‘Captain Marvel’ offers a much-needed female role model (Review)
Parker Shabala, Staff Writer
March 22, 2019
Filed under A&E, Movies, Reviews, Showcase
Despite the fact that the movie Captain Marvel dominated box offices, raking in over $700 million in about a week (according to Box Office Mojo) and an 80% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, many are bashing the film for having a female lead. Captain Marvel stars Brie Larson, who plays superhero Carol Danvers. Danvers appea...
Genre repeat: Battle royale gaming has ties to deathmatch style
Zack Mattaboni, Staff Writer
March 21, 2019
Filed under A&E, Games, Showcase, Technology
It is often expected that the video game industry tends to move forward. However, with recent successes such as Fortnite and Apex Legends, we can see an obvious difference: the industry has begun reusing old ideas. Jumping back to the past, we can see an obvious trend of the early 2000s. Games ba...
“Russian Doll” is the best Netflix original content (Review)
Carol Etzel, Magazine Editor-in-Chief
March 15, 2019
Filed under A&E, Reviews, Television
Repeatedly experiencing your death can really put your life in perspective. 36-year-old Nadia is stuck in a time loop, forced to relive her birthday party only to die and do it all over again. With eight twenty-minute episodes, Russian Doll is the perfect size for a clever, concise storyline. ...
PewDiePie vs T-Series: The war for YouTube’s identity (Editorial)
Cameron Fritz, Publications Manager
March 12, 2019
Filed under A&E, Technology
A war is brewing in the depths of YouTube. PewDiePie, YouTube's most subscribed to video creator faces off against India’s biggest movie production company, T-series for the position of most subscribed to channel. At the time of writing this story, T-series has passed PewDiePie on 4 separate occ...
Hitting the perfect note: CHS’s music department
Abigail Lindsay and Carter Smith
March 1, 2019
The music department of Carlisle High School devotes countless hours of hard work into preparing for their performances, yet they often go unnoticed by the student body. Carlisle High School is home to an outstanding orchestra, choir, and band with students and staff dedicating themselves to become better wit...
‘The Lego Movie 2’: A brick by brick analysis (Review)
Zack Mattaboni, Staff Writer
February 22, 2019
Filed under A&E, Movies, Reviews
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part was created as a sequel to the widely successful first movie, The Lego Movie, but it lent itself to many unforeseen problems. Unfortunately, The Lego Movie 2 failed at the box office compared to much smaller titles with much lower budgets. The movie was not even...
Revenge, death and mystery: Why you should watch ‘Velvet Buzzsaw’ (Review)
Summer Hollingsworth, Staff Writer
February 19, 2019
Filed under A&E, Movies, Reviews
WARNING: Spoilers Ahead Morbid in the most captivating way, Velvet Buzzsaw is the movie you didn’t know you needed. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, this Netflix-produced movie is a drama and mystery centered on art, death, and revenge from beyond the grave. The thumbnail of the film on the Netflix app shows Gyllenhaal with paint appearing to climb up h...
Blocking the temptation: Apps to help limit phone usage
Abigail Lindsay, A&E Editor
February 15, 2019
Filed under A&E, Technology
In a society filled with technology, we are constantly surrounded by the temptation of electronics. Approximately 1.54 billion smartphones are bought each year worldwide according to Statista.com. Thus, the addiction to constantly be on your phone can be hard to avoid. In an article from Th...
Byte: Will this be the return of Vine?
Parker Shabala, Staff Writer
February 12, 2019
Filed under A&E, Technology
Millions were stunned when they heard of the shut down of the app Vine in 2016. After raking in 200 million users in 2012 alone, both creators and viewers were devastated when Vine was taken down in 2016. However, there is hope that a new Vine is making its way to the App Store. For those unfamil...
Weezer’s ‘Teal Album’: A true tribute to rock (Review)
Zack Mattaboni, Staff Writer
February 8, 2019
Filed under A&E, Music, Reviews, Showcase
The popular alternative rock group Weezer has released a new album which they have named Weezer (The Teal Album). While the album is recognizable by the color teal, it is officially called Weezer, just like every other album by the band. The Teal Album came from seemingly nowhere, being released randomly on Jan ...
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Staff Writer
Zack Mattaboni is a sophomore at Carlisle High School. This is his first year as a Periscope staff member and is currently a staff writer. Zack has a passion for anything with computer technology, mathe...