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Why Christmas Music is Lackluster and Has Lost its Flair
The Christmas spirit has remained powerful for centuries in American pop culture, captivating listeners with songs about Christmas and other various wintertime festivities. But honestly, it’s grown stale. The “Queen” of Christmas, Mariah Carey, only rose to number 10 in the billboard top 100 for “All I Want For Christmas…
Reviewing Holiday Movies
As the holiday season unwraps, everyone is watching their favorite Christmas movies. Traditionally, the most watched Christmas Movies each year are Home Alone, Elf, A Charlie Brown Christmas, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Christmas Vacation, A Christmas Story, and more. These Movies bring holiday spirit into the season and bring…
Reviewing the Starbucks Holiday Menu
A fun review of some new and some old holiday menu items at Starbucks for 2024.
Final Frustrations: Should Term Two Exams Come Before Winter Break?
Term two’s hectic schedule causes stress for many students and staff at WHS.
Wicked, Worth the Wait?
After years of anticipation the movie musical adaptation of “Wicked Part One” has been released. Unfortunately, fans will have to wait another year for part two to be released in fall 2025. Usually, I find it hard to sit through movies, especially when I’m not allowed to go on my…
How Early is Too Early for Christmas?
As soon as it turned November 1st Mariah Carey unfrosted and unfortunately for me, my For You Page (FYP) on all social media platforms became flooded with Christmas-related posts. It’s only November though, when did the Christmas season start in November? I was always the type of person who thought…
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.
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…
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…
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.