Harriet: A Story Everyone Should Know
Katherine Nikolau, Section Editor
December 5, 2019
Harriet, released on November 1, 2019, beautifully captures the extraordinary life of abolitionist, Harriet Tubman. The film begins with Harriet’s life as a slave and follows her from her escape to freedom as well as everything that came afterward. Harriet’s accomplishments in guiding countless others ...
Parasite: A Masterpiece of Crazy Korean Satire
Javid Labenski, Staff Writer
December 5, 2019
At first look, Korean director Joon-Ho Bong’s new film Parasite may not look like much. The story is one of two families in different social classes whose lives clash by fate. Yet, a deeper investigation shows a multi-layered film that tells a dreamlike parable of class inequality in modern-day Sou...
One Contest Brings New Life to a Bookstore
Javid Labenski, Staff Writer
October 17, 2019
On September 15, 2019, Inkwood Books, an independent bookstore in Haddonfield, N.J., held An Evening with Amor Towles. Sponsored by publisher Penguin Random House, An Evening with Amor Towles brought a famous author to a small-town independent bookstore, which many thought would never happen. In Apr...
Scary Stories to Tell in The Dark Takes Viewers on the Thrill of a Lifetime
Katherine Nikolau, Section Editor
October 17, 2019
Everyone remembers the sheer terror that ran down their spines as they saw their first horror movie. That one movie causes half of the population to vow off scary movies forever while the other half embraces the terror. “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark," a collection of short, horror-themed sto...
A Stranger Summer
Hannah Kent, Staff Writer
April 29, 2019
Looking for a new show to binge watch? Netflix’s original series, “Stranger Things,” is coming out with a third season said to air on July 4th 2019. The original cast is all said to be returning with its Independence Day themed poster featuring main characters, Eleven, played by Millie Bobby Brown,...
This Book “Educated” the Audience
Monica Morissey, Staff Writer
March 26, 2019
“Educated” by Tara Westover is a memoir which explores the triumphs and tribulations of her unique life. Living in in rural Idaho, her parents disregarded traditional schooling and adopted a rather transcendentalist ideology with a hint of twisted mormonism. Westover craved something that is easily...
“You” Will Be Captivated by this Netflix Series
Renisha Parikh, Staff Writer
March 26, 2019
“You”, a television series just released on Netflix is about a bookstore owner and stalker, Joe Goldberg who falls in love with a customer and pursuing writer, Guinevere Beck. A quick internet search on Beck leads him to fall in love and become infatuated with her. Joe tries everything he can to ...
Spider-Man: Far From Home Trailer is Released at Last
Cole Norris, Staff Writer
February 14, 2019
“Europe doesn’t really need a friendly neighborhood Spider-Man.” Sony and Marvel Studios fails to trigger fans’ spidey-senses in their unexpected reveal of "Spider-Man: Far From Home." The sequel to "Spider-Man: Homecoming" features Tom Holland’s Peter Parker traveling the world on a sc...
More Questions Arise with the Trailer for Avengers: Endgame
Cole Norris, Staff Writer
February 14, 2019
“Part of the journey is the end.” -Tony Stark (Iron Man), “Avengers: Endgame” Eight long months of shock, heartbreak, and speculation have finally been met with the long awaited “Avengers 4” trailer. On December 7th, 2018, fans were delivered a near two and a half minute video seemingly p...
Twenty-One Pilots Concert: A Transformative Experience
Cheyenne Hamilton, Staff Writer
February 14, 2019
After spending $480 on two tickets to the Twenty One Pilots concert on October 28th, I was really hoping that the experience would be worth what I paid. As the concert approached, I was afraid to even go for fear that I wouldn’t enjoy the concert as much as I wanted to. I’d only been listening t...
The Well-Awaited Captain Marvel Trailer Has Been Released!
Cole Norris, Staff Writer
February 14, 2019
Fans have finally been granted their first look into the newest installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) as Brie Larson’s Captain Marvel crashes down- and in the most literal way! After breaking the roof of a nostalgic Blockbuster Video, the American soldier-turned-superhero is acquainted by Samuel L. Jack...
“The Hate U Give” Brings Issues to Light
Yasmeen Matthews, Staff Writer
February 14, 2019
"The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas is a book that gives readers a window into the injustice and racism African-Americans face in America. The book focuses on a black girl, Starr, who lives in two different worlds. Her school and neighborhood worlds are always kept apart, parts of her hiding in each one...
