Book sales for Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s novels “One Hundred Years of Solitude” and “Love in the Time of Cholera” and Sylvia Plaths’s “The Bell Jar” soared in the beginning of the pandemic. All three books focus on how solitude affects us as people. As the pandemic and quarantine has continued past people’s expectations, the selection of books has also changed.
Read MoreEveryday, we consume media. This media comes in many different forms such as movies, TV shows, music, images, and videos from social media platforms.
Read MoreLess than a month and a half after the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines were approved for emergency use by the FDA, 24.7 million doses have already been administered, with 3.8 million people fully vaccinated. Despite new, more infectious variants, depressing totals of 4,000 deaths on Jan. 26 alone and over 25 million reported cases and 425,000 deaths in the U.S, and a slower-than-expected rollout, the vaccine offers glimmers of hope for life after COVID-19.
Read MoreThe way people who struggle with addiction are treated needs to change, and HBO’s “Euphoria” might just help push that change.
Read MoreWhile communities throughout the Portland metropolitan area were greeted by accumulating snow the afternoon of Tuesday, Jan. 26, metro area students shared contrasting comments on the concept of virtual “snow days.”
Read MoreUpper School students have been on all kinds of recent adventures outside of school. Here are a variety of photos (some with captions) about their experiences.
Read MoreCornell Farms, popular lunch spot for Catlin Gabel (CGS) students, has found ways to adapt throughout the pandemic and is ready for students to come back with open arms.
Read MoreDespite nearly three months having passed since the presidential election, and a new president in office, the transition between Donald Trump and Joe Biden’s administrations is still fresh in everyone’s minds. For weeks, Trump refused to admit defeat, even though nine presidents before him lost their second campaigns. Here’s a look back at his transition, as well as the two other most recent presidents to lose reelection, and how their reactions differed from Trump’s.
Read MoreOn Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, the Electoral College officially determined President-elect Joe Biden the 46th President of the United States of America. Subsequently, on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 - and early the next day - amidst and after a chaotic riot, members of Congress counted the Electoral College votes.
Read MoreAs schools switched to Zoom and sports practices were cancelled, Portland’s teens hit the streets, Strava recording, mask in hand. These are the favorite places of 12 teen runners.
Read MoreThe Catlin Gabel School (CGS) Environmental Action Team (EAT) created an innovative challenge aimed at reducing carbon emissions, a leading cause of climate change. The project was spearheaded by three CGS ninth graders: Campbell Swaim, Sofia Rutman, and Mahala Lambert.
Read MoreHere is a look back at some of the events that shaped 2020.
Read MoreDuring this trying time, it is nice to have students back from universities for holidays such as Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s.
Read MoreFamous for their popular, and iconic figures, such as, the late great Sean Connery, Braveheart, and hundreds of other Scottish actors, actresses, icons, and characters. Famous for their accents, food, sports, and inventions. Yet Scotland itself is not a free nation. The Scotts have a long history with England that was full of war, bloodshed, and conflict.
Read MoreSports fans have had one question in their minds for many months at this point: When will we be able to go see a game again?
Read MoreAcross the U.S. on Thursdays, Sundays, and Mondays, fantasy football occupies the minds of many National Football League (NFL) fans while a debate on which platform to play fantasy football rages in the background.
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?
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