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By Staff Writer Sahas Goli Coming in with a splash, Avatar: The Way of Water was released on Dec. 16, 2022. Following its predecessor, Avatar, which is currently the highest-grossing movie of all time, Director …
By Staff Writer Vidyuth Sridhar Released on December 9, SOS by singer-songwriter Solána Imani Rowe, known publicly as SZA, tackles the multifaceted nature of love and embraces themes of self-empowerment. Though she has been releasing…
By Staff Writer Elaheh Khazi Disney’s highly anticipated new movie, Strange World, was released in theaters on November 23. The animation documents the journey of the Clades, a family of explorers trying to save their…
By Staff Writer Lucy Yao The clock strikes midnight on October 21, marking the release of Midnights, Taylor Swift’s tenth studio album and first body of new work in two years. According to Swift, this…
By Staff Writer Sanah Bhardwaj Lines of millennial and Gen-Z fans stretched past the San Jose SAP Center on the evening of April 8, all waiting patiently for the night’s main attraction: stand-up comedian, actor,…
By Staff Writer Vedesh Kodnani An unnecessary sequel to its poorly received predecessor, Emily Ting’s Tall Girl 2 suffers from an equally shallow storyline. Featuring overused high school movie tropes and a severe lack of…
By Staff Writer Maryam Naseer On October 15, artist Finneas O’Connell — best known for co-writing and producing many of his sister Billie Eilish’s songs — released his own debut studio album, Optimist, as a…
By Staff Writers Anvi Kalucha & Brooke Zheng From theatre to art to music, MSJ is home to hundreds of creative minds, some of whom hope to continue their artistic journeys beyond high school. Despite…
By Staff Writer Sakshi Umrotkar Teenage pop sensation Olivia Rodrigo released her debut album SOUR on May 21 following the release of her record-breaking single “drivers license” earlier in January. With SOUR’s three singles, “drivers…
By Staff Writer Varun Upadhyay If the off-season is the time to sharpen one’s skills and perfect one’s craft, then J. Cole, one of rap’s biggest names, has achieved that in his three years off…
