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The Beach Boys

Imogene Warner, Writer May 23, 2025

With worldwide hits, including "Good Vibrations” and “Surfin' USA,” you were not fully living in the '60s if you had not listened to the Beach Boys. Started as a family band of brothers living in...

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The Rise of Rave Culture

Mitchell Sherman, Editor May 23, 2025

A Brief History Rave culture began in the late ’80s to early ’90s with the rise of “house” music, short for warehouse music. Some sources suggest that raves might have become so popular because...

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Fearless by Lauren Roberts

Sophia Schlesser, Writer May 21, 2025

Fearless by Lauren Roberts takes place right after the second book, with Kitt asking Paedyn to marry him. Kitt wants to marry her because Ilya needs the resources from the surrounding kingdoms, and the...

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Ranking My Favorite Concerts: Part Two

Natalie Maciel, Writer May 21, 2025

Concerts have been fascinating to me since I was thirteen years old. They’re such once-in-a-lifetime opportunities and so memorable. I love everything about them, from the anticipation of the day, picking...

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Visions, Their Meanings, and Which One I’d Have

Nick Schiwegeraht, Writer May 15, 2025

In the wonderful world of Genshin Impact, each playable character has a vision, a device allowing them to harness different elemental powers. Geo, Cryo, Anemo, Dendro, Pyro, Hydro, and Electro all represent...

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Ranking My Favorite Concerts: Part One

Natalie Maciel, Writer May 9, 2025

Concerts are an amazing opportunity to experience a live showing of performed dancing and singing. Concerts in recent years have been a hot topic due to things like the increase in ticket prices. For example,...

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Reviewing the Fleetwood Mac 1977 Live

Violet Siebert, Writer May 7, 2025

I have always loved the band, Fleetwood Mac. I have listened to their music since I was little, and I love the emotions that are portrayed in each song. All of their music has so much texture to it, and...

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Dave Navarro: Trust No One

Henry Webber, Writer May 7, 2025

Trust No One, released on June 19th, 2001, is a solo album by Dave Navarro. It was produced by Rich Costey, who has been featured on many projects and has worked with numerous artists and bands, such as...

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Reckless by Lauren Roberts

Sophia Schlesser, Writer April 30, 2025

Reckless by Lauren Roberts is the second book in a now complete trilogy. Reckless starts with the ending of Powerless, as Paedyn runs away. With Kitt being crowned king, his first decree as king was for...

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Genshin Impact: The Most Hated, The Most Loved

Nick Schiwegeraht, Writer April 30, 2025

Genshin Impact has an extensive roster of characters, all designed to pull on your heartstrings, causing you to sell your soul to Satan to obtain precious primogems, using your real dollar bills for silly...

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The History of the Goth Subculture

Mitchell Sherman, Writer April 24, 2025

History  To begin, we need to understand where the “Goth” term came from. A group of Germanic tribes invaded Rome and made their culture “mainstream.” These people were called the Goths, and...

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Disneyland

Lillian Rose, Wr April 24, 2025

Disneyland is a fan favorite and a special place for all ages around the world. Disneyland is one of the most consistently populated amusement parks in the world and is located in Anaheim, California....

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