by Cara Young, Opinion Editor In recognition of Women's History Month, today's review will be concerning “Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War” by celebrated sentence crafter Kate Abbott. Even while falling under the Historical nonfiction genre, some details and descriptions are clearly romanticized or dramatized, yet always within a… Continue reading History Is Not Her-Story
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Prison: A Survivor’s Guide
by Kelly Kuhn, Columnist I was asked to watch the documentary, “Survivors Guide to Prison.” I wasn’t sure what to expect. Was this going to a comedy documentary or a real documentary? Well it turned out to be an eye opening, jaw-dropping look at our nation’s prison system. To say “OMG” is an understatement.… Continue reading Prison: A Survivor’s Guide
A Game Within a Game
by Cara Young, Opinion Editor “You’re not going to know what’s real and what’s fake.” You are going to know what’s taking a real long time to conclude though. “Glass tables are acting weird tonight.” Even with a cast well known for their comedic chemistry, the storyline of “Game Night” with main characters… Continue reading A Game Within a Game
Judging from the Cheap Seats: Black Panther Review
by Cara Young, Opinion Editor “So you like cats?” You probably laughed at this line in Captain America: Civil War, but now Marvel has fans flocking into theaters to witness the newest Wakandian King dawn his crown and cat ears. Rightfully tag-lined “Long Live The King”, Marvel’s Black Panther finally gives us a king we… Continue reading Judging from the Cheap Seats: Black Panther Review
From Princess To Rebel: Leia Princess of Alderaan
by Hunter Llenos, Reporter and Columnist Synopsis Sixteen-year-old Princess Leia Organa faces the most challenging task of her life so far: proving herself in the areas of body, mind, and heart to be formally named heir to the throne of Alderaan. She's taking rigorous survival courses, practicing politics, and spearheading relief missions to worlds… Continue reading From Princess To Rebel: Leia Princess of Alderaan
Rebooted and Ready: Queer Eye Review
by Kelly Kuhn, Columnist The 2017/2018 television season has been a quandary to me. Critically acclaimed shows like Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale, set in a near-future New England, in a totalitarian, Christian theonomy that has overthrown the United States government or NBC’s This is Us, a story of family lives and connections of several people who all share the… Continue reading Rebooted and Ready: Queer Eye Review
Binge-watch All the Way Hallmark’s Best Christmas Movies
by Genesis Rodriguez, Co-News Editor Christmas cheer, hot chocolate, favorite blanket, and binge-watching Christmas movies seem like the right way to go during this holiday season. Now, we all know that it’s not Christmas without Hallmark’s holiday movies. For the people who have all-time holiday film favorites from Hallmark, we know we need some… Continue reading Binge-watch All the Way Hallmark’s Best Christmas Movies
The Best of Dramatic Holiday Readings
By Hannah Garcia, Reporter With Christmas around the corner, now is a perfect time to enjoy dramatic readings of classic holiday stories. Public readings of famous Christmas stories have always been a part of the numerous ways to get in the Christmas spirit and many celebrities have done their own readings of their favorite… Continue reading The Best of Dramatic Holiday Readings
JUDGING FROM THE CHEAP SEATS: “Murder on the Orient Express”
By Cara Young For a good degree of fiction, the goal of any successful novel is to make the reader wish they could hop into the page and ride the story along with the characters they loved and hated through the chapters. This, however, is not the case in the genre of murder… Continue reading JUDGING FROM THE CHEAP SEATS: “Murder on the Orient Express”
Movie Review: “Thor Ragnarok”
By Cara Young, Opinion Editor “You’re embarrassing me I told them we were friends.” I feel this quote is an appropriate way to begin the review of Marvels latest film Thor Ragnarok. While this was not the deepest or most accurate story attempt Marvel has produced, it was, in a way, entertaining. Banner and… Continue reading Movie Review: “Thor Ragnarok”