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November 11, 2024 by Emma Gowen (‘25)
Arts & Entertainment
Saratoga Springs High School’s Play: LITTLE WOMEN
November 11, 2024 by Sarah Pipino (‘26) Little Women is a tale that has remained relevant ever since its first venture into the world as the famous novel written by Louisa May Alcott in 1868, and continued in its many movies, including the 2019 film. Now, to continue its profound legacy, the Saratoga Springs High
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Tyler, The Creator’s Chromokopia
November 11, 2024 by Elias Prodger (‘26) Tyler, the Creator has never been afraid to reinvent himself. From his early days as an Odd Future edgelord, to his expansive and conceptual album Igor, Tyler appears to be fearless. He portrays such confidence to each one of his records and I feel as though every move
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Vive L’Humanité: White Bird Movie Review
November 11, 2024 by Olivia Clemmensen (‘26) Released on October 4th, 2024, the film White Bird touched the hearts of its viewers. Not particularly well known, the movie is based on the wonderful American Author, R.J. Palacio’s historical fiction graphic novel “White Bird”. The graphic novel was first published on September 3rd, 2019, a thrilling
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The Lightning Rod’s Thrilling Hallo-week Playlist
October 28, 2024 by Elias Prodger (‘26) It’s Halloween season! Of course with a holiday so focused on its vibes and unique energy, it’s only fitting that I create a playlist to fit the dark, spooky, and best parts of late October! And, let’s be real: making a Halloween Playlist is hard. But you’re in
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Apocalypse of Absence: An Analysis of “You, Disappearing”
October 28, 2024 by Ava Tatum (‘25) “You, Disappearing” by Alexandra Kleeman is a short story about a woman grappling with an apocalypse. This eerie and somber story discusses themes of mortality and the inevitability of death. Unlike the typical apocalypse you might see in “The Walking Dead” or “I Am Legend”, there is nothing
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…Ready For It? The Rumors About reputation (Taylor’s Version)
October 28, 2024 by Alex Wersten (‘25) When you hear the word “reputation”, what do you think of? Someone’s personality or nature? Someone’s essence? Someone’s past? Their legacy? This word can have many, many meanings. When I hear the word “reputation”, I think of snakes, emergence from isolation, being stabbed in the back not only
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The Yeat “Lyfestyle”
October 28, 2024 by Thomas Isenovski (‘26) Max Vogel (‘26) Rapper and songwriter Noah Oliver Smith, also known as Yeat, is a world renowned artist for his fast trap beats and creative lyrics. Over the past 10 days, he has made waves in the rap world for his release of his newest album “Lyfestyle”, which
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Creepy or Cool? Eerie Art From the Masters
October 28, 2024 by Sarah Pipino (‘26) Do you love art and horror movies? Are you excited for the scary decorations that will be put up at every house? Do you wish you’d see more spooky art pieces like the stuff you see during Halloween? Well look no further! Here are five spine-chilling pieces by
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They Are Trying To Break Your Heart: Exploring Alternative Country
October 15, 2024 by Elias Prodger (‘26) MJ Lenderman and Why Alt Country is Producing Modern Indie’s Best Songwriters Walking into an MJ Lenderman show, it’s almost guaranteed you will see two things. Flannel shirts and 70% of the audience wearing various shades of blue jeans. For a traditionally insular genre like Country where plenty
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The Historic Cafe Lena
October 15, 2024 by Annie Marsh (‘26) Cafe Lena, located in downtown Saratoga is not just an ordinary music venue. It is also the oldest folk music venue in America, as well as the home of a newly opened school of music. The building’s historic past includes Bob Dylan’s first show outside of New York
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Artists of the Toga BlueStreaks
September 30, 2024 by Sarah Pipino (‘26) Saratoga Springs High School is known for many things, ranging from our sports teams to our community participation, and even our high test scores. However, I believe we should add one more thing to that list: our very own student artists! Our school is chock full of talented
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2024 MTV Music Awards: VMA OR VM-NAY
September 30, 2024 by Elias Prodger (‘26) Another year means another round of the MTV Video and Music awards. Since 1984, MTV has been hosting their annual award ceremony. As a response to other mainstream award shows such as the Grammys, the MTV Video and Music awards were originally focused on the art of the
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