Lily Paternoster Editor-in-chief    Earl Sweatshirt, born Thebe Kgositsile, rose to fame in 2010 as part of rap collective Odd Future.    Earl, considered a “rap acrobat,” became popularized with the 2013 album, “Doris.” Two years later, “I Don’t Like Sh*t I Don’t Go Outside,” debuted. His freshman and sophomore projects mirrored the rapping he did for Odd Future in aggression and depressing lyrics—what the … Continue reading Earl Sweatshirt’s music still soothes angry teenage souls

Tierny Touch Junior Social Media Editor Hollywood is like any other business: it follows the money. Right now, minority stories are equivalent to a cash register’s chime. Corey Thayer, Cinematic Arts Department Chair, believes that these movies may not be the product of noble actions. The recent trend of major production companies casting minority actors for non-stereotypical roles may be because they’re trying to get … Continue reading Minority roles in Hollywood

Andrew Doyle  Staff Writer  Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) literature has been controversial for decades and now is more mainstream and acceptable.  There still is a small amount of LGBT literature being published, but the amount published a year has increased. Malindolo.com said that in 2016 mainstream publishers published 79 LGBT Young adult books and in 2015 54 LGBT YA books were published.  Despite … Continue reading LGBT in Literature

Lily Paternoster Co-Editor-in-Chief The weekend of October 26, Jonah Hill made his long-awaited directorial debut with the A24-produced film, “Mid90s.” Following Stevie, played by Sunny Suljic, a thirteen-year-old living in the grungy suburbs of Los Angeles, Hill’s film addresses the community within skateboarding in a way many films appropriate. He portrays the various stages of adolescence organically, homing in on friendship and a need to … Continue reading Mid90s