What’s scarier, a creepy clown coming from behind you or the fact that midterms are also creeping around the corner? Yes in case you aren’t aware, midterm week starts this Friday the 18th… I know, scary right? While it’s nice to get a little break from classes, midterms themselves are not n...

Libraries are not places for old books to collect dust, as it is commonly misconceived. In fact, for  many, libraries are a significant part of life. Take me, for example, an employee at the Farmingdale Public Library for a year and a half. When I heard talk about libraries potentially being shut down for...

There are many instances in life that evoke a primary question: what defines a person’s intelligence? In Legally Blonde, Elle Woods goes to Harvard Law in order to prove to Warner, her ex-boyfriend, that she is smart enough to marry him. But, on the flipside, Erin Brockovich was only a legal clerk wh...

  The street of Woodward Parkway is transformed into a race track. No wait a jungle. Actually now it’s an arcade. Dinosaurs parade down the street, followed by an entourage of Avengers. Barbie dolls come to life. Escaped criminals are escorted by a police car. It must be Hal...

Bad Times at the El Royale is a Neo-noir crime thriller about seven suspect strangers who meet at the “El Royale,” a hotel on the border of Nevada and California with a dark and storied past. The year is 1969. The hotel itself, once a hotspot for celebrities of the 1950s, is almost totally empty....

Spirit Week is everyone’s favorite week! There is no question that the high school was ultra busy with Pep Rally and Homecoming and crazy outfits of themed spirit days consuming everyone’s minds. What many at the high school don’t realize is that it is actually Spirit Week for all of the Elem...