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A review of 'Once Upon a Time in the West'

A review of ‘Once Upon a Time in the West’

Sophia Azzolina, Staff Writer
February 3, 2025

Sergio Leone’s 1968 spaghetti Western Once Upon a Time in the West has been renowned by numerous critics, rightfully earning a Rotten Tomatoes score of 96%. Leone’s signature head shots and use of...

‘Wicked’ lives up to the hype

February 3, 2025

Every once in a while, a piece of media has the ability to stun the senses of the viewer, to set off ripples in the heart and the mind as much as its waves of song and visual artistry ripple against the...

'Howl's Moving Castle' and adaptations of novels

‘Howl’s Moving Castle’ and adaptations of novels

Lily Hannuksela, Staff Writer
January 27, 2025

Howl’s Moving Castle has been a staple in animation since it came out. At an impressive 2 hours and 10 minutes, the movie, by Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki, takes the viewer into the fantasy world...

Album Review: 'Preacher's Daughter' by Ethel Cain

Album Review: ‘Preacher’s Daughter’ by Ethel Cain

Eliza Adler, Staff writer
January 27, 2025

"Family Tree (intro)"  “Jesus can always reject his father / But he cannot escape his mother’s blood / He’ll scream and try to wash it off of his fingers / But you never escape what you’re made...

A Voyage to the Blue Planet

Graham Pignolet, Staff Writer
January 27, 2025

The widely-known "Blue Album" by alternative rock band Weezer was released on May 10, 1994. The album was an instant success. Thirty years later, in 2024, the band went on a tour around North America to...

Students in Mrs. Mia Thompson's AP Art classes -- drawing, 2-D, and 3-D -- all work together to help improve their artwork on Mon., Oct. 7. Thompson said, "This is why I love critiques!" when positive feedback was shared between student artists.

The drawing is on the wall

Lily Hannuksela, Staff Writer
November 21, 2024

A Review of The Tortured Poets Department

Lily O'Neill, Head of Writing
May 2, 2024

As many people may know, a new Taylor Swift album can mean many things. Staying up till midnight anticipating the release, hunting for easter eggs in the months up to the release, and guessing which song...

North Theater kicks off with “Grease” rehearsals

Nicholas Floody
February 24, 2023

North Theater starts their first weeks of rehearsal for its production of Grease. Rehearsals started after winter break, and the cast and crew will be working hard every day until the show premieres...

‘Blonde’ — Frank Ocean’s sonic world

Luke Patterson, Staff Writer
February 6, 2023

In 2016, after a four-year hiatus, one of music’s most elusive artists, Frank Ocean, returned to the music scene to make his biggest statement yet, Blonde. In one hour, over the course of 17 tracks,...

‘1917’ — Reflecting the harsh realities of war

Ryan Henderson, Staff Writer
February 6, 2023

War is a subject that has fascinated historians and writers for hundreds of years, and studies show that conflict between factions has occurred throughout humanity's entire existence. War is a subject...

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