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Ellie Cole-Calderon
Dec 124 min read
A review of “The Outsiders”, an ERHS play
photo courtesy of Eagle Rock Theatre Company The stage is set, actors bustling behind the thick velvet curtains, a spotlight flickers on...
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Sophie Seifert
Nov 134 min read
Coraline theories to wrap your head around
Twenty two years ago, Neil Gaiman wrote a book about a girl who traveled to another world. Little did he know, that story would soon be...
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Simone Modina
Oct 303 min read
What was brat summer?
In mid July of this year, I was in the car with my dad. We had just arrived home when suddenly he asked, “What is brat?” ”Brat?” I...
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Lucia Allen-Cannone
Oct 214 min read
What is Eagle Rock reading?
Here's what the students of Eagle Rock High School have been reading!
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Si Taylor
Oct 22 min read
What was the Messi Experience?
If you’ve recently driven on the Glendale Freeway, your eye might have been caught by a big purple box with an attractive athletic face....
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ERStream
Sep 301 min read
BookTalk: intro episode
Welcome to BookTalk with Avni and Sophie! A show where we review books and discuss all things literature. Stay tuned! What books do you...
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Avni Koppula
May 136 min read
Rating the Mario characters
Last year, I rated and extensively went into depth about my opinions on various characters in Lord of the Rings. Reading it back now, I...
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CLAIRE DUARTE
May 15 min read
Argylle, a play by play part 2
This is the second part of the series. TAKE TWO! LIGHTS! CAMERA! Where am I? Elly wakes up in a cabin with a man named Aiden Wilde, who...
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Zadie Kang
Apr 244 min read
Coachella do's and dont's
After almost 6 months of anticipation, last weekend I had the opportunity to attend Coachella. It was my first time, so naturally there...
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Kylie Sadsad
Apr 222 min read
Coachella performance ratings
Some may say that this year’s Coachella lineup isn’t the best; however, I still believe that there are some honorable mentions for this...
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CLAIRE DUARTE
Apr 126 min read
Argylle, a play by play: part one
LIGHTS. CAMERA. I'm a whole different person? Elly Conway isn’t actually a best-seller, she's a spy. Her books, on the other hand, are...
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Rebekah Grace de Guzman
Feb 263 min read
The next generation of Western girl groups
In the early 2000s, Western girl groups like Destiny’s Child, The Pussycat Dolls, and the Spice Girls dominated the top charts. In the...
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Owen Taylor
Feb 144 min read
The Boy and the Heron: a review and some thoughts
To absolutely nobody’s surprise, The Boy and the Heron is a really good movie. There, I’ve fulfilled my contractual obligation. I’ve...
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Sophie Seifert
Feb 75 min read
Mellow songs to add to your playlist
Music means something different for everyone, and as the music industry constantly evolves, our tastes in music change as well. Sticking...
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Keira Estrella
Feb 14 min read
Music profile: boygenius
Boygenius (stylized in all lowercase) is an amazing band you should listen to. Lucy Dacus, Phoebe Bridgers, and Julien Baker make up...
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Lucia Allen-Cannone
Jan 242 min read
The story behind "Taylor's Version"
On October 27th, Taylor Swift released 1989 (Taylor’s Version). This left many people confused and wondering why she was releasing an...
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Sophie Seifert
Oct 11, 20233 min read
Update on the writer's strike
The Writer’s Guild of America, or WGA, had been on strike since May. At the beginning, it was unprecedented territory—even though there...
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Lucia Allen-Cannone
Oct 4, 20232 min read
What is Vidiots?
In September 2019, a video store named Vidiots announced that they would be opening a new location in Eagle Rock. With renovations and...
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Owen Taylor
Sep 10, 20238 min read
British Surrealism: the best games you never played in your life
Initially, the United States and Japan were the powerhouses of the video game industry, and had lots of large production companies. The...
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Vivienne Freeman
Jun 5, 20233 min read
What’s new in TV
Being in Los Angeles, many of us are very close to the film industry, and as an aspiring filmmaker, I want to take a moment to celebrate the
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Sophie Seifert
Jun 5, 20233 min read
Hollywood on hold
As of May 2nd, 2023, the Writers Guild of America is officially on strike. The WGA is the combination of two labor unions, and they have...
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Meron Worku
May 26, 20232 min read
A Tribute to Tina Turner
In the realm of music, there are few artists who can match the sheer brilliance and enduring impact of Tina Turner. Today, we both pay...
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Avni Koppula
May 25, 202311 min read
Rating the Lord of the Rings Characters
“Don’t adventures ever have an end? I suppose not. Someone else always has to carry on the story.” – Bilbo Baggins Lord of the Rings is a...
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Sophie Seifert
May 23, 20237 min read
All the Harry Potter movies, ranked
“You’re a wizard, Harry.” It’s one of the most iconic lines from the most iconic book of our time. The Harry Potter series has been...
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Lily Avina & Victor Pack
May 19, 20234 min read
...And all that jazz! Chicago: This year's spring musical
Did you get to watch Eagle Rock Stage’s newest production, Chicago? If you did, you’ll know it was glamorous, suspenseful, striking, and...
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Alfonso Marone
May 19, 20233 min read
Jim Sullivan’s U.F.O.: A hidden gem of an album shrouded in a greater mystery
In 1969 a Californian singer/songwriter and guitarist known as Jim Sullivan released an album simply named U.F.O. The album by today’s...
