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Lightning Rod Staff Turn Soup Connoisseurs for Saratoga’s 26th Chowder Fest

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February 10, 2025 by Kazuki Borchardt (‘26) & Ava Tatum (‘25) Chowder Fest is an annual Saratoga tradition where chowder fans unite to test different chowder recipes from over 80 businesses downtown. Representing the Lightning Rod’s official chowder tasters are Kazuki Borchardt and Ava Tatum. Our writers’ choices of vendors were Rhea’s Seafood Corn Chowder […]

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February at Caffè Lena: 3 Music Events Worth Seeing

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February 10, 2025 by Violet Hoke (‘27) PROMOTION: Caffè Lena is a historic folk music venue established in 1960, making it the oldest continuously operating venue of its kind in the US. It has hosted legends like Bob Dylan and Arlo Guthrie. Below are some top picks for great shows in February, coming from me,

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At the Top of the Charts? Time to Experiment: Ethel Cain’s new Style Change and Album

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January 27, 2025 by Elias Prodger (‘26) Nothing excites me in the music industry as much as when an artist does something unbelievably strange. There’s something so intrinsically special about an artist that finds the courage to subvert expectations and create something so left-field and experimental to a listener’s ear. 2025 has started with an

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Five Stars: Carrie Soto is Back, A Book Review

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January 13, 2025 by Daniela Fleming (‘26) Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid Welcome back to Five Stars, where I share my favorite, “5 star” books that left me shocked, reeling, and thinking about them for months. These books are special to me. There’s nothing better than the feeling of opening a book

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January at Caffè Lena: 3 Music Events Worth Checking Out

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January 13, 2025 by Violet Hoke (‘27) Caffè Lena is a historic folk music venue established in 1960, making it the oldest continuously operating venue of its kind in the US. It has hosted legends like Bob Dylan and Arlo Guthrie. Below are some top picks for great shows in January! Get ready for a

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SSHS Holds This Year’s Schoolwide Poetry Out Loud Competition

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January 13, 2025 by Olivia Clemmensen (‘26) This past Thursday, Saratoga City Hall was filled with poetry performances from our very own Saratoga Springs High School (SSHS) students at the schoolwide Poetry Out Loud competition. With 23 students chosen and approved by SSHS English teachers, the audience was filled with enthusiastic support from parents, teachers,

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Holiday Classics you Won’t Want to Miss Watching this December

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December 16, 2024 by Allison Richard (‘26) We are knee-deep in the holiday season and by now, most people are beginning to enjoy the tradition of watching classic holiday movies to get into the festive spirit. There are so many heartwarming and entertaining films to choose from, but I have a few personal favorites that

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Wicked: Through the Eyes of an Artist

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December 16, 2024 by Alex Wersten (‘25) As an artist, I approached the 2024 movie adaptation of Wicked with a mixture of anticipation and excitement. The musical, first performed on Broadway in fall of 2003, starring Kristin Chenoweth as Glinda and Idina Menzel as Elphaba, has long been a masterpiece of storytelling, a symphony of

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Robert Smith and The Cure’s Songs for A Lost World

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November 25, 2024 by Elias Prodger (‘26) Robert Smith’s disintegrating world view, The Cure’s Songs for A Lost World and The Art of their Late Era Album  The Cure’s Songs for a Lost World may go down as possibly one of the most timely and relevant album titles of all time. In a time of

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