Grandblunderers > grandmasters March 8, 2022 — by Howard Shu and Arnav Swamy It was 1 a.m. during winter break, and Howard and Arnav were on a Discord call playing virtual chess against each other. As Howard attempted the four-move checkmate like he does every game, Arnav played openings he learned from watching YouTube, like the London System and Queen’s Gambit. While we may look like average chess […] read more » Senior explores the nuances of humanity through film March 4, 2022 — by Anouk Yeh Senior Taylor Zhou squinted as he and his Media Arts Program (MAP) group partners made edits to the scriptbook projected onto a large computer screen. For the past semester, Zhou and his four other Media Arts Program group mates have been crafting the script and storyline for their final senior capstone project: a short film. […] read more » Budget-friendly bling: bending paper clips into rings March 4, 2022 — by Victoria Hu One day, as I struggled to stay awake during class, I decided to play with the paper clips that I kept (but never used) in my pencil pouch. Suddenly, I had a stroke of genius — instead of aimlessly stabbing myself with them, what if I honed my fine motor skills and channeled my artistic […] read more » Wordle: millions consumed by a simple yet compelling game March 4, 2022 — by Jonny Luo I love Wordle. I don’t think I’m alone: over 2 million people play Wordle each day. For those of you who don’t know what Wordle is, Wordle is a simple, slightly addicting, online game where the player tries to guess a five-letter word in less than six guesses. The letters in guessed words are color-coded […] read more » NileRed, a professional amateur chemist, savior of students, bane of teachers March 4, 2022 — by Sam Bai Do you hate chemistry? Does your brain refuse to understand the subject? Do concepts like stoichiometry, thermodynamics and titration make you want to physically repulse and clench your stomach? If so, might I suggest a remedy: NileRed, a highly bingable, chemistry-oriented YouTube channel. While it has the potential to confuse you even more, the channel […] read more » Snapchat’s disappointing ripoff mini-games ranked and reviewed March 4, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou During the previous year of online learning, I didn’t actually do as much learning as I could have. Instead, my friend and I spent most of our time testing almost every type of game on the social media app Snapchat. Although Snapchat originally gained popularity as a photo-messaging app, it branched out and added games […] read more » Standing up for roller backpack rights March 4, 2022 — by Victoria Hu If I were to keep track of the insults I receive on a weekly basis, they’d be about my roller backpack, my (lack of) fashion, my roller backpack, my personality and my roller backpack — and did I mention my roller backpack? Of all these jabs, the ones directed at my beloved JanSport are the […] read more » Times we’ve been atrociously humbled March 4, 2022 — by Meher Bhatnagarand Lena Aribi From pushing on the pull door in front of other people to saying “you too” when a waiter tells us to enjoy our meal, there have been countless times when we have been in super embarrassing situations, the likes of which there is no recovering from. It’s that feeling of humiliation that lingers in our […] read more » The perfect blend of entertainment and education: ‘Kurzgesagt — in a nutshell’ March 4, 2022 — by Jonny Luo Have you ever wondered what would happen if you dropped a bird in a black hole? No, probably not. But if you have, I present to you the YouTube channel, “Kurzgesagt — in a nutshell,” to satisfy all of your quirky scientific questions. The channel, often just called Kurzgesagt, is an educational YouTube channel that […] read more » NileRed, a professional amateur chemist, savior of students, bane of teachers March 2, 2022 — by Sam Bai Do you hate chemistry? Does your brain refuse to understand the subject? Do concepts like stoichiometry, thermodynamics and titration make you want to physically repulse and clench your stomach? If so, might I suggest a remedy: NileRed, a highly bingable, chemistry-oriented YouTube channel. While it has the potential to confuse you even more, the channel […] read more » firstprevious...102030...3839404142...5060708090...nextlast
