-
Metallica’s new album lives up to expectations
•
On April 14, 2023, thrash metal titans Metallica released their 11th studio album “72 Seasons.” It comes seven years after their previous album, “Hardwired…to Self Destruct!” and is in many ways a continuation. The album’s first single, “Lux Æterna,” was released Dec. 2022, and was immediately a hit due to its fast pace and…
-
France strikes for early retirement
•
On Jan. 19, 2023, a civil disturbance that was organized by opponents of the pension reform bill broke out in the streets of France. This bill would intentionally increase the retirement age from 62 to 64. April of 2022 President Emanuel Macron of France stated in his campaign that if he became president, he…
-
Hockey players bar down on the ice
•
The puck flies from one player to another as they weave in and out of their competitors, and a crack echoes through the arena as the stick hits the puck, sailing straight past the goalie into the net. Although Newbury Park is not accustomed to ice, many NPHS athletes are. From local rinks in…
-
“Shrinking” is consumed with positivity
•
Made by the creators of “Ted Lasso,” “Shrinking” has recently gained corpus amounts of popularity through their weekly releases of the show’s episodes, ending in late March. After watching the trailer and being mildly intrigued, I gave the unconventional Apple TV show a chance; and needless to say, my family and I were hooked.…
-
Food Review
•
In a colorless world devoid of meaning, the only thing that brings me bliss is the immediate jolt of liveliness given to me by coffee. If I didn’t have coffee in my life, I probably would’ve flunked way more classes than I already have. Some people say that you shouldn’t have coffee past noon,…
-
End of drought leads to tremendous snowfall
•
The state of California has been in an off-and-on drought since 2011, with brief wet periods in 2018 and 2020. However, according to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 65% of California is now out of the drought, with 34.33% being exceptionally dry, and 8.79% under a moderate drought. This is in sharp contrast to January…
-
The Random Acts of Kindness Club prepares for their final event
•
The Random Acts of Kindness Club (RAOK) has existed on campus for four years, and of those four years, they have been committed to making our school community a happier space. The club puts on events like the Valentine’s Day grams and portions of Teacher Appreciation Week, which this year is May 8-12. Bryce…
-
Elon Musk should not be individually responsible for Twitter
•
Social media has always been controversial. Whether the conversation is on the mental health of teens, politicians doing God-knows-what with Cambridge Analytica, or celebrities face-tuning their photos, there tends to be a lot of contrasting opinions on every social media platform. Lately, it seems that the discourse has shifted to account verification on apps…
-
Severe tornado rips through Los Angeles
•
Although tornadoes are most common in the Great Plains area of the United States, which have the ideal conditions for the formation of a severe thunderstorm, people living in Los Angeles and the surrounding areas are no strangers to uncommon weather patterns in recent years. This past March, Montebello, a city near LA, was…
-
“Air” displays an influential leap of faith
•
Six years after Ben Affleck’s previous directorial outing, “Live by Night,” he returns to tell the story of the creation of the Air Jordan shoe. I didn’t expect the story to be nearly as interesting as it is, but it is one of the best and most compelling movies of the year, so far.…