Review by: Alisha Verma Artist: The Beatles Rating: 4.5/5 53 years after their break up, the Beatles have released their final song. “Now and Then” was recorded by John Lennon in 1977, three years before his death. With the help of artificial intelligence (A.I.), the song has been completed by surviving bandmates Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. When it was […]
Read moreReview by: Megan Lee Artist: Taylor Swift Rating: 5/5 Taylor Swift has continued the rerelease of her first six studio albums with the release of 1989 (Taylor’s Version) on October 27. Originally released in 2014, 1989 was seen as Swift’s first full pop album. Amplifying the fun, poppyvibe of the original, 1989 (Taylor’s Version) has cemented itself as a pure […]
Read moreReview by: Drew Hoffmaster Artist: Emma Tammi Rating: 3/5 Five Nights at Freddy’s (FNAF) is a game series created by Scott Cawthon and released in August 2014. The franchise has since grown to encompass 20 games, 48 novels and now a movie. The story is based on the plot of the original game, following a security guard named Mike as […]
Read moreReview by: Ruhi Kaneria Artist: Rick Astley Rating: 4/5 Rick Astley, popularly known for “Never Gonna Give You Up” is back from his 5-year hiatus with new, energized hits. Astley’s new album Are We There Yet?, released October 13th, 2023 contains 12 songs, with the standouts being“Never Gonna Stop” and “Dippin My Feet.” “Never Gonna Stop” is a very soul-pop […]
Read moreWritten by: Harper Stull Director: David Gordon Green Rating: 3/5 The first Exorcist movie came out in 1973 and was such a hit that the franchise has since produced five more films. After an 18 year hiatus in the franchise, The Exorcist: Believer was released on October 6, 2023, bringing in $27.2 million on its opening weekend. The Exorcist: Believer’s […]
Read moreReview by: Hudson Pitcock Artist: Drake Rating: 3/5 Last June, Drake announced he was working on a new album in an advertisement for his close friend and collaborator Kenza Samir’s poetry book Titles Ruin Everything. In the announcement, Drake referenced a quote from his hit song Headlines: “They say they miss the old Drake, girl don’t tempt me,” teasing this […]
Read moreReview by: Megan Lee Artist: Olivia Rodrigo Rating: 4/5 After almost 3 years without new music, Olivia Rodrigo released her sophomore album GUTS, which came out September 8. With the roaring success of her first album, Sour, fans were skeptical about if Rodrigo was capable of producing another hit record. However, Rodrigo has come back and left fans speechless with […]
Read moreReview by: Drew Hoffmaster Creators: Matt Owens & Steven Maeda Rating: 3/5 In 1997, the first-ever chapter of the manga One Piece was released. Two years later, it was adapted into an anime. Now, 24 years later, Netflix’s live-action version has come out with a 96% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. One Piece is an action-packed high-seas adventure following Luffy […]
Read moreReview by: Taylor Murray Author: Jennifer Lynn Barnes Rating: 5/5 Perplexing puzzles, grandiose games, and devious deceit mark Jennifer Lynn Barnes’ The Brothers Hawthorne as an exciting spinoff of her bestselling series The Inheritance Games. The book dives deeper into the lives of two of the Hawthorne brothers after the events of the series and does not disappoint, uncovering even […]
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Can you tell us about the languages you speak? I speak English, and I’m Mexican so I’m a native Spanish speaker. I went to a bilingual school when I was growing up before I moved here to the States, so that’s where I learned English. So both of [those languages] have been with me pretty much my whole life. And […]
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Can you tell us about the Coca-Cola Scholarship? I was able to earn a scholarship sponsored by the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation called the Coca-Cola Scholarship. They give out 150 scholarships a year to students all across the nation, who are very active in their communities. The scholarship targets those dedicated to making a difference for those around them. There is […]
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Review by: Drew Hoffmaster Directed by: John Francis Daley and Johnathan Goldstein Rating: 4.5/5 Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves found much more success in theaters and far surpassed the flop Dungeon & Dragons (D&D) movie released in 2000. The movie is based on the tabletop roleplay game D&D which takes place in a fictional fantasy world full of mystical […]
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Review by: Laurel Wang Artist: Lana Del Rey Rating: 4.5/5 Lana Del Rey’s ninth studio album, Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd, begins with a restart. At a choir’s count, listeners begin a meditation through the 37-year-old’s career, as we follow Del Rey, “say[ing] it again” and again. Featuring fourteen tracks and two interludes, Ocean Blvd […]
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