Top 10 excuses for not returning your friend’s pencil January 18, 2022 — by Nikhil Mathihalli and Aiden Ye 10. “I thought I gave it to you already.” If you’re the type of person who actually says this, you’re extremely bad at lying. 9. “I left it at home.” Can I borrow another pencil? 8. “I’ll bring it tomorrow.” You’re not charging interest, right? 7. “Here you go — I only replaced the lead, […] read more » What’s in your Notes app? January 18, 2022 — by Lena Aribi and Meher Bhatnagar The Notes app — our sacred online diary, containing everything from random passwords to birthday charts. Throughout any given day, our fingers frequently hover over our iPhones’ Notes app as we debate whether to open it and furiously type our hearts out. This app knows every thought on our minds, some that we don’t dare […] read more » Achieving perfection after two reboots and nine tries: ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ January 18, 2022 — by Andrew Lin and Sam Bai Warning: spoilers ahead. 2021 was a big year for the film industry. Despite the pandemic, over 500 million people went to theaters to see movies on the big screen, more than doubling 2020’s movie attendance. A whopping 12,307 movies were released just last year in the U.S.. Among all the excellent films we saw, one […] read more » My room decor journey using my pastel personality January 9, 2022 — by Anamika Anand For most of middle school, the walls of my room were a stark white, with little decoration. This was because, well, it wasn’t actually my room — I shared it with my two sisters. It was crowded, and although I didn’t hate it, I couldn’t personalize the place where I spent the most time. However, […] read more » Ranking horror movies I tried to watch before bolting from the room January 7, 2022 — by Shannon Ma The screen goes pitch black, matching the darkness of the theater, and the silence is so jarring one could hear a pin drop. Then, a deafening roar makes the hair on my neck stand, and a life-size doll with a knife in hand lurches at me through the screen. My shrieks of terror bounce off […] read more » Leave my desktop alone December 18, 2021 — by Sina Salehi I own a computer. Specifically, I own a 15-inch Macbook Pro, and I’m one of those people who puts stickers on the back of the computer lid. After you look past my stickers on the other side of my laptop, you’ll see my desktop above my background, which I’ve grown to love. It stays up […] read more » 100-word rant: Double 15-second YouTube ads are the spawn of Satan December 17, 2021 — by Benjamin Li Kicking your feet up after finishing a 3-hour project, you open YouTube and pull up a video to relax. Instead of being immediately pulled into the video, dismay fills your face as a 15-second unskippable ad pops up. Looking to the bottom left corner, your heart sinks to the floor as you see the tiny […] read more » Finding a good bathroom: a rant December 13, 2021 — by Mitchell Chen After a long lecture, you decide you need a short break and ask to be excused to head to the nearest bathroom. After locking the stall door, you take a quick look around, making sure there’s enough toilet paper left in the dispenser. To no one’s surprise, the toilet is filled to the brim and […] read more » Winter workouts: a refreshing alternative December 13, 2021 — by Mitchell Chen Ever since I watched the movie Creed, a world-renowned boxer over 7 miles in freezing temperatures, I’ve been inspired to train in cold weather to toughen up my body. With my primary focus on cardiovascular exercises and upper body strength, I typically go for runs several times a week and lift weights in my garage […] read more » My month-long journey to learn Morse code through mnemonics December 10, 2021 — by Sam Bai – …. .. … / .. … / — — .-. … . / -.-. — -.. . / That translates to “This is Morse code,” a language composed of dots and dashes or bips and beeps. It was created by Samuel F.B. Morse in 1838, a painter who wanted to create a faster way […] read more » firstprevious...10203040...4344454647...5060708090...nextlast