Senior explores the nuances of humanity through film March 4, 2022 — by Anouk Yeh Senior Taylor Zhou squinted as he and his Media Arts Program (MAP) group partners made edits to the scriptbook projected onto a large computer screen. For the past semester, Zhou and his four other Media Arts Program group mates have been crafting the script and storyline for their final senior capstone project: a short film. […] read more » Budget-friendly bling: bending paper clips into rings March 4, 2022 — by Victoria Hu One day, as I struggled to stay awake during class, I decided to play with the paper clips that I kept (but never used) in my pencil pouch. Suddenly, I had a stroke of genius — instead of aimlessly stabbing myself with them, what if I honed my fine motor skills and channeled my artistic […] read more » Wordle: millions consumed by a simple yet compelling game March 4, 2022 — by Jonny Luo I love Wordle. I don’t think I’m alone: over 2 million people play Wordle each day. For those of you who don’t know what Wordle is, Wordle is a simple, slightly addicting, online game where the player tries to guess a five-letter word in less than six guesses. The letters in guessed words are color-coded […] read more » NileRed, a professional amateur chemist, savior of students, bane of teachers March 4, 2022 — by Sam Bai Do you hate chemistry? Does your brain refuse to understand the subject? Do concepts like stoichiometry, thermodynamics and titration make you want to physically repulse and clench your stomach? If so, might I suggest a remedy: NileRed, a highly bingable, chemistry-oriented YouTube channel. While it has the potential to confuse you even more, the channel […] read more » Snapchat’s disappointing ripoff mini-games ranked and reviewed March 4, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou During the previous year of online learning, I didn’t actually do as much learning as I could have. Instead, my friend and I spent most of our time testing almost every type of game on the social media app Snapchat. Although Snapchat originally gained popularity as a photo-messaging app, it branched out and added games […] read more » Standing up for roller backpack rights March 4, 2022 — by Victoria Hu If I were to keep track of the insults I receive on a weekly basis, they’d be about my roller backpack, my (lack of) fashion, my roller backpack, my personality and my roller backpack — and did I mention my roller backpack? Of all these jabs, the ones directed at my beloved JanSport are the […] read more » Times we’ve been atrociously humbled March 4, 2022 — by Meher Bhatnagarand Lena Aribi From pushing on the pull door in front of other people to saying “you too” when a waiter tells us to enjoy our meal, there have been countless times when we have been in super embarrassing situations, the likes of which there is no recovering from. It’s that feeling of humiliation that lingers in our […] read more » The perfect blend of entertainment and education: ‘Kurzgesagt — in a nutshell’ March 4, 2022 — by Jonny Luo Have you ever wondered what would happen if you dropped a bird in a black hole? No, probably not. But if you have, I present to you the YouTube channel, “Kurzgesagt — in a nutshell,” to satisfy all of your quirky scientific questions. The channel, often just called Kurzgesagt, is an educational YouTube channel that […] read more » NileRed, a professional amateur chemist, savior of students, bane of teachers March 2, 2022 — by Sam Bai Do you hate chemistry? Does your brain refuse to understand the subject? Do concepts like stoichiometry, thermodynamics and titration make you want to physically repulse and clench your stomach? If so, might I suggest a remedy: NileRed, a highly bingable, chemistry-oriented YouTube channel. While it has the potential to confuse you even more, the channel […] read more » firstprevious...102030...3839404142...5060708090...nextlast
Budget-friendly bling: bending paper clips into rings March 4, 2022 — by Victoria Hu One day, as I struggled to stay awake during class, I decided to play with the paper clips that I kept (but never used) in my pencil pouch. Suddenly, I had a stroke of genius — instead of aimlessly stabbing myself with them, what if I honed my fine motor skills and channeled my artistic […] read more » Wordle: millions consumed by a simple yet compelling game March 4, 2022 — by Jonny Luo I love Wordle. I don’t think I’m alone: over 2 million people play Wordle each day. For those of you who don’t know what Wordle is, Wordle is a simple, slightly addicting, online game where the player tries to guess a five-letter word in less than six guesses. The letters in guessed words are color-coded […] read more » NileRed, a professional amateur chemist, savior of students, bane of teachers March 4, 2022 — by Sam Bai Do you hate chemistry? Does your brain refuse to understand the subject? Do concepts like stoichiometry, thermodynamics and titration make you want to physically repulse and clench your stomach? If so, might I suggest a remedy: NileRed, a highly bingable, chemistry-oriented YouTube channel. While it has the potential to confuse you even more, the channel […] read more » Snapchat’s disappointing ripoff mini-games ranked and reviewed March 4, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou During the previous year of online learning, I didn’t actually do as much learning as I could have. Instead, my