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Ever since the world heard the song “White Iverson” in 2016, 24-year-old musician Post Malone has been riding the Billboard top charts and imprinting his distinct style on the hip-hop and rap community. Turn on any radio station that plays current hits, go to any party, shop in any grocery store and I am sure […]
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The new Disney remake, “The Lion King,” directed by Jon Favreau made a big impact on the box office in 2019. Although only gaining the rating of 53% and the title of “rotten status” on Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a gross total of 543 million dollars in the United States and a whopping total […]
Read MoreOn August 29, KO tried something new with the returning students. The plan was to meet on the turf at 12:40, have an assembly, then participate in a fun activity. The instructions were simple and vague: wear athletic clothing. First off, I got to KO at about 11:30. Many people were already there when I […]
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Hidden on Farmington Avenue, opposite Chipotle, adding onto the many different types of food establishments in West Hartford is a fantastic Mediterranean restaurant called Arugula. When you walk in, everything about it screams a traditional restaurant in Greece. It is small, but home-like, and you can see part of the kitchen which I enjoy because […]
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The latest installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe lineup is the second of Tom Holland’s Spider-Man trilogy. Swinging into theaters on July 2, “Spider-Man: Far From Home” raked in just over $92.5 million in its opening weekend and has now made a total of a little more than $1 billion worldwide, making it the first […]
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When most people think of the most influential rock bands from the 1960s, they think of the Rolling Stones or the Beatles. While both musical groups transformed the industry, one of the most influential bands of the time was MC5. MC5 was a band from Detroit that defied musical norms and paved the path for […]
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As a forewarning to the reader, I really love goat cheese. It’s an acquired taste, the pungent sweetness of the mush. I love it for its flavor, its texture, and its sophistication. I revel in few things more than some goat cheese on crackers. On the complete opposite end of the sophistication spectrum, I love […]
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For a high school student on a budget, in West Hartford, without a car, and craving a burrito bowl, options are pretty limited. That’s why I started going to Chipotle: it was convenient, easy, and cheap. But after the first time I tasted the miracle of flavor that is Chipotle, I was hooked. I quickly […]
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By Niki Taylor This article contains major spoilers for Avengers: Endgame. Beware. After 11 years of box office hits and a culmination of now 22 movies, Marvel Studios has hit another home-run with its latest release Avengers: Endgame. With a staggering 2.2 billion dollars in just the first week and a half of its release, […]
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by Shreeya Chalikonda ’21 Beyoncé made her directorial debut in the new Netflix documentary “Homecoming” – a concert film about Beyoncé’s journey creating her 2018 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival show, renamed “Beychella.” Not only was this an amazing show, but Beyoncé also became the first black woman to headline at Coachella since its […]
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