Top 10: wordle openers September 23, 2022 — by Arnav Swamy Adieu This is the word people start with to flex on their friends and act intelligent. It’s probably the first opener you’d tried that sounded strategic, only to realize it’s mid. Crane 3Blue1Brown, a YouTuber mathematician, accidentally thought that this was the best opener. It has a nice balance of vowels and common consonants. I […] read more » The real deal behind lol and lmao September 23, 2022 — by Beverly Xu and Divya Vadlakonda “Lol our chemistry test is tomorrow, and I haven’t even started studying yet,” read a text sent by a friend. After reading their text, we definitely weren’t “laughing out loud.” The abbreviations lol and lmao (“laughing my a– off”) were first popularized in the late 1980s along with some now-archaic slang, including RAO (rolling all […] read more » As summer fades, here are some ways to enjoy the fall September 23, 2022 — by Isabelle Wang As fall comes around, pumpkins appear in the entrances of supermarkets and stores stock up on seasonal drinks. Fall marks the commencement of school and the stressful lifestyle that comes with it. The Falcon has curated a list of activities you can do with friends and family as a mini break to take your mind […] read more » Top 10: ways to kill time September 22, 2022 — by Amy Luo Break a Guinness World Record Explore the world records list and attempt some for fun! There are many light-hearted ones out there such as fastest time to assemble Mr. Potato Head or most smarties eaten with chopsticks in 60 seconds blindfolded. Room makeover Go on Pinterest for room inspiration. You’re in there 99% of the […] read more » ‘Stranger Things’ Season 4: The beginning of the end lives up to its hype September 21, 2022 — by Divya Vadlakonda As I lay in my bed one day last summer, I opened Netflix on my computer and filled myself with anticipation as I prepared to watch the long-awaited fourth season of “Stranger Things,” three years in the making. Soon, the familiar and haunting notes of the show’s theme song whisked me away into the town […] read more » Shopping enthusiast reviews local downtowns September 20, 2022 — by Saachi Jain In middle school, the feeling among Redwood students on an early release select day was unmatched. After getting let out early, you’d have the opportunity to walk a mile to Starbucks downtown, visit Wildwood Park with friends and be picked up by your parents in the evening. It was a thrill — one of the […] read more » Top 10: ways to seem smart September 20, 2022 — by Parav Manney 10. Use big words for simple things Only an uneducated buffoon would say “I’m off to go get a jug of milk.” An academically inclined scholar would instead remark “I shall proceed in the direction manifested in my embryo of reason and therein endeavor to acquire the liquid lactated by the biological structure possessing a […] read more » Laufey takes hopeless romantics on a ride with ‘Everything I Know About Love’ September 20, 2022 — by Hannah Lee In late August, Los Angeles-based singer and multi-instrumentalist Laufey Lin Jónsdóttir — professionally known as Laufey — revealed her charming debut album “Everything I Know About Love”. Born to a classically trained Chinese violinist mother and a jazz-loving Icelandic father, the 23-year-old Laufey displays her classical background by creating a style of music that blends […] read more » Fishing: boring but rewarding September 19, 2022 — by Jonny Luo On a Saturday in late August, you would have found me in the most unlikely spot: standing on a rocking boat in the ocean while holding a little metal stick with a bit of string attached to it. I was fishing. My older brother has begged my dad to go on a fishing trip for […] read more » The flavours — sorry, flavors — of two different countries September 19, 2022 — by Saachi Jain and William Norwood We have a British lad, fresh off the concrete jungle of London with an accent thick as marmite. There’s also an American, raised in the sheltered bubble of Saratoga on Barney and Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. The U.S. and the U.K. may be connected through history, but the experiences of growing up in the two are […] read more » firstprevious...1020...3132333435...4050607080...nextlast
