• Polin season is upon us: ‘Bridgerton’ season 3 part 1

    Chase Burdick

    Dearest Gentle Readers, it is time to go back to the Ton for another social season with the arrival of the most anticipated Netflix premiere of the summer, Bridgerton Season 3. Based on the novel Romancing Mr. Bridgerton by Julia Quinn, Netflix has made the decision to split the season into two parts, the first…

  • Summer Movie Review: “Twisters” 

    Chase Burdick

    Twisters is a 2024 standalone sequel to the 1996 film Twister. It follows two groups of storm chasers as they clash while solving an outbreak of tornadoes in Oklahoma.  It is directed by Lee Isaac Chung and written by Mark L. Smith.  The plot of Twisters as a standalone sequel to the 1996 film Twister…

  • Taylor Swift Endorses Kamala Harris

    Chase Burdick

    Shortly after the presidential debate on Tuesday, September 10, Taylor Swift endorsed the candidacy of Vice President Kamala Harris, the democratic nominee for president. Swift’s endorsement was posted to her Instagram account  after the conclusion of Tuesday’s debate. In the caption of the post, she wrote that she will be voting for Harris “because she…

  • What Even Was That?: “The Umbrella Academy” Season Four Review

    Chase Burdick

    After two years since the previous season, the final season of “The Umbrella Academy” was officially released on Netflix on August 8, 2024. Fans have been eagerly waiting for the final season ever since it was announced and everybody was speculating how the show was going to end and wrap up everybody’s stories. Well, to…

  • PWHL Reveals New Logos For All Six Teams

    Chase Burdick

    Dominick Scarpino On Monday, September 9th, the PWHL revealed new logos for all six of its teams. This is coming after a successful inaugural season for the league that started in January of 2024. For the first season, the teams just went by the names of the city they were playing in. For example, New…

  • NHL Offseason Recap: Atlantic Division

    Chase Burdick

    Dominick Scarpino With the 2024-2025 NHL season set to start in about three weeks, now is the time to take a look at the offseason moves made by the teams in the Atlantic Division. Boston Bruins – The Bruins have had a very quiet offseason, with the only real notable move being signing Tyler Johnson…

  • MLB Playoff Rush Heating Up

    Chase Burdick

    Dominick Scarpino The MLB postseason is a little over two weeks away, and with that, there are a few tight races for both the divisional pennant and the wild card spots. Yankees vs. Orioles for the AL East As it sits right now, the Yankees have a 2 game lead over the Orioles for the…

  • Goal-ling Haaland: A Historic Scoring Start to a Season

    Chase Burdick

    Dominick Scarpino No one is surprised that Erling Haaland can score a lot of goals. In his first season with Manchester City, he was able to break the all-time single season goal mark with 36 goals. In total, Haaland put up 52 goals in all competitions that year. Last year, he had a bit of…

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