Ice Cube skims top hits chart with new album

Abrianna Bohn, Editor-in-Chief

March 1, 2019

Filed under Music

    Legendary rapper O’Shea Jackson, better known as Ice Cube, returns to the music scene after an eight year absence with a new album that is just as eclectic as his life has been since his rise to fame.     Ice Cube has been an influential artist since 1986 when the hip hop group N.W.A...

The Upside brings people together with laughs

Avery Gregorash, A&E Editor

February 22, 2019

Filed under Arts & Entertainment

A new feel good movie, The Upside gave the audience hope, joy and a good laugh. Its first week in theaters The Upside, directed by Neil Burger brought in over $20.4 million making it the top box office movie, taking over Aquaman’s long held spot. The movie starring Kevin Hart and Bryan Crans...

‘On The Basis of Sex’ doesn’t do justice to Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Isis Kazadi, Opinion Editor

February 22, 2019

Filed under Arts & Entertainment

On the Basis of Sex is a dramatic biopic retelling of the world renowned feminist icon, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her fight against gender inequality on the legal level in the late 1950s. A film attempting to depict even a small portion of the life of Ginsburg (Felicity Jones) had fairly large shoes to...

Bandersnatch starts a media revolution

Savannah Anderson, Staff writer

February 22, 2019

Filed under Arts & Entertainment

From books to videos to television, the idea of the viewer being given the ability to choose the fate of the main characters has gotten very popular with the release of Netflix’s Bandersnatch. Choose Your Own Adventure is pretty self-explanatory, the term is usually trademarked in the book series, ...

Netflix reboot ‘The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ is captivating

Savannah Anderson, Staff Writer

January 9, 2019

Filed under Arts & Entertainment

    On Oct. 26, the new adaptation of the dark, comic series The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. brings back Netflix’s tendency to reboot shows or movies from the past and it was an major hit.     Besides the obvious similarities to the ‘90s sitcom Sabrina the Teenage Witch, with the...

Audience leaves horror film in a pile with many other disappointing thrillers

Avery Gregorash, A&E Editor

January 9, 2019

Filed under Arts & Entertainment

The Possession of Hannah Grace was a disappointment to horror movies and did not live up to the hype as many of the other movies did in 2018.     The Possession of Hannah Grace was not an impressive horror movie. Directed by Diederik Van Rooijen and produced by Todd Garner and Sean Robins, the fil...

Petty Theft keyboardist and teacher shares his passion of music with students

Riley Hayden, Photo Editor

January 9, 2019

Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Top Stories

    Steve Luthye, the music theory teacher and keyboardist to Dallas cover band Petty Theft, exemplifies perfectly what it means to be an educator through constant nurturing of his students, and a surplus of hands on knowledge about his subject.     As a kid, Luthye knew he wanted to be a teacher, both o...

New restaurant in Plano attracts anglers around town

Riley Hayden, Photo Editor

January 8, 2019

Filed under Arts & Entertainment

    Plano has started attracting new and unique restaurants such as Flying Fish, part of the Heritage Creekside development and owned by restaurateur Shannon Wynne, offers customers an affordable but also tasteful take on cajun cuisine.     Flying Fish is one of many projects headed by Wynne in north...

Red Dead Redemption II: a convincing tale of the Wild West

Tyler Luker, Staff Writer

December 11, 2018

Filed under Arts & Entertainment

   Eight years after the release of Game of the Year award winner “Red Dead Redemption,” game developer giant Rockstar Games released its much anticipated third installment in the popular Red Dead series on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4, titled “Red Dead Redemption II” on Oct. 26.     ...

Bohemian Rhapsody flaunts Freddie Mercury’s glory

Ethan Nguyen, Online editor-in-chief

December 6, 2018

Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Top Stories

The Grinch is a hysterical and wholesome film for children

Lochan Mourty, Staff Writer

November 26, 2018

Filed under Arts & Entertainment

    The Grinch, an animated remake of the classic Dr. Seuss tale about the one who stole Christmas, is a funny and lighthearted film for people of all ages to enjoy this holiday season.     Released on Nov. 9, the movie follows the story of the Grinch, who has isolated himself and his obedien...

Book The Hate U Give turned into movie

Isis Kazadi, Opinion Editor

November 5, 2018

Filed under Arts & Entertainment

The Hate U Give is the film adaption of Angie Thomas’s young adult novel that follows 16-year-old, Starr Carter (Amandla Stenberg), as she journeys to find her voice after witnessing the death of her friend by a police officer. Thomas’ book is phenomenal and the positive response it received almost...