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Actors compete for the spotlight at the Tonys

Justin Longo June 16, 2022

As the Tony Awards rapidly approach, some nominees have stuck out as likely winners in the eyes of the public. The Tony Awards recognize the best Broadway productions over a particular theater season....

Guests of Coachella this year dressed in casual attire, differing from past years where attendees wore flamboyant outfits.
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Coachella fails to impress as guests arrive in casual outfits

Coachella fails to impress as guests arrive in casual outfitsCoachella made its return to the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California this past April. After a three-year hiatus, the festival did not disappoint,...

Apple has announced that they will be discontinuing the IPod.
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Pulling the plug on the iPod

Kyra Polesky June 16, 2022

On October 23, 2001 Apple announced that they would be releasing the iPod, a pocket-sized portable music-playing device. On May 10, 2022, the company revealed that this product line will be discontinued.   After...

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App Store’s mobile games lack distinction

Cayla Carlson June 16, 2022

A 2D character runs in a straight line while collecting coins or other items, a 3D simulator tells you to build a house or take care of patients in a virtual hospital. Cheap looking mobile games can be...

Companies have attempted to connect with younger generations through meme marketing.
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Large brands disconnect from teens with meme marketing

Jordan Denzler and Ethan Wen June 16, 2022

No matter how hard your life is, you will never have it as bad as a Hot Pocket. At least that is what the official Hot Pockets twitter account said on May 17th when they tweeted, “You think your life...

The Artists Block: Isaac Van Benthuysen

The Artist’s Block: Isaac Van Benthuysen

Isaac Van Benthuysen May 20, 2022

Name of Piece: “Pride” Artist: Isaac Van Benthuysen “[It’s of a] man sitting beside a woman laying on the ground. It took me a year to make from October 2020 to October 2021.”- Senior Isaac...

A new form of animation  has become more popular known as three dimensional animation which has overtaken the two dimensional animation industry.
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Traditional animation’s journey from industry standard to second-rate

Justin Longo May 20, 2022

Though two-dimensional drawing dominated the art of animation for decades, in the last 20 years three-dimensional animation has risen to prominence, and 2D animation has all but disappeared on the silver...

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content through art, writing, and other media. Photo
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MellieRene4 is marked with CC BY-NC 2.0.

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Fans stir controversy as they try to appreciate different content

Alex Batzar May 20, 2022

Writing fan fiction allows fans to express their creativity while also exploring characters and content outside of their origin media. Collectively, fan fiction and other types of fan-made content,...

Designer fashion pieces are popular, but
can lead to purchases worth thousands of
dollars and beg the question of how much
they’re really worth.
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The real cost of high- end designer fashion

Nolan O'Keefe May 20, 2022

With $36,000, one could choose to buy a two-ton BMW or a two-pound Gucci bag. Designer pieces can go for thousands of dollars, a price that seems reasonable to some and entirely ridiculous to others....

The New Netflix show Inventing Anna shares the story of the famous con artist, Anna Sorokin and the product of this series reveals that modern society is the true criminal. 
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Netflix shines a light on deceit in short series Inventing Anna

Ella Lukowiak May 20, 2022

A $100 bill slid over the counter. An accent no one can place. A charming smile and confident attitude. Anna Delvey charmed her way through New York’s elite and nearly convinced the world that she was...

With the ease and accessibility of social media, more users are turning
to platforms such as Twitter and Instagram for current events rather
than established news outlets.

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Social media replaces newspapers in current events

Madison Demaree and Ava Rubinstein May 20, 2022

For teenagers and adults alike, using networks like Instagram and Twitter as news sources has become second nature. Considering how accessible and mindless it is to post and consume content on these platforms,...

The Artists Block: Charlotte Davie

The Artist’s Block: Charlotte Davie

Charlotte Davie April 14, 2022

Name of Piece: “Jade” Artist: Charlotte Davie “It was created through some experimentation with realism and trying to discover different styles and originally was supposed to be a more realistic-looking...

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