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To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You — Netflix’s sequel to their popular teen romcom, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before — had a lot to live up to. Fans adored the first one and pleaded Netflix to adapt the next book in the young adult trilogy the movies are based on. The sequel was released on
Read moreMillions of people’s favorite way to spend Monday night in January through March and May through September, is on ABC watching Bachelor, Bachelorette, and Bachelor in Paradise. This franchise has produced roughly 49 seasons across 18 years, five different shows, and 37 countries. For those who are not familiar with it, The Bachelor takes roughly 30 single women, around the
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The past decade was ten years full of powerful social rights movements. The movements and protests that started or took place in the 2010s addressed issues such as the large wealth gap, the environment, and the rights of the African American community, women, and LGBTQ+ individuals, along with many more groups. Overall, inequality and ignorance were the top concerns of
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Image via Universal Pictures Jordan Peele, the genius behind the award-winning movie Get Out, has released his second horror movie. Similar to Get Out, his new movie, Us, uses a psychological thriller style as a form of social commentary. Us is the story of a young girl named Adelaide who is visiting the boardwalk at Santa Cruz Beach with her
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Former One Direction member, Harry Styles, has released his second solo album. On Friday, December 13th, the remaining nine tracks that had not been released as singles were released to complete his record, titled, Fine Line. Styles’ first solo album, Harry Styles, was released on May 12th, 2017. It had an incredible reception, debuting at #1 on the Billboard Charts,
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Starbucks began the worldwide holiday season earlier this month with the release of their seasonal menu. The returning drinks highlight all the wonderful flavors of this time of year, and are packaged in four new decorated cups. The holiday cups have been a Starbucks staple since 1997 (though the first electronic design files were destroyed in an earthquake and therefore
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Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand is the perfect horror novel for this Halloween season. The young adult horror novel takes place during autumn on an island, Sawkill Rock, where young girls from the small community keep going missing. It follows three girls who live there—one who is new to town, one whose best friend has disappeared and who is determined
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Every student in the Hilliard City School District should be familiar with the R-Factor, as the district was one of the first districts to partner with the organization that created it, Focus 3. In California during the 1980s, creator Tim Kight started the Focus 3 group hoping that he could help people become better leaders and performers. After years of
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Starbucks released new fall drinks across the US and Canada earlier this month, which incorporate everything about the fall season. The Starbucks company is arguably the most popular coffee franchise in the world. With almost 28,000 locations worldwide and millions of regular customers, seasonal drink additions are almost guaranteed to be popular. This year’s fall menu includes plenty of hot
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A new and refreshing summer drink lineup has made its debut at Starbucks this month. Including returning and brand new drinks, the variety caters to all taste buds. The selection offers a range of different frappuccinos- blended and flavored iced coffee- and other iced drinks. First is the Caramel Ribbon Crunch Frappuccino, which simply defined, is a more complex version
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People all across the world delved into the mysterious and appalling story of serial killer Ted Bundy as tapes revealing the content of over 100 hours of his interviews were released on the popular streaming platform Netflix. The series, called Conversations With a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes, became an instant hit and in response, millions of people have become
Read moreAvengers: Endgame was one of the most anticipated movies of 2019, and it obliterated box office records on its opening weekend. The movie, which premiered on April 26, made a stunning $350 million nationally and $1.2 billion internationally in its opening weekend, topping the record set by Avengers: Infinity War last year by over $500 million. The film was met
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The spring season is an exciting time for movie fanatics across the globe. Specifically, this March and April, many anticipated movies have been and will be released, keeping fans entertained and in high spirits. One movie that has been quite popular recently is Shazam!, a DC movie about a foster kid turned superhero. In this Fantasy/Sci-Fi film, we follow 14-year-old
Read moreFive Feet Apart, a film released last month, follows the life of several teenagers with cystic fibrosis. They live in a hospital, and experience many events that are believable to those uneducated about the disease. However, many concerns have been raised about the accuracy of the teen’s conditions. So the question is, how well does the movie portray life with
Read moreLast month, Netflix released the teaser for Season Three of its original show, Stranger Things. It is expected to air on July 4, 2019 and is promised to be the most exciting season yet. The show is placed in 1980 in the small town of Hawkins, Indiana. Best friends Mike, Will, Dustin, and Lucas are outcasts in their school, and
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With over one million soundtrack downloads, 20,520 words, and 11 Tony Awards, Lin Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton: An American Revolution has secured its legacy as a monumental Broadway musical. The story revolves around the life of Alexander Hamilton (Austin Scott), a destitute young immigrant, as he strives to build the young United States after the American Revolution. The opening number reveals
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I have played sports for the majority of my life, and once I got to middle school, I began to hear about the debate of whether or not high school student athletes should specialize in one sport, especially if they would like to compete at the collegiate level. One reason this debate occurs is because of club sports. For most
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It’s true, America’s obsession with the clinically insane has proven itself again, making the phrase “I’ve been watching you” rather common in everyday conversation. Now, if you’re not well versed in current trending television then you may be a little confused. One of the most popular new shows of 2019 has been Netflix’s “You,” which follows bookstore manager/ cyberstalker Joe
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As the New Year began, people around the country were very eager for their favorite show to start back up. Monday nights have once again become a special night. The show is called, The Bachelor, and it premiered on January 7th with a three hour long episode to start the season off right. The Bachelor is on every Monday at
Read moreThroughout the four seasons, most people agree that some are better than others. Spring and fall are not extreme seasons, meaning neither one has a particular quality that defines it. That leaves people to often choose between either winter or summer. The two seasons are polar opposites, but supporters of each are passionate about their responses. Winter When December
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