Arrival is a science fiction movie that was released on Nov. 11 and tracks the progress of linguist Louise Banks (Amy Adams) and her team as they decode and learn the language of aliens that land on Earth, called Heptapods. Banks and her team are forced to solve the mysteryContinue Reading
Vine’s mobile app will be discontinued in the coming months, as announced on Oct. 27 via Vine’s website. “Vine is a place where you can express yourself in so many different ways and it’s really sad that it’s shutting down because it’s a great, hilarious outlet for expression,” junior RachelContinue Reading
Over the summer, Nintendo teamed up with software development company Niantic to produce Pokémon GO, an app that allows a user to capture fictional Pokémon in “real life” utilizing GPS and augmented reality. According to a study done by Bloomberg L.P., Pokémon GO lost 15 million players in the monthContinue Reading
The Accountant premiered on Oct. 14th and is a fresh entry into the action-thriller genre. Ben Affleck plays Christian Wolff, a math genius with high-functioning autism who handles the books for some of the deadliest criminals in the world. This makes it hard for Wolff to form close bonds withContinue Reading
Companion Companion is an app designed for all ages to travel outside safely. By adding contacts from one’s phone and selecting a destination and a mode of transport, “companions” will be able to follow the journey as it happens and receive notifications if something goes wrong or the userContinue Reading
The Marshall Choir presented a spring show, titled “A Broadway Finale” on June 2 and 3 from 7 p.m. until 10 p.m. The show featured the Treble Choir, Men’s Choir, Women’s Chamber, Women’s Camerata, and Statesmen Singers performing 36 broadway songs as a send off to the senior class asContinue Reading
For the second consecutive year, creative writing club Quills to Keyboards held an Open Mic Night at Caffe Amouri on May 28. Performances ranged from prose and poetry writing to musical numbers, and included people outside of Marshall alongside club members. The event ran from 7 p.m. to 9:45 p.m.Continue Reading
Projects from IB Film classes debuted on the silver screen for the third year through a partnership with Angelika Film Center on May 24 from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Film students produced, casted and edited their own films that Angelika screened one after another to an audience of family,Continue Reading
This spring has been an exceptional season for the rap industry. First Beyoncé shocked the world with her visual album Lemonade in late April, and then Drake came out with Views less than a week later. Now, Chance the Rapper has dropped his third mixtape, titled Coloring Book, last Thursday,Continue Reading
Popular disappointment with white actors replacing people of color in fictional roles, a process critics have dubbed whitewashing, has led to movements mainly through social media. These include hashtags such as #OscarsSoWhite and #StarringJohnCho, an artistic endeavor to replace white leading actors with Asian-American actor John Cho on various movieContinue Reading