Category: Opinion

On Sunday, May 20th viewers across the nation tuned in to NBC for the 2018 Billboard Music Awards. Hosted by Kelly Clarkson, musicians and singers gathered in MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada to celebrate the success of this past year’s music.   Clarkson started the night off addressing the school shooting that had occurred on Friday at Santa

School year: The 2017-2018 school year was filled with sports, creativity, and new experiences. With the year finally coming to a close it is time to reflect on everything since August.   Students trickled into the halls of Darby for the first time of the school year on August 16, 2017 as nervous freshmen tried to remember where their classes were

Many sports have iconic movies based off of true events in that sport’s history. Football has Remember the Titans, baseball has 42, and basketball has Hoosiers. Now volleyball has a movie of its own, The Miracle Season. Directed by Sean McNamara, The Miracle Season is based off a true story and surrounds the West High School Girl’s Volleyball Program. In

This spring break I had the chance to go on the greatest adventure. I took a trip to France. This was a school trip planned to immerse students in the French culture. On this trip we went to many different cities in France, as well as the countries of Monaco and Italy. Now I want to tell you about my

As one of the first young adult movies that focuses on teens coming to terms with their sexuality, Love, Simon is Simon Spier’s coming of age story as he attempts to keep his sexuality a secret throughout the film.   Nick Robinson portrayed Simon, with Jennifer Garner and Josh Duhamel playing the roles of Simon’s mother and father. Also joining the

The 2017 Academy Awards aired Sunday on March 4th. The highly anticipated award show’s 90th ceremony was hosted by talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel and lasted four long hours.   While it wasn’t as exciting as last year when the mix up between La La Land and Moonlight happened on live television, there were some honorable moments. For example, Daniela Vega became

Critics and audiences were blown away on Friday, February 23rd when Annihilation hit theaters. The movie, which was adapted from a novel by Jeff VanderMeer, surpassed many people’s expectations, including mine.   Directed by Alex Garland, the film follows Lena (Natalie Portman), a biologist and army veteran, who travels into a strange area called the “shimmer” to discover its eerie secrets.

The new Netflix stand up comedy show called The Stand Ups has confirmed a second season. Each episode is a quick thirty minutes featuring  six upcoming comedians who take front stage and perform their thirty minute stand up routine in front of a live crowd.   Wannabe class clown Parker Stephens, famously known as Big Hungry said,   “Overall, I genuinely enjoyed

We are out for change. Whether we are called millennials, Post Millenials, the iGeneration, or Generation Z, those born at the turn of the century are proving themselves to the world. These high achieving, vocal, and ambitious youth are unlike any before them. The youngest American generation is creating waves on world stages, changing political environments they can not even

What better time to express your love to friends, family or partners than Valentine’s Day! This holiday is a favorite of many because of how fun and lighthearted it is, but what is Valentine’s Day exactly and why do we celebrate it annually?   It is said that Valentine’s Day originated from the legend of Saint Valentine, a Roman priest. How

Crime sells in the TV Industry, from Criminal Minds to CSI, to the other side of the spectrum with shows like Prison Break and Breaking Bad where the narrative is committing crime. In all these shows there is a line: on one side it is detective work and catching the criminal, while on the other side it is committing the

The Golden Globe award winning movie musical, The Greatest Showman, hit the big screen on December 20th, 2017, and has made quite a name for itself. Directed by Michael Gracey, The Greatest Showman is the story of P.T. Barnum and his creation of the circus. In reality the circus was called Barnum and Bailey’s Circus, but in the movie his