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Lilah Hayes
May 16, 20235 min read
Top ten Taylor Swift songs
Everyone knows who Taylor Swift is. Maybe you’ve heard of her, possibly listened to a few of her songs, or maybe you’re a die-hard...
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Anabella Caudillo
May 16, 20233 min read
Guitarticle
By the time this piece is published, my guitar, Jewls, will be almost a month old. I keep Jewls in a black bag and she has three picks. A...
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Vivienne Freeman
May 5, 20233 min read
Hollywood Stardom: Battle of the Ryans
The question of the decade, puzzling scientists, creatives, and all known species of animal with the brain capacity to calculate at least...
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Sullivan Valdez
Apr 19, 20236 min read
Why bad MMOs are great
Clicking, followed by a flash of light, colors, and a pop-up screen. Although this may sound like the beginnings of a computer virus, it...
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Anabella Caudillo
Apr 17, 202310 min read
A musical genius of our time: Radiohead
Music is a building block of human society, and everyone has opinions on which artist is the most superior of them all. Some may argue...
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Sophie Seifert
Apr 12, 20236 min read
10 songs to add to your playlist
Music is one of the most amazing and diversified art forms on our planet; it is constantly shifting, evolving, and adapting to our...
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Shepherd Lee Williams
Apr 12, 20239 min read
A deep reading of Car Seat Headrest’s “Twin Fantasy”
Twelve years ago, Will Toledo transferred from Virginia Commonwealth University to The College of William and Mary, citing his feelings...
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Meron Worku
Apr 12, 20234 min read
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill: a perfect album
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is the sole solo album released by Jersey-born actress, singer-songwriter, & rapper, Ms Lauryn Hill. Her...
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Vivienne Freeman
Apr 11, 20236 min read
You can’t stop Ethiopian Jazz
The streets are alive. Dance clubs rattle the cement sidewalks and send vibrations up the spines of every Ethiopian boy and girl that...
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Avni Koppula
Mar 29, 20234 min read
The magic of Bob Baker Marionette
Maybe you’ve seen it. The old, washed out building with blocky, colorful letters plastered across the front, the text faded and inviting. Su
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Lilah Hayes
Mar 23, 20235 min read
Taylor Swift: The Anti-Hero we all love
I was a Taylor Swift fan before I even knew I was a Taylor Swift fan. My favorite song when I was a kid was I Knew You Were Trouble,...
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Genevieve Deetsch
Mar 14, 20232 min read
The wonder of Malinda Lo
Last Night at the Telegraph Club took young adult literature by storm. It was published in January of 2021 and has been awarded the Stonewal
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Ivy Klein
Mar 13, 20234 min read
Perfection: a curse on the world of art
Perfection. Something everyone strives to achieve, whether they know it or not. In athletics, in academics, in physical appearance. In...
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Sullivan Valdez
Mar 12, 20233 min read
Power Slap: a slap in the face of true combat?
Children and teens are no strangers to idiotic games. One I remember vividly was slap-boxing. The rules were simple, only open-hand...
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Anabella Caudillo
Mar 9, 20236 min read
Is Twilight bad-bad or good-bad?
During the holidays I went to Hot Topic at least 5 times – which is more than I’ve been in 2 years – but I was there not for myself, I...
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Si Taylor
Mar 6, 20232 min read
I made a TikTok Family Guy account in an attempt for clout
Author's note: This article is about the Family Guy Pipeline, so if you don’t know what’s going on with the accounts that reupload Family Gu
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Sasha Bercovici
Mar 1, 20234 min read
Top 10 sigma chad youtube shorts
I watch YouTube, a shocking discovery about me that I'm sure you will never forgive. And, of course, with YouTube comes YouTube shorts....
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Owen Taylor
Feb 27, 20236 min read
Why my Studio Ghibli ranking is bad
As I write this, it’s been almost a year and a half since I published an article in which I ranked all of the 23 films made by Japanese...
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Victor Pack
Feb 16, 20235 min read
A review of Super Nintendo World
On February 4th I had the opportunity to go to Universal Studios and get a sneak peek of the new Super Nintendo World. When I went, this...
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Brett Corpuz
Feb 14, 20231 min read
Something of a Pokémon Nuzlocke
I tried attempting a Pokémon nuzlocke in Pokémon Emerald, and it took way too long. Care to follow my journey?
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Cedric Mallari
Feb 14, 20232 min read
The Family Guy pipeline
If you have been scrolling through Tiktok, you have most likely seen a clip of the famous American animated sitcom Family Guy pasted...
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Izak Menta
Feb 6, 20232 min read
Who even is Robert Steven Moore anyways?
Robert Steven Moore was born on Saturday, January 18th, 1952, at around three o’clock in the afternoon. His father was Bob Moore, a...
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Rex Hoskinson
Jan 17, 20233 min read
The Menu: A review
On Friday, November 18, 2022, The Menu came to theaters. Leading up to its release, the trailers for Mark Mylod’s black comedy horror...
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Sophie Seifert
Jan 12, 20234 min read
Wes Anderson’s style, explained
When I was younger, I was never a big fan of movies. Sure, I enjoyed the occasional screening of a Disney classic, but I had never fallen...
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