By Ana Perez, 10th Grade VTubers, also known as Virtual YouTubers, are online entertainers who use a virtual avatar generated using computer graphics for their activities. Originally a niche form of livestreaming that originated in Japan, the VTuber industry has seen an explosive rise in popularity, turning the market into a profitable one filled to the brim with many livestreamers from around the world. But … Continue reading VTubers: What Are They?
By Sydney Joa, 12th Grade Despite its initial release back in March 2022, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” remains a still-talked-about film almost a year after its debut in theaters. Featuring the conundrum that is the idea of a multiverse, writer and directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert—known as the Daniels—use a chaotic creativity only ever seen in their works to unveil a bittersweet story … Continue reading The beauty that lies in “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
By Gloria Alcantara, 12th Grade Following the massive successes of the famous game “The Last of Us,” HBO has decided to please the masses and introduce us with the first look at the live adaptation of the bestseller game. HBO’s adaptation of Naughty Dog’s PlayStation classic not only needs to win over a devoted following of fans who would criticize even the smallest deviation from … Continue reading What we can expect from the “The Last of Us” live adaptation
By Ana Perez, 10th Grade Dream is a massively popular Minecraft YouTuber with over 30 million subscribers. He’s a co-founding member of a collective of other Minecraft content creators called DreamSMP. Just recently, he showed his face to his followers after using an alter ego that consisted of a white mask with a black smiley face drawn on it. In his video, he introduced himself … Continue reading #DreamFaceReveal – And the larger issue with beauty filters
By Gloria Marie Alcantara, 12th Grade In our modern day, the genre that we know as “true crime” has been rising in popularity in the past years, gaining more and more followers as we speak. Found in the form of TV shows, podcasts, docu-series, and more, the myriad of stories of the lowest forms of humanity on our Earth is among the fastest-growing entertainment genres … Continue reading Ethics over morals? The dangerous nature of true crime
By Morgane Van R., 9th Grade The Puerto Rican singer Benito Antonio, better known as Bad Bunny, released a 23-minute video musical titled “El apagón” or The Blackout, in which he criticizes and protests the frequent blackouts on the island of Puerto Rico. Residents who have been dealing with an overaged power grid even before the devastation caused by Hurricanes Maria, and now Fiona, and … Continue reading Bad Bunny on the gentrification of Puerto Rico
By Heillie Santana, 11th Grade From time to time, you might hear that someone on the news just won the lottery. You see their smiling face holding an oversized check of 1 million dollars. And you think to yourself, “I wish that would be me”. Well, as much as the fantasy of becoming a millionaire overnight might seem desirable, winning the lottery isn’t as great … Continue reading You Might Not Want To Win The Lottery
By Ana Perez, 10th Grade If you have been on the internet recently, you might have heard of ‘gacha games.’ Think of Genshin Impact, Raid Shadow Legends, or Love Live School Idol Festival. These are games that add a gacha mechanic in order to motivate players to use real money. Think of those vending machines outside of grocery stores where you can insert a coin … Continue reading Gacha Games: A New Form of Gambling?
By Gloria Marie Alcantara, 12th Grade Disney Studios has found itself refacing an old controversy from three years ago when they released the first look at their newest live-adaptation of the Little Mermaid set to release next year. This adaptation has been one that has been both dreaded and anticipated, not by the little kids who want to see Ariel, but by the older audiences … Continue reading The “New” Little Mermaid?
By Ana Perez, 9th Grade Kesha, formerly known as Ke$ha, is a famous American singer that rose to fame after her singles ‘TikTok’ and ‘Die Young’ topped the charts in the early 2010s. Born in Nashville, she moved to Los Angeles at 17 where she signed with Kemosabe Records (owned by Sony Music), and debuted as an artist in 2010 with her album ‘Animal’ with … Continue reading The #FreeKesha Movement
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