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The “girl‘s girl” stance

Neema Ash and Defne Bayman April 3, 2024

Alongside the rise of the "pick me" has come its antithesis: the girl's girl. The two terms are used to contrast each other, with "pick me" being an umbrella term for anyone whom the general populace dislikes,...

Sabrina Du 25 poses at Carnegie Hall, where she will played with other students across the United States.

Q&A with Violinist Sabrina Du ’25

Mrudani Ramkumar, Print News Editor April 2, 2024

What got you interested in playing the violin and how long have you played? I got interested. Well, I kind of got forced because my older sister played violin, so it was kind of automatic for my parents...

Despite entering an age of an oversaturated market for superhero movies, why is it that the film industry still fails female superheroes?

She-ro!

Nicole Lee, Opinion Editor April 2, 2024

Comic books and superheroes are not just for boys to enjoy. But they certainly are curated for them.  At a glance, it seems like I’m stating the obvious, and I am. But despite this being such an...

The mid-budget movie Ghostbusters lies in a dumpster.

The death of mid-budget films

Samuel Rosenthal, Podcaster and Reporter April 1, 2024

The term “blockbuster” has lost a lot of the meaning that it once had. Pre-internet, people would round the block to make sure they bought their over-the-counter tickets to new movies as soon as possible....

Classic Animated Series

Ranking and summarizing nine classic animated series

Airi Thompson, Assistant News Editor March 25, 2024

Something a lot of movie fans know and have come to expect, especially from large animated studios, is a sequel or even a trilogy. Disney and Pixar are especially guilty of making additional movies for...

Percy Jackson and the Olympians can be watched on Disney+

“Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief” live-action review

Vera Tanas, Josephine Schwartz, and Nicole Lee March 18, 2024

Based on the popular 2005 YA book series, “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” has been a long-awaited TV adaption that can now be viewed on Disney+. The show follows a 12-year-old Percy Jackson, who...

Spot the difference

Spot the difference

Erinn Varga, Print Design and Opinion Editor March 8, 2024

   

Many movies are set to come out this year

2024 Movies

Tyler Shane, FOJ Intern March 6, 2024

"Argylle" Argylle tells the story of an award-winning author, Elly Conway, and her cat, Alfie. Elly has trouble writing the ending of the 5th installment of her spy novel series when her mother suggests...

First date chronicles

First date chronicles

Jane Lam, Print Assistant Copy Editor March 5, 2024

A design of Taylor Swift is surrounded by some of her most famous albums.

Listening to every Taylor Swift album for the first time … ready for it?

Samuel Rosenthal, Podcaster and Reporter March 5, 2024

Declared “2023 Time’s Person of the Year,” winner of the Grammy’s “Best Album of the Year 2023,” becoming the first person to ever win “Best Album” four times in Grammy history, a hundred-million-grossing...

Young Footliters is putting on “The Wizard of Oz” for their production this spring

Young Footliters auditions

Carter Birch Houchins-Witt, Reporter March 4, 2024

The auditions for the summer musical for Young Footliters theatre camp are approaching. The musical this year is “The Wizard of Oz,” which performs June 28-30. Auditions take place on April 4, 5 and...

West orchestras host concert and perform at adjudicated music festival

Jessie Li and Anna Song March 4, 2024

Concert Strings, Philharmonic Strings and Symphony Strings performed in Arganbright Auditorium led by Orchestra Director Jon Welch on Feb. 28 at 7:00 p.m. The concert was titled “Music from Around the...

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