What’s in your Notes app? January 18, 2022 — by Lena Aribi and Meher Bhatnagar The Notes app — our sacred online diary, containing everything from random passwords to birthday charts. Throughout any given day, our fingers frequently hover over our iPhones’ Notes app as we debate whether to open it and furiously type our hearts out. This app knows every thought on our minds, some that we don’t dare […] read more » Achieving perfection after two reboots and nine tries: ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ January 18, 2022 — by Andrew Lin and Sam Bai Warning: spoilers ahead. 2021 was a big year for the film industry. Despite the pandemic, over 500 million people went to theaters to see movies on the big screen, more than doubling 2020’s movie attendance. A whopping 12,307 movies were released just last year in the U.S.. Among all the excellent films we saw, one […] read more » My room decor journey using my pastel personality January 9, 2022 — by Anamika Anand For most of middle school, the walls of my room were a stark white, with little decoration. This was because, well, it wasn’t actually my room — I shared it with my two sisters. It was crowded, and although I didn’t hate it, I couldn’t personalize the place where I spent the most time. However, […] read more » Ranking horror movies I tried to watch before bolting from the room January 7, 2022 — by Shannon Ma The screen goes pitch black, matching the darkness of the theater, and the silence is so jarring one could hear a pin drop. Then, a deafening roar makes the hair on my neck stand, and a life-size doll with a knife in hand lurches at me through the screen. My shrieks of terror bounce off […] read more » Leave my desktop alone December 18, 2021 — by Sina Salehi I own a computer. Specifically, I own a 15-inch Macbook Pro, and I’m one of those people who puts stickers on the back of the computer lid. After you look past my stickers on the other side of my laptop, you’ll see my desktop above my background, which I’ve grown to love. It stays up […] read more » 100-word rant: Double 15-second YouTube ads are the spawn of Satan December 17, 2021 — by Benjamin Li Kicking your feet up after finishing a 3-hour project, you open YouTube and pull up a video to relax. Instead of being immediately pulled into the video, dismay fills your face as a 15-second unskippable ad pops up. Looking to the bottom left corner, your heart sinks to the floor as you see the tiny […] read more » Finding a good bathroom: a rant December 13, 2021 — by Mitchell Chen After a long lecture, you decide you need a short break and ask to be excused to head to the nearest bathroom. After locking the stall door, you take a quick look around, making sure there’s enough toilet paper left in the dispenser. To no one’s surprise, the toilet is filled to the brim and […] read more » Winter workouts: a refreshing alternative December 13, 2021 — by Mitchell Chen Ever since I watched the movie Creed, a world-renowned boxer over 7 miles in freezing temperatures, I’ve been inspired to train in cold weather to toughen up my body. With my primary focus on cardiovascular exercises and upper body strength, I typically go for runs several times a week and lift weights in my garage […] read more » My month-long journey to learn Morse code through mnemonics December 10, 2021 — by Sam Bai – …. .. … / .. … / — — .-. … . / -.-. — -.. . / That translates to “This is Morse code,” a language composed of dots and dashes or bips and beeps. It was created by Samuel F.B. Morse in 1838, a painter who wanted to create a faster way […] read more » firstprevious...10203040...4344454647...5060708090...nextlast
Achieving perfection after two reboots and nine tries: ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ January 18, 2022 — by Andrew Lin and Sam Bai Warning: spoilers ahead. 2021 was a big year for the film industry. Despite the pandemic, over 500 million people went to theaters to see movies on the big screen, more than doubling 2020’s movie attendance. A whopping 12,307 movies were released just last year in the U.S.. Among all the excellent films we saw, one […] read more » My room decor journey using my pastel personality January 9, 2022 — by Anamika Anand For most of middle school, the walls of my room were a stark white, with little decoration. This was because, well, it wasn’t actually my room — I shared it with my two sisters. It was crowded, and although I didn’t hate it, I couldn’t personalize the place where I spent the most time. However, […] read more » Ranking horror movies I tried to watch before bolting from the room January 7, 2022 — by Shannon Ma The screen goes pitch black, matching the darkness of the theater, and the silence is so jarring one could hear a pin