Every year, the holiday season seems to appear when Halloween ends and November begins. Local radio stations such as 98.7 and 100.3 start the holiday music on Nov. 1. Seeing as the holiday music played is mainly the old school originals or overplayed pop covers of songs that have been around for years, many people may expect it and get sick of it quickly. When people get absorbed in what they already...

It’s Friday night. Hot Cheetos on deck, tucked under a blanket, junior Julia Marku settles in for a binge. A few miles away, a similar scene unfolds as junior Annie Joseph sets down a basket with piles of laundry and gets to folding. As many people have started making the transition from watching mainstream T.V. to using streaming services, a new culture surrounding entertainment has emerged. Marku...

Poverty. Death. Weapons. Adults are unavailable and unreliable. Teens are the only people who can save the world. Dystopian novels have become an integral part in young adult literature. Readers are transported into dark, cruel and unruly worlds: the society in “Lord of the Flies” of distress among savage boys, Ember, from “City of Ember,” the ailing city of limited electricity, the nation...

The sequel to Disney’s 2013 blockbuster, “Frozen,” not only leaves the audience with another great family movie, but another outstanding soundtrack. My personal favorites would be “Into the Unknown,” “Some Things Never Change,” and “Show Yourself.” “Frozen 2” felt like it hit the theaters way before Nov. 22 with all the plot predictions and gossip. With a second movie to continue...

On Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019, marked the first official day of streaming on Disney+. Disney+ is an all new streaming service created by Disney that combines all Disney-owned content from Disney Channel, Pixar, Marvel Studios, the Star Wars Universe and National Geographic. Costing $6.99 a month, fans can stream a range of titles such as “Cinderella,” “High School Musical,” “Wizards of Waverly...

As it reaches the time of year where the leaves change and people carve pumpkins, Disney Channel and other networks such as SYFY start to air all of their Halloween movies. Movies are a large part of not just US culture, but culture all over the world. On average, an approximate 850 box office movies are released a year in the US alone. That’s not including the solo movie projects that might never...

With autumn comes the season premieres of countless shows. Though shows like “Rick and Morty” and “Jack Ryan” continue onto their fourth and second seasons respectively, several shows near the end of their time in the spotlight. “Criminal Minds,” “Modern Family,” “Arrow” and “Mr. Robot” are among those that fans are disheartened to see go. With one of the longest-running...

On Aug. 20, 2019, Sony Pictures announced their split with Disney, which effectively pulled Tom Holland’s Spider-Man out of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) since Disney is Marvel’s parent company. Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios first announced an official deal between the two in February of 2015. This deal not only rebooted Spider-Man to bring him into the MCU, but allow him to be in “Captain...

  Junior Jason Trumbauer spends his days going to McDonalds, watching his favorite show “ Keeping Up With the Kardashians” while eating Goldfish and taking walks around Firefighters park down the trials. “I like nature, I enjoy the outdoors and seeing all the animals in the park,” Trumbauer said. “I like people-watching and there are really nice old people that feed the squirrels...