March Madness: Celebrity Hunger Games
Who would be the last celebrity standing in an epic Survivor-like competition? Waxy’s second period class created a bracket and then voted every day until one celebrity was left! The last four standing were: Taylor Swift, Kevin Hart, Mr. Caudill, and The Rock. His Excellency, Talawanda’s own Mr. Caudill, beat the Rock in the final […]
Evermore Review
Evermore was essentially a surprise album, coming a short four months after it’s predecessor, folklore. Not only that, I was surprised how much I liked it. It may not stack up to some of Taylor Swift’s previous albums, like 1989, but it has a lot of really good songs. It combines the storytelling lyrics from […]
Grammy Reactions
Grammy Reactions By Hiley Kresse Recording Academy Nominations: Best Pop Duo/Group Performance Un Dia (One Day) – J Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny & Tainy Intentions – Justin Beiber ft. Quavo Dynamite – BTS Rain on Me – Lady Gaga ft. Ariana Grande – Winner Exile – Taylor Swift ft. Bon Iver Here is what […]
Top 10 Albums of 2020
By Hiley Kresse 2020 was a very memorable year, in all regards, but especially musically. To recap the last year, I have compiled this list of my top 10 albums that came out from December 2019 to December of 2020. The list goes as follows: evermore – Taylor Swift (favorite songs: champagne problems, ivy, and […]
Grammy Nomination Reactions
Grammy Nomination Reactions Hiley Kresse made her predictions for the nominations, and now she reacts to the Recording Academy’s noms. My Predictions: Best Pop Duo/Group Performance Rain on Me – Lady Gaga ft. Ariana Grande If The World Was Ending – Julia Michaels ft. JP Saxe Dynamite – BTS The Bones – Maren Morris […]
Grammy Nomination Predictions
On November 24 the Recording Academy will announce its nominations for the 2021 Grammy Awards. The noms will be announced via livestream starting at 9 a.m. The Tribune’s own Hiley Kresse has made her predictions for 6 of the coveted 84 categories: Album of the Year After Hours – The Weeknd Fetch the Bolt Cutters […]
The Rebirth of Avatar: the Last Airbender
The Rebirth of Avatar: the Last Airbender Warning: Spoilers Ahead By RZW Avatar: the Last Airbender (often referred to as ATLA) is a show about a world where there are four elements which are able to be manipulated by benders from the Fire Nation, Earth Kingdom, Water Tribes, or Air Nomads. Benders are only able […]
The Magic of Storytelling – A Folklore Review
The Magic of Storytelling – A Folklore Review By HILEY KRESSE Taylor is back at it again. A short 11 months after the drop of her seventh studio album, Lover, Taylor Swift has released her eighth studio album, a surprise drop titled folklore. Written over quarantine, the 16 track album was released on July 24, […]
The Shortage of the Nintendo Switch and the Rise of Animal Crossing
The Shortage of the Nintendo Switch and the Rise of Animal Crossing By RITA ZHOU-WANG The Nintendo Switch came out in March 2017, but as quarantine measures took place all over the world this year, the Switch has become sold out in stores like GameStop, Best Buy, Target, and Walmart. Even if they are available […]
“It’ll Be Okay”: Setting Stone Hosts Second Virtual Coffee House
“It’ll Be Okay”: Setting Stone Hosts Second Virtual Coffee House Article and Screenshot Photos By Waxy OXFORD, OH On Friday, May 22, 2020 Talawanda High School’s Setting Stone Literary Art Magazine held its second virtual Coffee House on Instagram Live. Recent THS graduate Betsy Philips hosted the 45-minute event and concluded with the comment “doing […]