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Book Review: Machines Like Me

Lyla Bollag February 13, 2024

I discovered Machines Like Me, written by Ian McEwan in seventh grade. It was during my last SBMS (Santa Barbara Middle School) trip to Marin, located in the Bay area. It was in a bookshop where I happened...

Beijing Olympics 2022 Review

Beijing Olympics 2022 Review

Annika Firlik February 10, 2022

Have you been keeping track of the Olympics this year? The winter olympics are taking place and in full swing in Beijing, China. After the 2020 Tokyo summer olympics, it feels like we were just watching...

Encanto Review

Encanto Review

Ada Green and Dionne Peterson February 4, 2022

An enchanting tale with hit songs and striking visuals, Disney’s Encanto took audiences by storm on November 24 with a unique and vivid Colombian story. Encanto follows the Madrigals, a family given...

The Expanse: What was that ending????

The Expanse: What was that ending????

Luca D'Agruma, News Editor January 25, 2022

Amazon Prime’s The Expanse recently ended its 6-season run. The show had an extremely dedicated fanbase and fandom, who are mostly glad the show didn’t end Game of Thrones style (by the way, yikes...

Capital and Ideology - a book review

Capital and Ideology – a book review

Luca D'Agruma, News Editor September 21, 2021

When French economist Thomas Piketty published his tome on income inequality, Capital in the 21st Century, it was hailed as the successor to Das Kapital and the most explosive book to reach his field in...

Bingeable New Year Netflix Shows

Bingeable New Year Netflix Shows

Nafisah Fathima, Web Editor January 30, 2021

Beginning with Gossip Girl circa 1813—Bridgerton is everything you wouldn’t expect from Regency London. With a gorgeous and talented cast, there’s drama, scandal, mystery, passion and arguably the...

What are the Political Messages Behind "The Boys"?

What are the Political Messages Behind “The Boys”?

Luca D'Agruma, Staff October 25, 2020

  The hit television series The Boys is back for a Season 2. Produced by Eric Kripke for Amazon Prime Video and based on the comic series by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, the show highlights...

Motherless Brooklyn Review

Motherless Brooklyn Review

Lyla Bollag, Staff October 25, 2020

Through quarantine, we’ve all had to find our ways to enjoy our time, one of them being movies! One of my favorites was the movie, Motherless Brooklyn. It was based on the book Motherless Brooklyn. This...

The EAmpire Strikes Back: A Battlefront II Game Review

The EAmpire Strikes Back: A Battlefront II Game Review

Jacob Self, Writer April 10, 2020

When Star Wars Battlefront II was first released by EA games a few years back, it was met with one of the most negative responses in the history of video games. The most downvoted comment in the history...

Is The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt the Role-Playing Game of the Decade?

Is The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt the Role-Playing Game of the Decade?

Patrick Otte, Writer April 10, 2020

As we are several months into 2020 The Witcher III Wild Hunt is revered as the RPG (role-playing game) of the decade. It won over 800 awards, winning the game of the year in 2015 for “IGN”, “Gamespot”,...

Review of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

Review of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

Wesley Schulz, Writer November 12, 2019

After sinking about 20 hours into Activision’s newest Call of Duty game, I feel as though I can properly review the game. This will not be a complete review, however, as I have yet to play any of the...

INDIO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 21: Kanye West performs Sunday Service during the 2019 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 21, 2019 in Indio, California. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images for Coachella)

Kanye West’s “Jesus Is King” Review

Christian Branch, Writer November 12, 2019

Kanye West has been in the public spotlight nonstop recently, both for his music and his political views. The decorated producer and artist received heavy criticism for his outspoken support for President...

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