Review: Is the old Taylor Swift really dead?

Ella Wertz, Staff

August 19, 2018

Filed under A&E

Tuesday night beneath the stars at the Raymond James Stadium, Taylor Swift blew the audience away with a new, fresh style that she integrated into this performance on her Reputation Tour. Swift has been at the top of the charts for at least four years and every year she has wowed her fans with creative...

Review: how sweet really is Sweetner?

Amelia Foster, A&E Editor

August 18, 2018

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Ariana Grande has been a major figure in the realm of pop music since her debut album, Yours Truly, was released in 2013. Her previous album covers have been in black and white, but her fourth, recently-released album, Sweetener, has a cover in full color. The shift to color is the first clue list...

First day fashion

Jules Whitaker, Features Editor

August 14, 2018

Filed under A&E, Across the Globe, Photos, Showcase

Thirteen Reasons Why I wouldn’t watch it

Jules Whitaker, Features Editor

May 28, 2018

Filed under A&E, Opinion, Perspectives

Netflix has just released the second season of its original TV series Thirteen Reasons Why. The show follows the fallout in a community in the aftermath of the suicide of a teenage girl named Hannah Baker. The newest season has taken up the issue of school shootings along with other intense topics. ...

Review: Hayley Kiyoko dances her way to stardom

Amelia Foster, A&E Editor

May 16, 2018

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The line in front of The Beacham in Orlando stretched three blocks, with people from all over Florida queue-ing to be as close to the stage as possible, waiting for the chance to be next to pop-singer Hayley Kiyoko. The concert was Saturday, May 12, and was the first of Kiyoko's stops in Florida on her...

Summer self care: a thread

May 15, 2018

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As the school year comes to an end and summer makes its way into the picture, social media has begun filling with posts about the upcoming beach season. With this in mind, YouTubers and Instagram models are once again focusing on how to get a "beach bod", how to be trendy, etc. Recently however, people...

#ThunderNation-themed food around Tampa

Nathalie Monroy, Staff Writer

May 10, 2018

Filed under A&E, In the Community

As the 2018 Stanley Cup continues and the Tampa Bay Lightning hockey team continues to perform well, team spirit is spreading throughout Tampa Bay. There is so much hype and anticipation surrounding the Lightning's performance that even local businesses are getting in on the excitement. Certain loc...

Review: Grace Vanderwaal’s debut has a lasting effect

Nicole Perdigon, Staff Writer

May 7, 2018

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Grace Vanderwaal released her debut album in November of 2017. And, honestly, it's still something worth talking about. Recently, the music industry has been pushing out loads of new music full of auto-tuned singers and digital beats. Contrasting this kind of music, Grace Vanderwaal's debut album,...

Review: Avengers: Infinity War

Alanna Felton, A&E Editor

May 5, 2018

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Avengers: Infinity War is a lot of movie, a two hour and forty-minute-long behemoth that represents the culmination of eighteen Marvel movies produced by Disney studios over the past ten years. And yet, despite its enormous roster of characters (sixty-four in total), settings, and plot lines, Infinity...

Live Nation announces $20 concert tickets for the week of 4/30-5/8

Alanna Felton, A&E Editor

May 3, 2018

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It's national concert week, and to celebrate, the online ticket sales site, Live Nation, is offering $20 tickets to select concerts from April 30 through May 8. Here is the complete list of $20 concerts taking place in the Tampa area: Whiskey Myers Friday, May 11 at 7:30 p.m. at House of Blues Orlando, in Orlando....