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Songs of a Lost World: The Cure’s Comeback Album Sounds Like They Never Left

After a subpar jaunt into alternative rock and a sixteen year hiatus, The Cure’s final album proves the wait was worth it.

by Madison Thompson  •  Nov 18, 2024
Culture

Crumbl Cookies Controversy

Are the social media famous Crumbl cookies truly worth the hype? Crumbl first opened in West Des Moines in 2023 but became TikTok famous in 2024 because of all of the video reviews. Crumbl sells over a million cookies a day, and makesover a billion dollars in annual…

by Sadie Muselman  •  Nov 7, 2024
Culture

What Color is Math/English?

Here’s a controversial question: What color is Math/English? This question has been a massive argument starter for years, and an answer has yet to be agreed on. Reasoning behind each answer varies, from the imagery of the subject to the correlation between favorite colors/subjects. Junior Noelia Neal strongly believes that…

by Miku M  •  Oct 23, 2024
Features

Nunn vs. Baccam in 3rd U.S Congressional Debate

A review of the debate between the 2 candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives, leading to important insight on the 2024 election.

by Tanner Lehtinen  •  Oct 23, 2024
News

A New Era of Education

Switching from iPads to laptops makes school more convenient because they are lighter and easier to use

by teylananduhura  •  Sep 26, 2024
Culture

Sewing Into Success

Why students want to take Fashion Construction.

by Falyn DeBord  •  Sep 19, 2024
Art

 The Poison Drips Through: Succession and the Consequences of Child Abuse.

How HBO’s best series grapples with trauma, family, and mental health themes.

by Madison Thompson  •  May 13, 2024
Music

2024 music; a strong start

2024 has been off to a great start for music with artists such as Kanye West, 21 Savage, and Yeat, already dropping albums. Additionally, there have been hints by Playboi Carti, Ken Carson, Destroy Lonely, Future, and Baby Keem that they might each drop albums in 2024. Vultures: Kanye West…

by drewblunck  •  May 13, 2024
Music

All’s Fair in Love and Poetry… Taylor Swift’s newest album

“The Tortured Poets Department” Taylor Swift’s 11th album came out on April 19th, 2024, she announced her newest album on February 4th at the Grammys after winning Album of the Year for the fourth time.  For the past 3 years, Taylor has been re-recording her old albums, so when she…

by Bayla Boyce  •  May 1, 2024
Culture

Looking Back on the Failure of Netflix: An Inevitable Death.

As people across America rapidly unsubscribe from streaming services post-COVID, companies are reverting to the cable model they had previously built their businesses on rejecting. But for younger generations who have not grown up with cable, this return to form only drives modern audiences away.

by Madison Thompson  •  Apr 23, 2024