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“Marjorie” by Taylor Swift, Reviewed by Priscilla Chow, 10

The song "Marjorie" is played in the movie Eras Tour in the Evermore leg of the concert, where I first ...

Sleeping Beauty’s Rose: Amorino Gelato by Priscilla Chow, 10

Amorino is an ice cream shop based off of the two passions of co-founders Cristiano Sereni and Pablo Benassi: Italy ...

A Short History of the Game Boy by Schamil Saeed, 11

Over the years, there have been many attempts to capture the thrill of console games in a smaller, handheld package, ...

Invisible Emmie, Reviewed by Maahika Challagulla, 12

The dictionary definition of invisible is “unable to be seen; not visible to the eye”. The middle school definition of ...

A Collector’s Armory Ep. 3: Pre-Tween Collecting by Ayaan Pirani, 12

Welcome to A Collector’s Armory! This is a podcast about collecting different things throughout the stages of life. The name ...

Shakespeare Translated into English of 2024

This week, I finished A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare. This play follows the plot of lovers, royals, and ...

Invisible Emmie, Reviewed by Maahika Challagulla, 12

The dictionary definition of invisible is “unable to be seen; not visible to the eye”. The middle school definition of ...

Scar Island, Reviewed by Arjun Nair, 12

It is said that guilt is perhaps the most painful companion of death, but Jonathan Grisby feels he deserves far ...

Scythe, Reviewed by Emily Ke, 12

I know. To think about the end of life, death, is a topic that everyone is scared to talk about ...

My Soup Is Getting Cold and Other Funny Stories about the Stealing of the Mona Lisa

On August 21st, 1911, a person named Vincenzo Peruggia committed one of the most famous art heists in history. He ...

We will fly higher, Reviewed by Caroline Gao, 12

"Once upon a time, from a wounded land/ My family was pushed to leave our homeland," writes Parwana Amiri in ...

The Story That Cannot Be Told, Reviewed by Roxy Messier, 12

A few days ago, something happened. If it had not happened, it wouldn’t have been told. What happened was this: ...