drop. Then, a deafening roar makes the hair on my neck stand, and a life-size doll with a knife in hand lurches at me through the screen. My shrieks of terror bounce off […] read more » Leave my desktop alone December 18, 2021 — by Sina Salehi I own a computer. Specifically, I own a 15-inch Macbook Pro, and I’m one of those people who puts stickers on the back of the computer lid. After you look past my stickers on the other side of my laptop, you’ll see my desktop above my background, which I’ve grown to love. It stays up […] read more » 100-word rant: Double 15-second YouTube ads are the spawn of Satan December 17, 2021 — by Benjamin Li Kicking your feet up after finishing a 3-hour project, you open YouTube and pull up a video to relax. Instead of being immediately pulled into the video, dismay fills your face as a 15-second unskippable ad pops up. Looking to the bottom left corner, your heart sinks to the floor as you see the tiny […] read more » Finding a good bathroom: a rant December 13, 2021 — by Mitchell Chen After a long lecture, you decide you need a short break and ask to be excused to head to the nearest bathroom. After locking the stall door, you take a quick look around, making sure there’s enough toilet paper left in the dispenser. To no one’s surprise, the toilet is filled to the brim and […] read more » Winter workouts: a refreshing alternative December 13, 2021 — by Mitchell Chen Ever since I watched the movie Creed, a world-renowned boxer over 7 miles in freezing temperatures, I’ve been inspired to train in cold weather to toughen up my body. With my primary focus on cardiovascular exercises and upper body strength, I typically go for runs several times a week and lift weights in my garage […] read more » My month-long journey to learn Morse code through mnemonics December 10, 2021 — by Sam Bai – …. .. … / .. … / — — .-. … . / -.-. — -.. . / That translates to “This is Morse code,” a language composed of dots and dashes or bips and beeps. It was created by Samuel F.B. Morse in 1838, a painter who wanted to create a faster way […] read more » firstprevious...10203040...4344454647...5060708090...nextlast
My room decor journey using my pastel personality January 9, 2022 — by Anamika Anand For most of middle school, the walls of my room were a stark white, with little decoration. This was because, well, it wasn’t actually my room — I shared it with my two sisters. It was crowded, and although I didn’t hate it, I couldn’t personalize the place where I spent the most time. However, […] read more » Ranking horror movies I tried to watch before bolting from the room January 7, 2022 — by Shannon Ma The screen goes pitch black, matching the darkness of the theater, and the silence is so jarring one could hear a pin drop. Then, a deafening roar makes the hair on my neck stand, and a life-size doll with a knife in hand lurches at me through the screen. My shrieks of terror bounce off […] read more » Leave my desktop alone December 18, 2021 — by Sina Salehi I own a computer. Specifically, I own a 15-inch Macbook Pro, and I’m one of those people who puts stickers on the back of the computer lid. After you look past my stickers on the other side of my laptop, you’ll see my desktop above my background, which I’ve grown to love. It stays up […] read more » 100-word rant: Double 15-second YouTube ads are the spawn of Satan December 17, 2021 — by Benjamin Li Kicking your feet up after finishing a 3-hour project, you open YouTube and pull up a video to relax. Instead of being immediately pulled into the video, dismay fills your face as a 15-second unskippable ad pops up. Looking to the bottom left corner, your heart sinks to the floor as you see the tiny […] read more » Finding a good bathroom: a rant December 13, 2021 — by Mitchell Chen After a long lecture, you decide you need a short break and ask to be excused to head to the nearest bathroom. After locking the stall door, you take a quick look around, making sure there’s enough toilet paper left in the dispenser. To no one’s surprise, the toilet is filled to the brim and […] read more » Winter workouts: a refreshing alternative December 13, 2021 — by Mitchell Chen Ever since I watched the movie Creed, a world-renowned boxer over 7 miles in freezing temperatures, I’ve been inspired to train in cold weather to toughen up my body. With my primary focus on cardiovascular exercises and upper body strength, I typically go for runs several times a week and lift weights in my garage […] read more » My month-long journey to learn Morse code through mnemonics December 10, 2021 — by Sam Bai – …. .. … / .. … / — — .-. … . / -.-. — -.. . / That translates to “This is Morse code,” a language composed of dots and dashes or bips and beeps. It was created by Samuel F.B. Morse in 1838, a painter who wanted to create a faster way […] read more » firstprevious...10203040...4344454647...5060708090...nextlast
