Believe it or not, summer is right around the corner. While many already have plans to curb the summer boredom, picking up a good book is a great use of extra time. Here are one West Side Story reporter’s...
Bess Frerichs, Online Managing and Feature Editor
• May 5, 2019
It is a Friday afternoon at West High, and the school is empty. The floors are bare, save for the dark gray sweatshirt resting on a desk, the pair of glasses on the windowsill and one lonely shoe in the...
Every year on May 4, millions upon millions of fans of all ages and generations across the world take the time to celebrate the existence of the prevalent Star Wars universe. The series, which currently...
Prolific film director John Singleton was reported dead by his family on Monday, April 29. After suffering a stroke two weeks ago and drifting into a coma soon after, his family made the decision to take...
Nowadays, it seems like every major studio under the spotlight in the Hollywood scene is trying to create their own cinematic universe. This is natural, of course, considering how many franchises have...
For the past year, the area across the street from the downtown rec center has been consumed by a grand construction project, the details of which have mainly existed as whispers about a new FilmScene...
They are selfie-takers, avocado-eaters and tea-spillers whose lives are phone-centered and carefree. If any of these clichés sound familiar, it’s probably because you’re part of the generation these...
Best Asian restaurant:
Red Ginger
Honorable mentions: Formosa, Taste of China, Thai Spice
Best bakery:
Scratch Cupcakery
Honorable mentions: Deluxe, Molly's Cupcakes, Panera Bread
Best...
Kristina Rosebrook, Online and Broadcast Entertainment Editor
• April 11, 2019
Following the tradition of Tiny Desk by NPR, West Side Story asked Abbie Callahan ‘20 to perform her new single, "One of a Kind", which has been released on Spotify, Apple Music, Google Play and other...
Character actor Seymour Cassel died last night due to complications with Alzheimer's disease. His son Matt confirmed his death in a statement to the Hollywood Reporter.
Cassel was a character actor,...
If you haven’t seen the film “Us,” yet, stop reading this now. I don’t usually give so-called “spoiler warnings” before my reviews because I think it’s up to the reader to make that decision....
As spring comes into full bloom, you may be looking to do some spring cleaning on your favorite playlist. WSS staff members recommended their top songs of the moment to be compiled into a giant playlist...
