Styles returned to Los Angeles to complete the remaining shows from his international Love on Tour. His reappearance in Los Angeles comes as no surprise after having...

Goodreads: Dont Knock it Til Youve Tried It

Goodreads: Don’t Knock it ‘Til You’ve Tried It

Quincy R., Executive Editor January 25, 2023

Books have always been a foolproof method for leaving your own reality behind and entering a new one, far away from life’s daily stressors and challenges. So, if books generally serve as the ultimate...

Paradigm concept photo

ATEEZ ALBUM REVIEW: THE WORLD EP. PARADIGM

Jade M., Photographer January 20, 2023

On the 30th of November, K-pop boy group ATEEZ released their second Japanese EP of this year, THE WORLD EP. PARADIGM. The album features six upbeat and complex, yet fascinating songs, two of them being...

Apple Cider and Alibis: the Best Murder Mysteries to Read this Winter

Apple Cider and Alibis: the Best Murder Mysteries to Read this Winter

Maya H. and Quincy R. December 12, 2022

Blood stains. Books. Winter Break. Name a more perfect combination. If you’re in need of some bloodcurdling entertainment this holiday season, the following books are sure to send a non-weather-related...

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