The real deal behind lol and lmao September 23, 2022 — by Beverly Xu and Divya Vadlakonda “Lol our chemistry test is tomorrow, and I haven’t even started studying yet,” read a text sent by a friend. After reading their text, we definitely weren’t “laughing out loud.” The abbreviations lol and lmao (“laughing my a– off”) were first popularized in the late 1980s along with some now-archaic slang, including RAO (rolling all […] read more » As summer fades, here are some ways to enjoy the fall September 23, 2022 — by Isabelle Wang As fall comes around, pumpkins appear in the entrances of supermarkets and stores stock up on seasonal drinks. Fall marks the commencement of school and the stressful lifestyle that comes with it. The Falcon has curated a list of activities you can do with friends and family as a mini break to take your mind […] read more » Top 10: ways to kill time September 22, 2022 — by Amy Luo Break a Guinness World Record Explore the world records list and attempt some for fun! There are many light-hearted ones out there such as fastest time to assemble Mr. Potato Head or most smarties eaten with chopsticks in 60 seconds blindfolded. Room makeover Go on Pinterest for room inspiration. You’re in there 99% of the […] read more » ‘Stranger Things’ Season 4: The beginning of the end lives up to its hype September 21, 2022 — by Divya Vadlakonda As I lay in my bed one day last summer, I opened Netflix on my computer and filled myself with anticipation as I prepared to watch the long-awaited fourth season of “Stranger Things,” three years in the making. Soon, the familiar and haunting notes of the show’s theme song whisked me away into the town […] read more » Shopping enthusiast reviews local downtowns September 20, 2022 — by Saachi Jain In middle school, the feeling among Redwood students on an early release select day was unmatched. After getting let out early, you’d have the opportunity to walk a mile to Starbucks downtown, visit Wildwood Park with friends and be picked up by your parents in the evening. It was a thrill — one of the […] read more » Top 10: ways to seem smart September 20, 2022 — by Parav Manney 10. Use big words for simple things Only an uneducated buffoon would say “I’m off to go get a jug of milk.” An academically inclined scholar would instead remark “I shall proceed in the direction manifested in my embryo of reason and therein endeavor to acquire the liquid lactated by the biological structure possessing a […] read more » Laufey takes hopeless romantics on a ride with ‘Everything I Know About Love’ September 20, 2022 — by Hannah Lee In late August, Los Angeles-based singer and multi-instrumentalist Laufey Lin Jónsdóttir — professionally known as Laufey — revealed her charming debut album “Everything I Know About Love”. Born to a classically trained Chinese violinist mother and a jazz-loving Icelandic father, the 23-year-old Laufey displays her classical background by creating a style of music that blends […] read more » Fishing: boring but rewarding September 19, 2022 — by Jonny Luo On a Saturday in late August, you would have found me in the most unlikely spot: standing on a rocking boat in the ocean while holding a little metal stick with a bit of string attached to it. I was fishing. My older brother has begged my dad to go on a fishing trip for […] read more » The flavours — sorry, flavors — of two different countries September 19, 2022 — by Saachi Jain and William Norwood We have a British lad, fresh off the concrete jungle of London with an accent thick as marmite. There’s also an American, raised in the sheltered bubble of Saratoga on Barney and Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. The U.S. and the U.K. may be connected through history, but the experiences of growing up in the two are […] read more » firstprevious...1020...3132333435...4050607080...nextlast
As summer fades, here are some ways to enjoy the fall September 23, 2022 — by Isabelle Wang As fall comes around, pumpkins appear in the entrances of supermarkets and stores stock up on seasonal drinks. Fall marks the commencement of school and the stressful lifestyle that comes with it. The Falcon has curated a list of activities you can do with friends and family as a mini break to take your mind […] read more » Top 10: ways to kill time September 22, 2022 — by Amy Luo Break a Guinness World Record Explore the world records list and attempt some for fun! There are many light-hearted ones out there such as fastest time to assemble Mr. Potato Head or most smarties eaten with chopsticks in 60 seconds blindfolded. Room makeover Go on Pinterest for room inspiration. You’re in there 99% of the […] read more » ‘Stranger Things’ Season 4: The beginning of the end lives up to its hype September 21, 2022 — by Divya Vadlakonda As I lay in my bed one day last summer, I opened Netflix on my computer and filled myself with anticipation as I prepared to watch the long-awaited fourth season of “Stranger Things,” three years in the making. Soon, the familiar and haunting notes of the show’s theme song whisked me away into the town […] read more » Shopping enthusiast reviews local downtowns September 20, 2022 — by Saachi Jain In middle school, the feeling among Redwood students on an early release select day was unmatched. After