John Krasinski, star of the hit comedy series The Office, used some of  his quarantine time to spread good news on his youtube channel, beginning on March 29.  Before Krasinski signed off off of his clips, he had posted a weekly video that included good news,  such as a virtual wedding or birthday celebrations. Lin…

Lennon Stella’s most recent album, Three. Two. One. was released on all music streaming platforms on April 24, 2020 and includes 13 songs.  Stella began singing alongside her sister, Maisy Stella, and has since collaborated with artists such as The Chainsmokers, Liam Payne, and Jonas Blue. Prior to Three. Two. One, she released an EP,…

Kid Krow, Conan Gray’s debut studio album was released on all music streaming platforms on March 20, 2020 and includes 12 songs.  Gray began his career on Youtube in 2013 and has gained much positive attention for his indie-pop music. Gray’s previous works include his EP from 2018, Sunset Season, and numerous other singles.  People…

Two Indiana teenagers search for “bright places” in their state for a school project. But their hunt turns into something neither had expected as Finch and Violet (Justice Smith and Elle Fanning ) bond over their dark pasts.  Spoliler alert: Something to consider is that this movie focuses on mental illness and the loss of a…

(Wikimedia Commons)   Female protagonists, violence, and R-rated, Cathy Yan’s Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey, comes with multiple fight scenes involving blood and weapons, some of which are uncomfortable to watch. And the film would have been equally as good with less of it.  Friendship and trust work together to take down the Black Mask.…

(Wikimedia Commons) Since The Good Place‘s premiere in 2016, the characters, all of whom had died at the same time, believed that were all sent to the Good Place because of their admirable actions on earth, discover–in the January 2020 finale–they are in the bad place. The remainder of the show involves them searching for the real Good…

(Wikimedia Commons)   After nearly a 5 year break from releasing albums, Selena Gomez came out with, “Rare”  along with singles since her last album, “Revival,” including “Wolves,” “Bad Liar,” and “Back To You.”  Gomez released 13 songs “Rare” on January 10, 2020, at midnight on all music streaming platforms, including Apple Music, Spotify, and…

Seniors Jay Gokhale, Ezra Johnson, Simon Iobst, Kathan Reddy, Donovan Simpson, and junior Lily Plaugher sang “I Can See Clearly Now” on the theater’s balcony. The 6th graders followed with “Seize the Day” from the musical, Newsies, along with “Pictures of Fall” and “The Moon.”  The 7th grade singers performed “Wonderful Life” from the movie, Small…

The Chainsmokers, along with 5 Seconds of Summer and Lennon Stella, perform at Schottenstein Center. (Vivian Bradner-Young’22/Staff) Stella performed the opening act followed by 5 Seconds of Summer at the October 13 perfomance by The Chainsmokers.  Lennon Stella sang “Bad” and “La Di Da,” in her angelic voice as three screens lit up behind her…

(Vivian Bradner-Young/Staff) The crowd exploded as Shawn Mendes burst onto the stage. Everyone was clapping and cheering, which set the rest of the concert up to be full of energy. At any point you could hear the song lyrics being screamed by the crowd. Mendes encouraged the audience to participate by having them clap to…