Ranking horror movies I tried to watch before bolting from the room January 7, 2022 — by Shannon Ma The screen goes pitch black, matching the darkness of the theater, and the silence is so jarring one could hear a pin drop. Then, a deafening roar makes the hair on my neck stand, and a life-size doll with a knife in hand lurches at me through the screen. My shrieks of terror bounce off […] read more » Leave my desktop alone December 18, 2021 — by Sina Salehi I own a computer. Specifically, I own a 15-inch Macbook Pro, and I’m one of those people who puts stickers on the back of the computer lid. After you look past my stickers on the other side of my laptop, you’ll see my desktop above my background, which I’ve grown to love. It stays up […] read more » 100-word rant: Double 15-second YouTube ads are the spawn of Satan December 17, 2021 — by Benjamin Li Kicking your feet up after finishing a 3-hour project, you open YouTube and pull up a video to relax. Instead of being immediately pulled into the video, dismay fills your face as a 15-second unskippable ad pops up. Looking to the bottom left corner, your heart sinks to the floor as you see the tiny […] read more » Finding a good bathroom: a rant December 13, 2021 — by Mitchell Chen After a long lecture, you decide you need a short break and ask to be excused to head to the nearest bathroom. After locking the stall door, you take a quick look around, making sure there’s enough toilet paper left in the dispenser. To no one’s surprise, the toilet is filled to the brim and […] read more » Winter workouts: a refreshing alternative December 13, 2021 — by Mitchell Chen Ever since I watched the movie Creed, a world-renowned boxer over 7 miles in freezing temperatures, I’ve been inspired to train in cold weather to toughen up my body. With my primary focus on cardiovascular exercises and upper body strength, I typically go for runs several times a week and lift weights in my garage […] read more » My month-long journey to learn Morse code through mnemonics December 10, 2021 — by Sam Bai – …. .. … / .. … / — — .-. … . / -.-. — -.. . / That translates to “This is Morse code,” a language composed of dots and dashes or bips and beeps. It was created by Samuel F.B. Morse in 1838, a painter who wanted to create a faster way […] read more » firstprevious...10203040...4344454647...5060708090...nextlast
Leave my desktop alone December 18, 2021 — by Sina Salehi I own a computer. Specifically, I own a 15-inch Macbook Pro, and I’m one of those people who puts stickers on the back of the computer lid. After you look past my stickers on the other side of my laptop, you’ll see my desktop above my background, which I’ve grown to love. It stays up […] read more » 100-word rant: Double 15-second YouTube ads are the spawn of Satan December 17, 2021 — by Benjamin Li Kicking your feet up after finishing a 3-hour project, you open YouTube and pull up a video to relax. Instead of being immediately pulled into the video, dismay fills your face as a 15-second unskippable ad pops up. Looking to the bottom left corner, your heart sinks to the floor as you see the tiny […] read more » Finding a good bathroom: a rant December 13, 2021 — by Mitchell Chen After a long lecture, you decide you need a short break and ask to be excused to head to the nearest bathroom. After locking the stall door, you take a quick look around, making sure there’s enough toilet paper left in the dispenser. To no one’s surprise, the toilet is filled to the brim and […] read more » Winter workouts: a refreshing alternative December 13, 2021 — by Mitchell Chen Ever since I watched the movie Creed, a world-renowned boxer over 7 miles in freezing temperatures, I’ve been inspired to train in cold weather to toughen up my body. With my primary focus on cardiovascular exercises and upper body strength, I typically go for runs several times a week and lift weights in my garage […] read more » My month-long journey to learn Morse code through mnemonics December 10, 2021 — by Sam Bai – …. .. … / .. … / — — .-. … . / -.-. — -.. . / That translates to “This is Morse code,” a language composed of dots and dashes or bips and beeps. It was created by Samuel F.B. Morse in 1838, a painter who wanted to create a faster way […] read more » firstprevious...10203040...4344454647...5060708090...nextlast
