Painting stolen from the Reston Community Center

Jordan Anderson, staff writer

May 23, 2019

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A painting was stolen from an exhibition at the Reston Community Center. The Fairfax County Police issued their annual report recognizing the art theft in the Reston District Station section. The annual report states, "Unfortunately, the Reston Community Center became a target when a painting was...

Benefit Concert supporting Canine Partners for Life!

May 1, 2019

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$30K IN HONOR OF 30 YEARS – MAY 11, 2019 Who: Sopranessence What: Kindred Spirits – a concert benfitting Canine Partners for Life. When: Saturday, May 11, 2019 @ 7:00pm Where: South Lakes High School Auditorium, 11400 South Lakes Dr, Reston, VA 20191 Why: To raise funds for Canine...

Clairo: Rise to fame

Megan Gillespie, staff writer

April 9, 2019

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Claire Cottrill, AKA “Clairo,” has been gaining a massive amount of followers and attention over the past few months. In high school, she began publishing small snippets of original songs and full covers on websites such as bandcamp and SoundCloud. In May of 2016, she began to publish her covers...

Olivia Jade is the bronzed face of the college admissions scandal

Rhea Braganza, staff writer

March 28, 2019

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“Full House” star Lori Loughlin, known as “Aunt Becky” on the show, and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, were arrested for bribing University of Southern California (USC) in order to get their daughters, Olivia Jade Giannulli and Isabella Rose Giannulli, into the college. Loughlin...

Movie Review: ‘Captain Marvel’

Daphne Ngo, staff writer

March 15, 2019

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'Captain Marvel' came out only recently, but it’s been subject to controversy ever since it was first announced. Whether it was because people didn’t like the idea of a female superhero or because Brie Larson was cast as the lead, the outlook on this movie was never overwhelmingly positive. Even...

Michael B. Jordan partakes in the harness trend

Sean Caceres, staff writer

March 13, 2019

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Celebrities are profoundly known for each of their sets of skills including acting, cooking, singing, producing, and directing. Celebrities they are also known for their different senses of fashion. High fashion goes back to 1858 when Charles Frederick Worth was the first designer to have his label...

Katsucon 2019

Kristina Schwarzkopf, staff writer

March 12, 2019

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Were you bored this past Valentine's weekend? You wouldn’t have been if you were one of the several thousands of people who spent that time at Katsucon, a well-known anime, comic book, videogame and movie convention that takes place annually at the National Harbor in DC. Katsucon, with its hundreds...

Kacey Musgraves reigns supreme

Emily Idelson, staff writer

March 4, 2019

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The 2019 Grammys have people divided on who won versus who was deserving of a win. One category in particular that had people questioning the Recording Academy’s choices, was Album of the Year. With a stacked nominee list like Drake’s Scorpion, the Black Panther soundtrack, and Post Malone’s Beerbongs...

Ariana Grande to perform at Manchester Pride

Daphne Ngo, staff writer

March 1, 2019

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Near the end of February, Ariana Grande was announced as the headliner of Manchester Pride. Almost immediately, she was faced with backlash from the LGBT+ community, many of the arguments surrounding the fact that she was a straight, cis woman performing at Pride, something meant for those in the LGBT+...

‘Black Mirror: Bandersnatch’ Review

Pramod Mamilapalli, layout editor

February 28, 2019

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On December 28, 2018, Netflix released a interactive movie titled ‘Black Mirror: Bandersnatch,’ the biggest step in its move toward interactive entertainment, which is part of the hit Netflix series,’Black Mirror.’ ‘Bandersnatch’ allowed users to choose the course of the story by selecting...