By: Riley Hodges If you happened to drive down Wilmington Pike in the last couple years, you would have noticed one or all of the following: -An Applebees -A Closed down Applebees -A completely empty, unbranded building -An empty lot And finally -A construction zone All of these were stages of one singular lot alongside Wilmington Pike. Ever since Applebee’s closed down, locals have wondered … Continue reading Popeyes moving into the plaza
By: Riley Hodges Over a year ago, Foo Fighters’ drummer Taylor Hawkins tragically passed away at the age of 50. Not long after, they held two six-hour concerts with a collection of musicians to tribute to Hawkins. And since then, fans have wondered if the Foos will continue to make music. The band have announced both a tour and an upcoming album releasing on June … Continue reading The Foo Fighters return to the spotlight
By: Riley Hodges On April 20, SpaceX launched their most powerful rocket “Starship” and it did not go to plan. “Starship just experienced what we call a rapid unscheduled disassembly, or a RUD, during ascent,” said SpaceX engineer John Insprucker. In other words, it exploded. The test itself was a development test that was intended to collect data, so in this context it wasn’t a … Continue reading SpaceX experiences a spaceXsplosion
By: Riley Hodges If you’ve been on the internet recently — more specifically Instagram or TikTok — you have likely seen the videos that show our past and current presidents as well as other political or influential figures playing video games together. These are called “AI Deepfakes” where new technology makes possible realistic videos of people doing or saying things they never did. The presidential … Continue reading OPINION: Presidential “deepfakes” hold dire consequences
By: Riley Hodges Listen to “Ice Ice Baby” by Vanilla Ice and “Under Pressure” by Queen with David Bowie. They are basically the exact same instrumental tracks. The last thing anyone would want is someone else to make money off of something they made. However, the possibility of two people making very similar popular songs is extremely high. There have been many many lawsuits over … Continue reading The problem of copyright and music
By: Riley Hodges An American Prayer was an album released in 1978 by The Doors. It was the best selling spoken word album of the time and sold over 1 million copies. The album was released seven years after the death of lead singer Jim Morrison. The surviving members of The Doors came back together to create a tribute to Jim Morrison. They recovered old tapes … Continue reading A look at Jim Morrison and The Doors: An American Prayer, 45 years later
By: Riley Hodges The common question on student’s minds during the time of testing is “Why?” According to sophomore teacher Ms. Lewis, the Measures of Academic Progress or MAP Growth tests are so that teachers can see if students are struggling and if they need help with their studies. Because they are not graded, students are told that MAP tests don’t affect them but that … Continue reading MAP testing does have a point
by Riley Hodges On October 22, Taylor Swift released the album Midnights at midnight and as expected it’s received a lot of attention. Of course I figured who better to review the album than someone who doesn’t listen to Taylor Swift, let alone pop music? Find the YouTube playlist of the album here. Lavender Haze I only ever played Rocket League once at a friend’s … Continue reading OPINION: An outsider reviews Midnights album by Taylor Swift
by Riley Hodges After over seven years away from Blink-182, the band has announced the return of guitar-vocalist Tom Delonge. In 2005 Tom Delonge formed the band Angels and Airwaves and then left Blink to focus on A&A as well as his company To The Stars Media. Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker responded by creating the group +44 with Shane Gallagher. Then in 2008, after … Continue reading Blink-182 announces reunion with Tom Delonge
by Riley Hodges On July 11, 2013, SyFy released Sharknado, a made-for-television movie featuring sharks, tornadoes and California. The movie follows a group of friends as they try to meet up with Fin Shepherd’s family while running from a tornado that managed to pick up an obnoxious amount of sharks. The movie wasn’t expected to become popular, let alone get very many viewers. The original … Continue reading Sharknado probably blew under your radar; here’s why you should give it a try
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