friend and I spent most of our time testing almost every type of game on the social media app Snapchat. Although Snapchat originally gained popularity as a photo-messaging app, it branched out and added games […] read more » Standing up for roller backpack rights March 4, 2022 — by Victoria Hu If I were to keep track of the insults I receive on a weekly basis, they’d be about my roller backpack, my (lack of) fashion, my roller backpack, my personality and my roller backpack — and did I mention my roller backpack? Of all these jabs, the ones directed at my beloved JanSport are the […] read more » Times we’ve been atrociously humbled March 4, 2022 — by Meher Bhatnagarand Lena Aribi From pushing on the pull door in front of other people to saying “you too” when a waiter tells us to enjoy our meal, there have been countless times when we have been in super embarrassing situations, the likes of which there is no recovering from. It’s that feeling of humiliation that lingers in our […] read more » The perfect blend of entertainment and education: ‘Kurzgesagt — in a nutshell’ March 4, 2022 — by Jonny Luo Have you ever wondered what would happen if you dropped a bird in a black hole? No, probably not. But if you have, I present to you the YouTube channel, “Kurzgesagt — in a nutshell,” to satisfy all of your quirky scientific questions. The channel, often just called Kurzgesagt, is an educational YouTube channel that […] read more » NileRed, a professional amateur chemist, savior of students, bane of teachers March 2, 2022 — by Sam Bai Do you hate chemistry? Does your brain refuse to understand the subject? Do concepts like stoichiometry, thermodynamics and titration make you want to physically repulse and clench your stomach? If so, might I suggest a remedy: NileRed, a highly bingable, chemistry-oriented YouTube channel. While it has the potential to confuse you even more, the channel […] read more » firstprevious...102030...3839404142...5060708090...nextlast
Wordle: millions consumed by a simple yet compelling game March 4, 2022 — by Jonny Luo I love Wordle. I don’t think I’m alone: over 2 million people play Wordle each day. For those of you who don’t know what Wordle is, Wordle is a simple, slightly addicting, online game where the player tries to guess a five-letter word in less than six guesses. The letters in guessed words are color-coded […] read more » NileRed, a professional amateur chemist, savior of students, bane of teachers March 4, 2022 — by Sam Bai Do you hate chemistry? Does your brain refuse to understand the subject? Do concepts like stoichiometry, thermodynamics and titration make you want to physically repulse and clench your stomach? If so, might I suggest a remedy: NileRed, a highly bingable, chemistry-oriented YouTube channel. While it has the potential to confuse you even more, the channel […] read more » Snapchat’s disappointing ripoff mini-games ranked and reviewed March 4, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou During the previous year of online learning, I didn’t actually do as much learning as I could have. Instead, my friend and I spent most of our time testing almost every type of game on the social media app Snapchat. Although Snapchat originally gained popularity as a photo-messaging app, it branched out and added games […] read more » Standing up for roller backpack rights March 4, 2022 — by Victoria Hu If I were to keep track of the insults I receive on a weekly basis, they’d be about my roller backpack, my (lack of) fashion, my roller backpack, my personality and my roller backpack — and did I mention my roller backpack? Of all these jabs, the ones directed at my beloved JanSport are the […] read more » Times we’ve been atrociously humbled March 4, 2022 — by Meher Bhatnagarand Lena Aribi From pushing on the pull door in front of other people to saying “you too” when a waiter tells us to enjoy our meal, there have been countless times when we have been in super embarrassing situations, the likes of which there is no recovering from. It’s that feeling of humiliation that lingers in our […] read more » The perfect blend of entertainment and education: ‘Kurzgesagt — in a nutshell’ March 4, 2022 — by Jonny Luo Have you ever wondered what would happen if you dropped a bird in a black hole? No, probably not. But if you have, I present to you the YouTube channel, “Kurzgesagt — in a nutshell,” to satisfy all of your quirky scientific questions. The channel, often just called Kurzgesagt, is an educational YouTube channel that […] read more » NileRed, a professional amateur chemist, savior of students, bane of teachers March 2, 2022 — by Sam Bai Do you hate chemistry? Does your brain refuse to understand the subject? Do concepts like stoichiometry, thermodynamics and titration make you want to physically repulse and clench your stomach? If so, might I suggest a remedy: NileRed, a highly bingable, chemistry-oriented YouTube channel. While it has the potential to confuse you even more, the channel […] read more » firstprevious...102030...3839404142...5060708090...nextlast
