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The student news site of The Harker School.

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The TikTok trend colloquially dubbed BookTok led to the growth of new genres like “romantasy”—a portmanteau of ‘romance’ and ‘fantasy.’ These trends coupled with TikTok’s short-form video style allowed BookTok to become an innovative book marketing strategy.

‘BookTok’ fuels new interest in reading, prioritizes popularity over substance

by Isabella Lo and Jessica Wang February 7, 2025

From authors like Colleen Hoover and Sally Rooney to books like “A Court of Thorns and Roses” and “Song of Achilles,” the TikTok trend colloquially dubbed BookTok led to the growth of new genres...

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni faced online backlash after their press tour for the movie "It Ends with Us." Lively accused Baldoni of sexually harassing her on set.

Cancel culture creates social media cesspool

by Chelsea Xie and Lily Peng February 6, 2025

Fans noticed that co-stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni appeared uncomfortable during the press tour for the movie adaptation of “It Ends With Us” by Colleen Hoover.  Following the tale of a...

Green Team officer Kristiyan Kurtev (11) talks on the phone with an environmentalist. Throughout the whole event, he convinced five of them to start voting more consistently.

Green Team advocates for sustainable voting through phone banking

by Lily Peng, Reporter September 25, 2024

Four students from Green Team called environmentalists in Colorado as part of the weekly Environmental Voter Project (EVP) to encourage them to update their voter registration on Sept. 16. EVP identifies...

To Dikec, equipment pushes the boundaries of sport in an unnatural way, and he suggests that his talent alone carried his success in the Games. Even in the wake of this success, concerns arise over “technological doping,” an idea first introduced in the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Tech or talent?

by Gabe Sachse and Eva Cheng August 21, 2024

The crowd holds their breath in anticipation as a man toes the line that denotes shooting distance from the target. Dressed in a simple T-shirt branded with Turkey’s team logo, he adjusts his glasses...

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