We see them in the news, dominating social media, and influencing fashion. It would not be an understatement to say that celebrities rule the world we live in. But why do so many of us obsess over celebrities,...
It’s easy to laugh at someone when they fail and make a fool of themselves, like the times that we let out a giggle at someone who stumbled on a skateboard or drew a horrible picture. We think it’s...
By: Emma Krupp
I was born in in Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan, New York, which means that I’ve had New York in my blood since the time I was a baby. My first two years of life were spent in a...
By Julie Schmidt
Halloween has come and passed as I, and many other classmates, participated in the Halloween festivities by donning a costume. Every year, the concept of cultural appropriation arises...
Social media is constantly present in the lives of teenagers and young adults in the twenty-first century. From Twitter to Snapchat, there’s always a distraction at one’s fingertips. Many people...
Last year, I wrote a piece entitled “Appreciation for Alexandra Raisman,” in which I analyzed the gymnast’s most noteworthy traits - the characteristics that, in my opinion, make her an incredible...
I am writing this article several hours after performing at my first gig. I sang five covers and six originals in front of my family and close friends, and walked off the stage feeling as if a lifelong...
The grass feels soft beneath my feet,
Though my thoughts are broken and incomplete.
Lonely hours pass silently by,
While colors slowly fade from the afternoon sky.
Soon enough the stars come out to twinkle,
But...
Mark the day November 12, 2017, as the day the iconic Upper Montclair Bellevue Theater closed. Never again will the eager teenagers flock to this Montclair theater with bright eyes and a hunger for cinema....
After the slow summer months of waiting for John Green’s new novel, "Turtles All The Way Down”, to be released I was shocked when October 10th came upon me suddenly. Not only was this the premiere...
Assuming you clicked on this article because the headline picture triggered you, you probably are a middle child, if not, you will hopefully will enjoy this article as well. Well, you probably guessed:...
Whether it is done through social media or in the halls of the high school, everyone is guilty of judging others; sometimes we just can’t help it. By definition, a stereotype is a widely known and...