100-word rant: Double 15-second YouTube ads are the spawn of Satan December 17, 2021 — by Benjamin Li Kicking your feet up after finishing a 3-hour project, you open YouTube and pull up a video to relax. Instead of being immediately pulled into the video, dismay fills your face as a 15-second unskippable ad pops up. Looking to the bottom left corner, your heart sinks to the floor as you see the tiny […] read more » Finding a good bathroom: a rant December 13, 2021 — by Mitchell Chen After a long lecture, you decide you need a short break and ask to be excused to head to the nearest bathroom. After locking the stall door, you take a quick look around, making sure there’s enough toilet paper left in the dispenser. To no one’s surprise, the toilet is filled to the brim and […] read more » Winter workouts: a refreshing alternative December 13, 2021 — by Mitchell Chen Ever since I watched the movie Creed, a world-renowned boxer over 7 miles in freezing temperatures, I’ve been inspired to train in cold weather to toughen up my body. With my primary focus on cardiovascular exercises and upper body strength, I typically go for runs several times a week and lift weights in my garage […] read more » My month-long journey to learn Morse code through mnemonics December 10, 2021 — by Sam Bai – …. .. … / .. … / — — .-. … . / -.-. — -.. . / That translates to “This is Morse code,” a language composed of dots and dashes or bips and beeps. It was created by Samuel F.B. Morse in 1838, a painter who wanted to create a faster way […] read more » firstprevious...10203040...4344454647...5060708090...nextlast
Finding a good bathroom: a rant December 13, 2021 — by Mitchell Chen After a long lecture, you decide you need a short break and ask to be excused to head to the nearest bathroom. After locking the stall door, you take a quick look around, making sure there’s enough toilet paper left in the dispenser. To no one’s surprise, the toilet is filled to the brim and […] read more » Winter workouts: a refreshing alternative December 13, 2021 — by Mitchell Chen Ever since I watched the movie Creed, a world-renowned boxer over 7 miles in freezing temperatures, I’ve been inspired to train in cold weather to toughen up my body. With my primary focus on cardiovascular exercises and upper body strength, I typically go for runs several times a week and lift weights in my garage […] read more » My month-long journey to learn Morse code through mnemonics December 10, 2021 — by Sam Bai – …. .. … / .. … / — — .-. … . / -.-. — -.. . / That translates to “This is Morse code,” a language composed of dots and dashes or bips and beeps. It was created by Samuel F.B. Morse in 1838, a painter who wanted to create a faster way […] read more » firstprevious...10203040...4344454647...5060708090...nextlast
Winter workouts: a refreshing alternative December 13, 2021 — by Mitchell Chen Ever since I watched the movie Creed, a world-renowned boxer over 7 miles in freezing temperatures, I’ve been inspired to train in cold weather to toughen up my body. With my primary focus on cardiovascular exercises and upper body strength, I typically go for runs several times a week and lift weights in my garage […] read more » My month-long journey to learn Morse code through mnemonics December 10, 2021 — by Sam Bai – …. .. … / .. … / — — .-. … . / -.-. — -.. . / That translates to “This is Morse code,” a language composed of dots and dashes or bips and beeps. It was created by Samuel F.B. Morse in 1838, a painter who wanted to create a faster way […] read more » firstprevious...10203040...4344454647...5060708090...nextlast
My month-long journey to learn Morse code through mnemonics December 10, 2021 — by Sam Bai – …. .. … / .. … / — — .-. … . / -.-. — -.. . / That translates to “This is Morse code,” a language composed of dots and dashes or bips and beeps. It was created by Samuel F.B. Morse in 1838, a painter who wanted to create a faster way […] read more » firstprevious...10203040...4344454647...5060708090...nextlast