I love sad music. I love the way beautifully tragic lyrics hit me, and melancholy melodies have this otherworldly ethereal feeling to them. Still, there is a time and place for sad music. In this article, I sought out music that truly makes people happy.
Read MoreThe first time I spotted Lehman Noviello’s artwork, it was adorning the walls of Focus Group, a thrift store in SE Portland. The colors were tasteful, yet explosively vibrant.
Read MoreTaylor Swift is one of the biggest stars on the planet, she’s set over 30 world records, won eleven Grammy Awards, and had eight number one hits. Over her 16 year long career she’s released eleven albums, here's an all-time ranking of all of Taylor Swift's albums.
Read More“Death is fun,” Spanish teacher Enrique, said light-heartedly as he introduced his favorite fall read, referring to how Halloween is a unique time of year when grim subjects such as death are celebrated. If you agree and are looking for something spooky, or just at times dark, to read this Halloween season, here is a list complete with recommendations from Catlin Gabel School (CGS) faculty and myself!
Read MoreAt the pinnacle of its popularity, TikTok fostered spaces for romanticizing killers. Glamorizing killers on social media is not a new phenomenon. On Tumblr and Twitter, there have long been spaces where young people shared their fantasies about infamous serial killers, like Ted Bundy or Jefferey Dahmer.
Read MoreAs temperatures get colder, autumn leaves fall, and Halloween approaches, these spooky movies are perfect to watch bundled in a blanket by a fireplace this fall.
Read MoreKanye West’s album drops are often an ordeal, and this was especially true for his long-awaited 10th studio album, “Donda” which had a delayed and controversial release. However, the album did not live up to the hype for two Catlin Gabel School (CGS) seniors.
Read MoreMembers of Alien Boy (from left: Elian Conroy, Derek McNeil, Sonia Weber, and Caleb Misclevitz). Photo by Eirinn Lou Riggs. On October 1, 2021, Alien Boy, a Portland alternative band, will play their first big show since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, celebrating the release of their sophomore album, “Don’t Know What I Am .”
Read MoreOver the past five or so years, there has been has rather large resurgence of Korean/Korean fusion food, which have all risen in popularity. Why is this, and what makes this food so desirable?
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“It is sad. There are many galleries that I know that are really good and they are privately run and privately owned and they have closed down. A lot of them have. The pandemic really has severely hurt physical galleries,” says Jenny Wright Champlin, a local artist whose work is currently displayed at Sequoia Gallery and Studios.
We’ve all been there. It’s 2 a.m. and you’re scrolling through Netflix, unable to find a movie that perfectly matches your mood. Do you want to laugh? Cry? Swoon?
Read MoreSince the start of quarantine in 2020, the TikTok app has risen in popularity. There is a wide variety of content on the app including dancing videos, comedy sketches, and even cooking tutorials.
Read MoreThe way people who struggle with addiction are treated needs to change, and HBO’s “Euphoria” might just help push that change.
Read MoreCancel culture is complicated, toxic and arguably necessary. Some argue that it is a vital form of holding celebrities accountable while others argue that it is simply too harsh. This begs the question: is there a happy medium to be found?
Read MoreWhen YouTuber Twiggy Vittoria bought lingerie from online retailer AdoreMe, her first experience was positive. She placed an order, received a confirmation email, and received it in the promised time window.
Read More"Among Us" is for people to connect with one another - in big and small ways.
At its core, the online party game is quite simple. There are 10 people aboard a spaceship, but two of them are imposters. The eight crewmates have to complete tasks to fill up a taskbar while the imposters are trying to kill crewmates and sabotage parts of the ship. It’s essentially the classic in-person party game Mafia, taken online and into space.
Read MoreRecently, the TV show “Tiger King” has spread like wildfire from people like Kim Kardashian and Wiz Khalifa tweeting about it to even President Donald Trump saying he would look into pardoning the protagonist of the TV show.
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