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Like many other countries, China celebrated the Lunar New Year as a festive start to 2023 — and as a relatively recent immigrant, I was not there.  While sitting in a local restaurant and finishing dinner, I remembered what this was like in China: the lively firecrackers, exciting TV shows and, most importantly, the iconic, […]

Every school year has brought  the same dilemma for my class: Will we have a hoodie? The answer to that, I cannot tell you. However, I can complain about the trials and tribulations that need to be taken into account when pushing a class hoodie from design to purchasable merchandise while serving as a class […]

When I go to Starbucks and the barista asks me for my name, I avoid all the hassle that comes with saying my real name. It’s already a mouthful to say “mocha cookie crumble frappuccino.” Instead, I take the easy route and say “Anna,” saving much trouble for both me and the barista. For as […]

On the night of Nov. 8, 2022, two burglars kicked down the front door of Saratoga resident Paul Corsbie’s house when he was out of town. The burglars quickly ransacked his bedroom and hauled away a 300-pound safe — effectively evading security precautions he had installed such as alarms and cameras. Though the police responded […]

2023 has arrived and good old-fashioned water is now officially obsolete. Behold the almighty sports drinks. Packed with replenishing electrolytes to satisfy your hydration needs, they also come in a seemingly endless variety of zesty flavors. In a quest to find the best of the bunch, we put our taste buds to the test and […]

If you know me, you know I am a major movie buff. A film bro. A cinema connoisseur. If I have free time, you’ll find me in front of a screen.  I mostly enjoyed arthouse and independent films this year, but I look forward to broadening my horizons even further in the upcoming year. Movies […]

The unexpected meet-cute, expected happy ending, first heart-skipping-a-beat kiss and moment where they realize they loved each other all along: Romantic comedies are the most superior genre to ever exist.  As a total sucker for rom-coms, I’ve watched so many I have lost count, but I have loved every single one of them — even […]

The past few years have seen a number of blockbuster horror movies from “Prey to the Devil” to “Nope,” yet none have come close to what “Smile” offers. You might enter the theater with a smile on your face, but that surely won’t be the case as you exit permanently scarred for life. After its […]

I lose my phone a lot. It’s an actual problem. But I can’t seem to stop losing it. Every time I tell myself to pay attention to my phone, I just can’t. As I write this, I don’t even know where my phone is right now. The first time I really lost my phone was […]

Editor’s note: This article contains spoilers for Seasons 1 through 6 of “The Big Bang Theory.”   I haven’t finished watching all 12 seasons of “The Big Bang Theory.” After stopping at the middle of Season 7, I can confidently say I will never make it to the end of the CBS series that debuted […]