NileRed, a professional amateur chemist, savior of students, bane of teachers March 4, 2022 — by Sam Bai Do you hate chemistry? Does your brain refuse to understand the subject? Do concepts like stoichiometry, thermodynamics and titration make you want to physically repulse and clench your stomach? If so, might I suggest a remedy: NileRed, a highly bingable, chemistry-oriented YouTube channel. While it has the potential to confuse you even more, the channel […] read more » Snapchat’s disappointing ripoff mini-games ranked and reviewed March 4, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou During the previous year of online learning, I didn’t actually do as much learning as I could have. Instead, my friend and I spent most of our time testing almost every type of game on the social media app Snapchat. Although Snapchat originally gained popularity as a photo-messaging app, it branched out and added games […] read more » Standing up for roller backpack rights March 4, 2022 — by Victoria Hu If I were to keep track of the insults I receive on a weekly basis, they’d be about my roller backpack, my (lack of) fashion, my roller backpack, my personality and my roller backpack — and did I mention my roller backpack? Of all these jabs, the ones directed at my beloved JanSport are the […] read more » Times we’ve been atrociously humbled March 4, 2022 — by Meher Bhatnagarand Lena Aribi From pushing on the pull door in front of other people to saying “you too” when a waiter tells us to enjoy our meal, there have been countless times when we have been in super embarrassing situations, the likes of which there is no recovering from. It’s that feeling of humiliation that lingers in our […] read more » The perfect blend of entertainment and education: ‘Kurzgesagt — in a nutshell’ March 4, 2022 — by Jonny Luo Have you ever wondered what would happen if you dropped a bird in a black hole? No, probably not. But if you have, I present to you the YouTube channel, “Kurzgesagt — in a nutshell,” to satisfy all of your quirky scientific questions. The channel, often just called Kurzgesagt, is an educational YouTube channel that […] read more » NileRed, a professional amateur chemist, savior of students, bane of teachers March 2, 2022 — by Sam Bai Do you hate chemistry? Does your brain refuse to understand the subject? Do concepts like stoichiometry, thermodynamics and titration make you want to physically repulse and clench your stomach? If so, might I suggest a remedy: NileRed, a highly bingable, chemistry-oriented YouTube channel. While it has the potential to confuse you even more, the channel […] read more » firstprevious...102030...3839404142...5060708090...nextlast
Snapchat’s disappointing ripoff mini-games ranked and reviewed March 4, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou During the previous year of online learning, I didn’t actually do as much learning as I could have. Instead, my friend and I spent most of our time testing almost every type of game on the social media app Snapchat. Although Snapchat originally gained popularity as a photo-messaging app, it branched out and added games […] read more » Standing up for roller backpack rights March 4, 2022 — by Victoria Hu If I were to keep track of the insults I receive on a weekly basis, they’d be about my roller backpack, my (lack of) fashion, my roller backpack, my personality and my roller backpack — and did I mention my roller backpack? Of all these jabs, the ones directed at my beloved JanSport are the […] read more » Times we’ve been atrociously humbled March 4, 2022 — by Meher Bhatnagarand Lena Aribi From pushing on the pull door in front of other people to saying “you too” when a waiter tells us to enjoy our meal, there have been countless times when we have been in super embarrassing situations, the likes of which there is no recovering from. It’s that feeling of humiliation that lingers in our […] read more » The perfect blend of entertainment and education: ‘Kurzgesagt — in a nutshell’ March 4, 2022 — by Jonny Luo Have you ever wondered what would happen if you dropped a bird in a black hole? No, probably not. But if you have, I present to you the YouTube channel, “Kurzgesagt — in a nutshell,” to satisfy all of your quirky scientific questions. The channel, often just called Kurzgesagt, is an educational YouTube channel that […] read more » NileRed, a professional amateur chemist, savior of students, bane of teachers March 2, 2022 — by Sam Bai Do you hate chemistry? Does your brain refuse to understand the subject? Do concepts like stoichiometry, thermodynamics and titration make you want to physically repulse and clench your stomach? If so, might I suggest a remedy: NileRed, a highly bingable, chemistry-oriented YouTube channel. While it has the potential to confuse you even more, the channel […] read more » firstprevious...102030...3839404142...5060708090...nextlast
