By Kathryn Roth, Staff Writer Love fills the air at River Hill on Valentine’s Day as many students were found giving gifts, walking around the decorated halls, or simply just wearing red or pink to school. As some found joy in the holiday by celebrating with their significant others or friends, others decided to completely…
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We All Scream for Sunscreen!
By Ayah Hassan, Staff Writer Skincare. So complicated yet so simple. What are the most viable parts of a good skincare routine? Well, the bare minimum you should be doing in your daily routine are these three things. The first thing is cleansing. Cleansing is extremely important, as it gets rid of the toxins and…
Black Panther: A Review
By Ayah Hassan, Staff Writer Black Panther was first released in 2018, quickly becoming popular in theaters, and even becoming a top twenty highest grossing movie of all time. Four years later in August of 2020, Chadwick Boseman, the actor who played T’challa, passed away at the age of 43. A second Black Panther movie…
Taylor Jenkins Reid is Back with Carrie Soto
By Lauren Shin Staff Writer THE New-York Times bestselling author Taylor Jenkins Reid is back. Her most recent book, Carrie Soto is Back, was released on August 30th, and quickly made its way as #1 in the Goodreads official list of 6 Great Books Hitting Shelves This Week. Although it may be due to the…
Adnan Syed: Innocent After 23 Years In Prison?
By Ayah Hassan, Staff Writer In 1999, Adnan Syed, a teenage boy from Woodlawn High school was accused of a terrable crime: murdering his ex- girlfriend. On September 11 the Baltimore City Circuit Court vacated the conviction and on October 19 the Maryland Office of the Public Defender dropped the charges against Mr. Syed. On…
“Halloween Ends” Fails to Match its Predecessors in This Slasher Series Final Chapter
By Will Specht, Staff Writer The finale to the 44-year slasher series falls short of its recent successes. Halloween Ends despite having a successful opening weekend at the box office, isn’t the ending to the franchise that the fans have long awaited for. The story includes many new characters that are not even related in…
10 Things About You: A Review
By Jasmine Born, Staff Writer What comes to mind when you picture a romantic comedy? Probably the classic tropes of love triangles, friends to lovers, enemies to lovers, or forbidden love, as found in The Notebook (2004), Pride and Prejudice (2005), and You’ve Got Mail (1998), right? Karen M. Lutz and Kirsten Smith elegantly capture…
Tolkien’s Heir: The Name of the Wind
By Benjamin Hong, Staff Writer Three silences. A shell of an innkeeper. An astonishing life story. Patrick Rothfuss’s 2007 novel (otherwise known as The Kingkiller Chronicle: Day One) takes place in a fictional world called Temerant and follows the life story of a legendary musician, swordsman, and wizard named Kvothe (pronounced nearly identically to “quothe”)….
Is the PSAT Worth It?
By Myah Hesselgesser and Connor Hawthorne, Staff Writers Throughout the nation every year over four million students spend over three hours struggling through the Preliminary SAT or PSAT. The test is intended to help students prepare for taking the real SAT, and many students hope to gain academic recognition for their scores on the SAT….
Thor: Mediocre and Thunder
By Carolina Alphonso, Staff Writer Thor: Love and Thunder, came out on July 8th this year and is now on Disney+, ready for all the Marvel fans who had been waiting for the second to last installment of Phase 4. The Thor movies had an extraordinary comeback in 2017 with the release of the movie…