Aditya Thiyag | The Chronicle Entertainment is never worth your life. In the past month, two entirely preventable tragedies took place; the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the film set Rust and the crowd crush that resulted in 8 confirmed deaths and over 300 injuries at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival. The internet was frenzied to address the root […]
Read moreAditya Thiyag | The Chronicle I’m not opposed to using social media as a vessel for change. Its ability to connect individuals globally is unparalleled and information is spread on websites like Twitter and Instagram faster than any news site could hope to achieve. However, it is websites like these where trends and politics mesh together to create a beast […]
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Aditya Thiyag | The Chronicle Despite WandaVision, The Mandalorian, and Cobra Kai all airing new episodes in a single month, none of these western juggernauts could top the anime Attack on Titan as February 2021’s most-watched show in the United States. Anime is an umbrella term used to describe any piece of animation originating from Japan, including films and television […]
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Review by: Aditya Thiyag Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga Rating: 4.5/5 No Time To Die is a drama first and an action spectacle second. That’s what makes it a perfect conclusion to Daniel Craig’s run as James Bond. If there was one word I’d use to describe this film, it would be consequence. Every action Bond takes in this film and […]
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Review by: Aditya Thiyag Creator: Hwang Dong-hyuk Rating: 4/5 “The Blue Danube” is a German waltz composed in 1866 that’s pervaded pop culture for years on end, to the point where even Spongebob Squarepants featured an interpolation of it in a jellyfishing scene. But you’d be hard-pressed to find someone in 2021 who doesn’t associate the tune with the signaling […]
Read moreAditya Thiyag | The Chronicle In a world where the charts are dominated by pop-rap crossovers and tik tok anthems, one indie artist has been silently taking over the underground scene. 27 year old Los Angeles native Phoebe Bridgers has had an eventful year, garnering four grammy nominations for her second studio album Punisher, a feature on Kid Cudi’s Man […]
Read moreAditya Thiyag | The Chronicle Five hundred and seventeen days after the entire world first shut down in March 2020, Mason City Schools has resumed operating at full capacity. The return to full capacity also means the return of thousands of students and teachers who are back in buildings throughout the district. The return to school has been an adjustment […]
Read moreReview by: Aditya Thiyag Director: Destin Cretton Rating: 3.5/5 With the Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer smashing the record for the most views on a movie trailer in 24 hours and Avengers: Endgame being the highest grossing film of all time, it’s easy to feel like Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is nothing more than filler in […]
Read moreAlana Amaya | Staff Writer Amidst another wave of COVID cases, the option given at the start of the school year is being offered once again and students weigh in on the pros and cons of online versus in-person learning. Junior Saira Shafqat noticed how the ‘online’ teachers take on a very different role compared to the ‘in-person’ teachers, providing […]
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