getting let out early, you’d have the opportunity to walk a mile to Starbucks downtown, visit Wildwood Park with friends and be picked up by your parents in the evening. It was a thrill — one of the […] read more » Top 10: ways to seem smart September 20, 2022 — by Parav Manney 10. Use big words for simple things Only an uneducated buffoon would say “I’m off to go get a jug of milk.” An academically inclined scholar would instead remark “I shall proceed in the direction manifested in my embryo of reason and therein endeavor to acquire the liquid lactated by the biological structure possessing a […] read more » Laufey takes hopeless romantics on a ride with ‘Everything I Know About Love’ September 20, 2022 — by Hannah Lee In late August, Los Angeles-based singer and multi-instrumentalist Laufey Lin Jónsdóttir — professionally known as Laufey — revealed her charming debut album “Everything I Know About Love”. Born to a classically trained Chinese violinist mother and a jazz-loving Icelandic father, the 23-year-old Laufey displays her classical background by creating a style of music that blends […] read more » Fishing: boring but rewarding September 19, 2022 — by Jonny Luo On a Saturday in late August, you would have found me in the most unlikely spot: standing on a rocking boat in the ocean while holding a little metal stick with a bit of string attached to it. I was fishing. My older brother has begged my dad to go on a fishing trip for […] read more » The flavours — sorry, flavors — of two different countries September 19, 2022 — by Saachi Jain and William Norwood We have a British lad, fresh off the concrete jungle of London with an accent thick as marmite. There’s also an American, raised in the sheltered bubble of Saratoga on Barney and Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. The U.S. and the U.K. may be connected through history, but the experiences of growing up in the two are […] read more » firstprevious...1020...3132333435...4050607080...nextlast
Top 10: ways to kill time September 22, 2022 — by Amy Luo Break a Guinness World Record Explore the world records list and attempt some for fun! There are many light-hearted ones out there such as fastest time to assemble Mr. Potato Head or most smarties eaten with chopsticks in 60 seconds blindfolded. Room makeover Go on Pinterest for room inspiration. You’re in there 99% of the […] read more » ‘Stranger Things’ Season 4: The beginning of the end lives up to its hype September 21, 2022 — by Divya Vadlakonda As I lay in my bed one day last summer, I opened Netflix on my computer and filled myself with anticipation as I prepared to watch the long-awaited fourth season of “Stranger Things,” three years in the making. Soon, the familiar and haunting notes of the show’s theme song whisked me away into the town […] read more » Shopping enthusiast reviews local downtowns September 20, 2022 — by Saachi Jain In middle school, the feeling among Redwood students on an early release select day was unmatched. After getting let out early, you’d have the opportunity to walk a mile to Starbucks downtown, visit Wildwood Park with friends and be picked up by your parents in the evening. It was a thrill — one of the […] read more » Top 10: ways to seem smart September 20, 2022 — by Parav Manney 10. Use big words for simple things Only an uneducated buffoon would say “I’m off to go get a jug of milk.” An academically inclined scholar would instead remark “I shall proceed in the direction manifested in my embryo of reason and therein endeavor to acquire the liquid lactated by the biological structure possessing a […] read more » Laufey takes hopeless romantics on a ride with ‘Everything I Know About Love’ September 20, 2022 — by Hannah Lee In late August, Los Angeles-based singer and multi-instrumentalist Laufey Lin Jónsdóttir — professionally known as Laufey — revealed her charming debut album “Everything I Know About Love”. Born to a classically trained Chinese violinist mother and a jazz-loving Icelandic father, the 23-year-old Laufey displays her classical background by creating a style of music that blends […] read more » Fishing: boring but rewarding September 19, 2022 — by Jonny Luo On a Saturday in late August, you would have found me in the most unlikely spot: standing on a rocking boat in the ocean while holding a little metal stick with a bit of string attached to it. I was fishing. My older brother has begged my dad to go on a fishing trip for […] read more » The flavours — sorry, flavors — of two different countries September 19, 2022 — by Saachi Jain and William Norwood We have a British lad, fresh off the concrete jungle of London with an accent thick as marmite. There’s also an American, raised in the sheltered bubble of Saratoga on Barney and Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. The U.S. and the U.K. may be connected through history, but the experiences of growing up in the two are […] read more » firstprevious...1020...3132333435...4050607080...nextlast
