How we watch now
Jared Bysiek, Features Editor
April 30, 2020
Two students are getting ready to watch a movie. They’ve both been busy with schoolwork, so it’s a relief to finally be able to wind down. But before they can start, they begin to count down, “Three, two, one!” Both click play at zero, trying to make sure they’re in-sync. For the first time...
Music from a distance
Jared Bysiek, Features Editor
April 23, 2020
When considering people whose jobs are affected by the pandemic, most people think of the vital, or more obvious ones: nurses, retail store workers, teachers, restaurant owners and so on. One career that many people don’t consider being affected is musicians. A career that depends on performing for...
Review: ‘Tiger King’
Michelene Havard, Staff Writer
April 17, 2020
Many people have been raving about the new Netflix docu-series “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness.” Joe Exotic is a breeds big cats, and entertains guests at the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park, his zoo in Oklahoma. In the show, Exotic sports a mullet, wears wild outfits, and brings his...
Review: Are You Okay With This?
Stacy Correra, Copy Editor
March 18, 2020
Just when it seemed like there were no more original series' worth watching, Netflix released "I Am Not Okay With This" starring Sophia Lillis and Wyatt Oleff, both of whom are child actors who are arguably most known for the wildly popular 2017 adaptation of Stephen King’s “IT”. From the director ...
Review: Impractical fun
Zach Brown, Sports Editor
March 13, 2020
For years, “Impractical Jokers” has been a television staple. The silly antics of four friends from Staten Island has proven to be a hit, providing laughter for the masses. Now, the Jokers head to the big screen in an effort to further dominate mass entertainment. “Impractical Jokers: The Movie” will certainly play b...
Review: We’re watching ‘You’
Elle Smith, Staff Writer
February 5, 2020
Many students at MCHS are obsessively binge watching the new show “You” on Netflix. When season two was released in late December, the show started rapidly growing in popularity. Below the surface this show has some profound messages to teach a younger audience about dangers that they might be igno...
Review: “Frozen 2”
Hayley DuHamel, Staff Writer
December 19, 2019
The latest Disney movie “Frozen 2" which came out on November 22, is in many ways better than the original “Frozen” movie that came out in 2013. In the original movie “Frozen,” Anna and Elsa are the princesses of the kingdom of Arendelle. Elsa was born with ice powers, which accidentall...
Blizzard Entertainment’s Blitzchung disaster
Hayley DuHamel, Staff Writer
December 18, 2019
Over the past couple of months, the American gaming publisher Activision Blizzard has been dealing with a PR nightmare of their own making. On October 6, at the end of a stream of the Grandmasters Hearthstone Tournament in Taiwan, the professional “Hearthstone” player Ng “Blitzchung” Wai Chung put o...
Opinion: The streaming apocalypse
Chase Creech, Staff Writer
December 13, 2019
Due to the high prices people were paying for cable, subscriptions to streaming services have become the more popular option for consumers. Streaming services such as Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, Amazon Prime, and Apple TV have made content that other streaming services have used to please their audience. ...
Review: Selena Gomez’s ‘Lose You To Love Me’
Michelene Havard, Staff Writer
November 12, 2019
Selena Gomez is an iconic pop sensation, but she has yet to release a new album since her latest full-length album 2015’s "Revival." “'Revival' was just a stepping stone for me,” Gomez admits in an interview with Jojo Wright, “and now looking back it challenged me to go even further.” ...
Television’s influence on 80’s and 90’s fashion
Chase Creech, Staff Writer
October 28, 2019
80’s and 90’s movies & tv shows played a huge role in fashion. Movies in this era mainly targeted teens and young adults, which encouraged efficacious fashion. This played a prominent role in deciding what you should have in your wardrobe. In this period of fashion, there's more appreciation for women's...
The “Joker” controversy
Haley DuHamel, Staff Writer
October 17, 2019
The movie “Joker” came out last Friday, and many people are upset at its storyline, mainly because they believe that it will encourage “lonely white boys” and “incels” to commit acts that the main character, the Joker, takes in the film, and that the people who watch the film will sympath...
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