Standing up for roller backpack rights March 4, 2022 — by Victoria Hu If I were to keep track of the insults I receive on a weekly basis, they’d be about my roller backpack, my (lack of) fashion, my roller backpack, my personality and my roller backpack — and did I mention my roller backpack? Of all these jabs, the ones directed at my beloved JanSport are the […] read more » Times we’ve been atrociously humbled March 4, 2022 — by Meher Bhatnagarand Lena Aribi From pushing on the pull door in front of other people to saying “you too” when a waiter tells us to enjoy our meal, there have been countless times when we have been in super embarrassing situations, the likes of which there is no recovering from. It’s that feeling of humiliation that lingers in our […] read more » The perfect blend of entertainment and education: ‘Kurzgesagt — in a nutshell’ March 4, 2022 — by Jonny Luo Have you ever wondered what would happen if you dropped a bird in a black hole? No, probably not. But if you have, I present to you the YouTube channel, “Kurzgesagt — in a nutshell,” to satisfy all of your quirky scientific questions. The channel, often just called Kurzgesagt, is an educational YouTube channel that […] read more » NileRed, a professional amateur chemist, savior of students, bane of teachers March 2, 2022 — by Sam Bai Do you hate chemistry? Does your brain refuse to understand the subject? Do concepts like stoichiometry, thermodynamics and titration make you want to physically repulse and clench your stomach? If so, might I suggest a remedy: NileRed, a highly bingable, chemistry-oriented YouTube channel. While it has the potential to confuse you even more, the channel […] read more » firstprevious...102030...3839404142...5060708090...nextlast
Times we’ve been atrociously humbled March 4, 2022 — by Meher Bhatnagarand Lena Aribi From pushing on the pull door in front of other people to saying “you too” when a waiter tells us to enjoy our meal, there have been countless times when we have been in super embarrassing situations, the likes of which there is no recovering from. It’s that feeling of humiliation that lingers in our […] read more » The perfect blend of entertainment and education: ‘Kurzgesagt — in a nutshell’ March 4, 2022 — by Jonny Luo Have you ever wondered what would happen if you dropped a bird in a black hole? No, probably not. But if you have, I present to you the YouTube channel, “Kurzgesagt — in a nutshell,” to satisfy all of your quirky scientific questions. The channel, often just called Kurzgesagt, is an educational YouTube channel that […] read more » NileRed, a professional amateur chemist, savior of students, bane of teachers March 2, 2022 — by Sam Bai Do you hate chemistry? Does your brain refuse to understand the subject? Do concepts like stoichiometry, thermodynamics and titration make you want to physically repulse and clench your stomach? If so, might I suggest a remedy: NileRed, a highly bingable, chemistry-oriented YouTube channel. While it has the potential to confuse you even more, the channel […] read more » firstprevious...102030...3839404142...5060708090...nextlast
The perfect blend of entertainment and education: ‘Kurzgesagt — in a nutshell’ March 4, 2022 — by Jonny Luo Have you ever wondered what would happen if you dropped a bird in a black hole? No, probably not. But if you have, I present to you the YouTube channel, “Kurzgesagt — in a nutshell,” to satisfy all of your quirky scientific questions. The channel, often just called Kurzgesagt, is an educational YouTube channel that […] read more » NileRed, a professional amateur chemist, savior of students, bane of teachers March 2, 2022 — by Sam Bai Do you hate chemistry? Does your brain refuse to understand the subject? Do concepts like stoichiometry, thermodynamics and titration make you want to physically repulse and clench your stomach? If so, might I suggest a remedy: NileRed, a highly bingable, chemistry-oriented YouTube channel. While it has the potential to confuse you even more, the channel […] read more » firstprevious...102030...3839404142...5060708090...nextlast
NileRed, a professional amateur chemist, savior of students, bane of teachers March 2, 2022 — by Sam Bai Do you hate chemistry? Does your brain refuse to understand the subject? Do concepts like stoichiometry, thermodynamics and titration make you want to physically repulse and clench your stomach? If so, might I suggest a remedy: NileRed, a highly bingable, chemistry-oriented YouTube channel. While it has the potential to confuse you even more, the channel […] read more » firstprevious...102030...3839404142...5060708090...nextlast