‘Stranger Things’ Season 4: The beginning of the end lives up to its hype September 21, 2022 — by Divya Vadlakonda As I lay in my bed one day last summer, I opened Netflix on my computer and filled myself with anticipation as I prepared to watch the long-awaited fourth season of “Stranger Things,” three years in the making. Soon, the familiar and haunting notes of the show’s theme song whisked me away into the town […] read more » Shopping enthusiast reviews local downtowns September 20, 2022 — by Saachi Jain In middle school, the feeling among Redwood students on an early release select day was unmatched. After getting let out early, you’d have the opportunity to walk a mile to Starbucks downtown, visit Wildwood Park with friends and be picked up by your parents in the evening. It was a thrill — one of the […] read more » Top 10: ways to seem smart September 20, 2022 — by Parav Manney 10. Use big words for simple things Only an uneducated buffoon would say “I’m off to go get a jug of milk.” An academically inclined scholar would instead remark “I shall proceed in the direction manifested in my embryo of reason and therein endeavor to acquire the liquid lactated by the biological structure possessing a […] read more » Laufey takes hopeless romantics on a ride with ‘Everything I Know About Love’ September 20, 2022 — by Hannah Lee In late August, Los Angeles-based singer and multi-instrumentalist Laufey Lin Jónsdóttir — professionally known as Laufey — revealed her charming debut album “Everything I Know About Love”. Born to a classically trained Chinese violinist mother and a jazz-loving Icelandic father, the 23-year-old Laufey displays her classical background by creating a style of music that blends […] read more » Fishing: boring but rewarding September 19, 2022 — by Jonny Luo On a Saturday in late August, you would have found me in the most unlikely spot: standing on a rocking boat in the ocean while holding a little metal stick with a bit of string attached to it. I was fishing. My older brother has begged my dad to go on a fishing trip for […] read more » The flavours — sorry, flavors — of two different countries September 19, 2022 — by Saachi Jain and William Norwood We have a British lad, fresh off the concrete jungle of London with an accent thick as marmite. There’s also an American, raised in the sheltered bubble of Saratoga on Barney and Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. The U.S. and the U.K. may be connected through history, but the experiences of growing up in the two are […] read more » firstprevious...1020...3132333435...4050607080...nextlast
Shopping enthusiast reviews local downtowns September 20, 2022 — by Saachi Jain In middle school, the feeling among Redwood students on an early release select day was unmatched. After getting let out early, you’d have the opportunity to walk a mile to Starbucks downtown, visit Wildwood Park with friends and be picked up by your parents in the evening. It was a thrill — one of the […] read more » Top 10: ways to seem smart September 20, 2022 — by Parav Manney 10. Use big words for simple things Only an uneducated buffoon would say “I’m off to go get a jug of milk.” An academically inclined scholar would instead remark “I shall proceed in the direction manifested in my embryo of reason and therein endeavor to acquire the liquid lactated by the biological structure possessing a […] read more » Laufey takes hopeless romantics on a ride with ‘Everything I Know About Love’ September 20, 2022 — by Hannah Lee In late August, Los Angeles-based singer and multi-instrumentalist Laufey Lin Jónsdóttir — professionally known as Laufey — revealed her charming debut album “Everything I Know About Love”. Born to a classically trained Chinese violinist mother and a jazz-loving Icelandic father, the 23-year-old Laufey displays her classical background by creating a style of music that blends […] read more » Fishing: boring but rewarding September 19, 2022 — by Jonny Luo On a Saturday in late August, you would have found me in the most unlikely spot: standing on a rocking boat in the ocean while holding a little metal stick with a bit of string attached to it. I was fishing. My older brother has begged my dad to go on a fishing trip for […] read more » The flavours — sorry, flavors — of two different countries September 19, 2022 — by Saachi Jain and William Norwood We have a British lad, fresh off the concrete jungle of London with an accent thick as marmite. There’s also an American, raised in the sheltered bubble of Saratoga on Barney and Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. The U.S. and the U.K. may be connected through history, but the experiences of growing up in the two are […] read more » firstprevious...1020...3132333435...4050607080...nextlast
