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“Vie” demonstrates how genres like pop can still be distinctive and interesting when executed with passion and polish.

Doja Cat’s “Vie” brings back pop but stays fresh

by Emma Li, Winged Post Managing Editor October 22, 2025

After the release of “Scarlet” in 2023, somewhat controversial for its aggressive lyricism and hard-hitting rap beats, “Vie” marks Doja Cat’s striking return to pop glam. The album isn’t just...

Jonathan Lethem’s 1994 novel “Gun, with Occasional Music” thrusts readers into the perplexing world of near-future Oakland.

Book Corner: Ask no questions, feel no pain

by Suhani Gupta, Aquila Managing Editor October 18, 2025

In the Oakland of the near future, humanoid animals roam the streets, the radio plays menacing music in place of bad news and anesthetizing drugs like “Forgettol” have humanity in a chokehold. Jonathan...

This fall, take a step away from overrated, famous fall drinks and experiment a little.

Friday Five: Fall Beverages

by Aahana Sharma, Reporter October 18, 2025

The first chill of October always makes me crave something warm and spiced to hold. Whether it’s an iced chai before school to wake me up or a steaming pumpkin-spiced drink on a slow Sunday at home,...

Friday Five: Matcha cafes

Friday Five: Matcha cafes

by Aileen Jang, Reporter October 12, 2025

If you think matcha tastes like grass, you are sorely mistaken — or your only experience is that sad, watered-down matcha latte from Starbucks. Over the summer, I have made it my mission to taste and...

Chinese and Korean dramas like Squid Games have taken the world by storm the last several years, becoming as popular or even more popular than western shows. These dramas often captivate their audiences with storytelling, visuals and cultural heritage.

Korean and Chinese dramas gain global popularity

by Lily Peng October 10, 2025

After a long day laboring over homework, junior Isabelle Niu stretches, ready for a break. She instantly drifts towards the Chinese drama, “When I Fly Towards You.” In scenic shot after shot, a world...

Downbeat poses at the end of their performance of “Jump Up, Super Star!” from Super Mario Odyssey. “The amount of effort that goes into putting on a show like this, where everyone's coming together is amazing,” Priya Mysore, parent of senior Downbeat member Ishan Mysore, said.

Harker Day performances bring video game worlds to life

by Lily Peng, Charlene Li, and Saria Lum October 9, 2025

Performing arts groups from all four campuses took part in the annual Harker Day performances themed “Game On” in the Patil Theater on Saturday.  Kinetic Krew kicked off the performances with a...

Overall, the season takes a different angle to the Wednesday story, focusing less on the romance of season 1 and more on a frightening ambiance with dark Tim Burton-like characters and tragic plot points.

Wednesday season two deepens its darkness but loses its focus

by Alvira Agarwal, TALON Managing Editor October 7, 2025

When “Wednesday” season 1 came out three years ago, I fell in love with it immediately — it was love at first fright. The storyline of Wednesday, a teenager navigating her social life while solving...

The most ephemeral moments have the ability to penetrate the membrane of short-term memory.

Stanzas with Shreyas: Wondering and wandering

by Shreyas Karnam October 5, 2025

Any student walking from class to class (hurrying, if the trek is from Dobbins to Shah), runs the risk of collision: I speak, of course, of the countless students I see walk past with their heads down,...

Starting last year, my friends and I took turns buying one of these Poppin' Cookin' food kits every Friday, and we would spend the next lunch period pouring gummy powders, taste-testing and laughing over how ridiculous the abominations looked.

Friday Five: Popin’ Cookin’

by Christina Ruan, Reporter September 30, 2025

I walk into Lion Market, mind locked on one target. Hurrying into the candy aisle, I spot it: Popin’ Cookin’. Starting last year, my friends and I took turns buying one of these small Japanese gummy...

Enzensberger captures the sheer wonder experienced by students forming connections between seemingly unrelated fields, allowing me to experience the joy of figuring something out for the first time all over again.

Book Corner: Logical whimsy

by Mihir Kotbagi, Aquila Managing Editor September 26, 2025

In your dreams, a mysterious talking beetle confronts you with vexing mathematical queries. Do you ignore it and wake up, convinced that not even sleep provides respite from your algebra homework, or plunge...

Aarya Vaidya (10) performs as the soothsayer Nostradamus during auditions for the musical Something Rotten. Students auditioned for roles in the production during the week of Sept. 15.

“Something Rotten!” auditions set stage for Spring Musical

by William Jiang and Aahana Sharma September 25, 2025

Fifty-two students auditioned for the Spring Musical “Something Rotten!” last week in the RPAC. Students performed both a monologue from the musical and a song of their choice on Monday and Tuesday...

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