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REVIEW: Crumbl Gives the Best Week of Cookies yet


REVIEW: Crumbl Gives the Best Week of Cookies yet

By Emma Wecker Crumble Cookie has been releasing six different cookies flavors each week. The week of April 8-13, they had Monster M&Ms, Cookie Dough, Cinnamon Scone, Chocolate Cupcake, Lemon Bar and Milk Chocolate Chip. Starting off, the milk chocolate chip cookie, which is a cookie that is always in the weekly lineup. It is […]

REVIEW: Dairy Queen’s new perfect Pink Animal Cracker Blizzard is cheap, delicious


REVIEW: Dairy Queen’s new perfect Pink Animal Cracker Blizzard is cheap, delicious

By Addison Brown The newest blizzard at Dairy Queen is the Animal Cracker Blizzard. It is now a part of Dairy Queen’s spring 2024 menu. The blizzard is filled with vanilla soft serve, pink confetti frosting, and frosted animal cracker pieces. When the blizzard is handed out, it has a light pink color and you […]

REVIEW: New Samyang Carbonara noodles are affordable, full of flavor


REVIEW: New Samyang Carbonara noodles are affordable, full of flavor

By Alexa Quiroz The new flavors of Samyang noodles have been recently trending all over TikTok. The company has recently created new flavors and everyone on social media is going crazy about them. The new spicy carbonara noodles definitely lived up to the hype and are totally worth a taste.  The Samyang company is known […]

REVIEW: ‘Oppenheimer’ an ‘American Prometheus’


REVIEW: ‘Oppenheimer’ an ‘American Prometheus’

Oppenheimer exceeds expectations with 13 Oscars and a powerful message in movie theaters and homes around the world. By Lylah Jakubiak In a crowded movie theater, darkness stretches across the screen. Suddenly, the audience is encapsulated by a rolling, roaring cloud of glowing fire that snakes across the black. The theater falls silent as they […]

MLB The Show is the best video game available


MLB The Show is the best video game available

By Jackson Ketelsen Unlike other games MLB The Show cares about their players. MLB The Show 24 is the best sports game out right now because of its quality and the way the company cares about the game and its players. One issue with video games can be the frequency that the games are updated. […]

Starbucks vs. Dunkin


Starbucks vs. Dunkin

By Emma Wecker Starbucks vs. Dunkin is a long, ongoing debate that’s been going on forever. People of all ages, everywhere, are buying their drinks and food everyday from both places. It all comes down to menu size, customization, healthiness, and atmosphere. Starbucks has proven to be better in all areas. Starbucks has shown that […]

REVIEW: Anyone But You


REVIEW: Anyone But You

By Athziry De La Peña This rom-com checks all the fascinating boxes. Written by Ilana Wolpert and director Will Gluck, Anyone but You is loosely inspired by Shakespeare’s play Much Ado About Nothing. They spend the entirety of the movie being at each other’s throats and arguing, resulting in  mutual hostility long enough to realize […]

REVIEW: Nori Sushi & Grill: Worth a Visit?


REVIEW: Nori Sushi & Grill: Worth a Visit?

By Bryant Grizzell Earlier this year, a new Japanese restaurant opened on Kirk Rd: A chain location of Nori Sushi and Grill, located at 2933 Kirk Rd, in Aurora. Providing a leisurely dining experience, offering a wide variety of sushi, noodles, and bento boxes, and all for a great price, it’s sure to be a […]

REVIEW: Gran Turismo- Racing to Reality


REVIEW: Gran Turismo- Racing to Reality

By Zahra Ahmad Gran Turismo, a film based on a true story, released Aug, 25th, 2023, illustrates the unimaginable occurrences in the life of Jann Mardenborough.  The film did a phenomenal job from accuracy to tone in encapsulating the story of Jann Mardenborough and his journey to F1, describing the “drive” it takes to show-up […]

REVIEW: Mean Girls ‘24 doesn’t measure up to original, what happened?


REVIEW: Mean Girls ‘24 doesn’t measure up to original, what happened?

Excellent movie remake opportunity ruined by casting and writing flaws Fluorescent blue lights flash in a shadowed room full of teenage partygoers frozen in time, their faces darkly illuminated by the pulsating sheen. Through it all, Renee Rap, playing Regina George, hypnotizes a stunned audience with her melodious voice, dominating the motionless Halloween party.  This […]