Top 10: ways to seem smart September 20, 2022 — by Parav Manney 10. Use big words for simple things Only an uneducated buffoon would say “I’m off to go get a jug of milk.” An academically inclined scholar would instead remark “I shall proceed in the direction manifested in my embryo of reason and therein endeavor to acquire the liquid lactated by the biological structure possessing a […] read more » Laufey takes hopeless romantics on a ride with ‘Everything I Know About Love’ September 20, 2022 — by Hannah Lee In late August, Los Angeles-based singer and multi-instrumentalist Laufey Lin Jónsdóttir — professionally known as Laufey — revealed her charming debut album “Everything I Know About Love”. Born to a classically trained Chinese violinist mother and a jazz-loving Icelandic father, the 23-year-old Laufey displays her classical background by creating a style of music that blends […] read more » Fishing: boring but rewarding September 19, 2022 — by Jonny Luo On a Saturday in late August, you would have found me in the most unlikely spot: standing on a rocking boat in the ocean while holding a little metal stick with a bit of string attached to it. I was fishing. My older brother has begged my dad to go on a fishing trip for […] read more » The flavours — sorry, flavors — of two different countries September 19, 2022 — by Saachi Jain and William Norwood We have a British lad, fresh off the concrete jungle of London with an accent thick as marmite. There’s also an American, raised in the sheltered bubble of Saratoga on Barney and Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. The U.S. and the U.K. may be connected through history, but the experiences of growing up in the two are […] read more » firstprevious...1020...3132333435...4050607080...nextlast
Laufey takes hopeless romantics on a ride with ‘Everything I Know About Love’ September 20, 2022 — by Hannah Lee In late August, Los Angeles-based singer and multi-instrumentalist Laufey Lin Jónsdóttir — professionally known as Laufey — revealed her charming debut album “Everything I Know About Love”. Born to a classically trained Chinese violinist mother and a jazz-loving Icelandic father, the 23-year-old Laufey displays her classical background by creating a style of music that blends […] read more » Fishing: boring but rewarding September 19, 2022 — by Jonny Luo On a Saturday in late August, you would have found me in the most unlikely spot: standing on a rocking boat in the ocean while holding a little metal stick with a bit of string attached to it. I was fishing. My older brother has begged my dad to go on a fishing trip for […] read more » The flavours — sorry, flavors — of two different countries September 19, 2022 — by Saachi Jain and William Norwood We have a British lad, fresh off the concrete jungle of London with an accent thick as marmite. There’s also an American, raised in the sheltered bubble of Saratoga on Barney and Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. The U.S. and the U.K. may be connected through history, but the experiences of growing up in the two are […] read more » firstprevious...1020...3132333435...4050607080...nextlast
Fishing: boring but rewarding September 19, 2022 — by Jonny Luo On a Saturday in late August, you would have found me in the most unlikely spot: standing on a rocking boat in the ocean while holding a little metal stick with a bit of string attached to it. I was fishing. My older brother has begged my dad to go on a fishing trip for […] read more » The flavours — sorry, flavors — of two different countries September 19, 2022 — by Saachi Jain and William Norwood We have a British lad, fresh off the concrete jungle of London with an accent thick as marmite. There’s also an American, raised in the sheltered bubble of Saratoga on Barney and Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. The U.S. and the U.K. may be connected through history, but the experiences of growing up in the two are […] read more » firstprevious...1020...3132333435...4050607080...nextlast
The flavours — sorry, flavors — of two different countries September 19, 2022 — by Saachi Jain and William Norwood We have a British lad, fresh off the concrete jungle of London with an accent thick as marmite. There’s also an American, raised in the sheltered bubble of Saratoga on Barney and Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. The U.S. and the U.K. may be connected through history, but the experiences of growing up in the two are […] read more » firstprevious...1020...3132333435...4050607080...nextlast