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After two years since it’s predecessor’s release, Spiderman: Miles Morales is gaining more and more excitement and popularity amidst the next generation of gaming consoles.

Next Generation Consoles and Spider Man: Miles Morales

River Johnson, Senior Staff Writer October 6, 2020

Since 2013, the gaming industry has been revolutionized. Playstation, Xbox, and Nintendo have played their part in improved gameplay and increasingly better graphics. It has been almost 10 years since...

Movie Review: Live Action 'Mulan'

Movie Review: Live Action ‘Mulan’

Imogen Rogers, Staff Writer October 1, 2020

Since the release of a live-action Alice in Wonderland in 2010, Disney has pushed out an impressive 13 live-action classics, the most recent being Mulan on September 4th, 2020. Available with a $30...

Movies to watch during the 2020 spooky season

Movies to watch during the 2020 spooky season

Casey Chang, Infographics Editor-in-Chief September 30, 2020

1. Halloweentown (PG) Especially if you’ve got younger siblings at home, “Halloweentown” is never a miss. From the witty humor to grandma always stirring up trouble, Halloweentown is a classic....

Book Review: “The Name of the Wind” by Patrick Rothfuss

Haygen Riley-Gleason, Staff Writer September 30, 2020

For those of you who enjoy stories written within the realm of fantasy and magic, the Name of the Wind is the novel to read. One musician, 4 high school graduates, and a discount Hogwarts all come together...

A student watches "Te Owl House"'s climax, when Luz and Amity are dancing at Grom.

The Owl House: Disney’s First Openly Queer Cartoon

Sierra Deaver, Senior Staff Writer September 3, 2020

Disney’s new animated series, The Owl House, is confirmed to have a queer main character. Dana Terrace, the creator of the series, disclosed this in a series of tweets earlier this month. Luz Noceda,...

One outright critique of the movie was that viewers could only watch if they paid an extra charge for Disney Premium on Disney Plus.

People are refusing to watch Disney’s ‘Mulan’—here’s why

Arlina Yang, Junior Editor September 3, 2020

Disney’s Mulan is set to be released on September 4, 2020. However, comments from the lead actress and controversy surrounding the production team have sparked a wave of backlash.  Protests have...

Rapper Logic is retiring and releasing a new album

Sahana Kumar, Editor July 21, 2020

After a long break from social media (again), Logic, the “1800” and “44 More” rapper, deleted all his posts on Instagram and posted one last pic on July 16. The cover for his latest and supposedly...

Disney sing-along brings smiles to millions of faces world-wide

Nina Moothedath, Staff Writer April 24, 2020

On April 16th, ABC aired the Disney Family Singalong, hosted by Ryan Searcrest and full of Disney celebrities and songs, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.  Some clips of it are on youtube, with...

How to have fun over Spring Break while in quarantine

How to have fun over Spring Break while in quarantine

Leila Touati, Page Editor April 1, 2020

Spring break is just around the corner, and although students are no longer in the classroom due to the school dismissal, Amador students are still counting down the days until they won’t have to...

We need more movies like Birds Of Prey

We need more movies like Birds Of Prey

Mickey Lonner, Staff Writer March 10, 2020

As a fantasy nerd, I love comic books and movies—but as a girl, sometimes that’s hard. Growing up, there weren’t many female characters on screen that I could look up to, and when there were, they...

Lil Uzi Vert’s New Album: Eternal Atake

Emma Hodges, Social Media EIC March 9, 2020

Fans have patiently been waiting for the well-known rapper, Lil Uzi Vert, to drop another hit album since his last popular hit, Luv is Rage 2, released in August of 2017. After nearly two and a half years,...

BTS Map of the Soul World Tour

Trisha Khattar, Staff Writer March 9, 2020

In the past couple of years, BTS, a South Korean boy group consisting of RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook, have taken both their country and the western world by storm as they accumulate an...

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