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A Solo surprise

Emma Johnson, Reporter May 26, 2018

When Disney first announced that they were going to make an origin movie about Han Solo, fans were skeptical that anything could live up to the legendary actor Harrison Ford's portrayal of the cynical...

Just go watch it already

Just go watch it already

Justin Kim, A&E Editor May 20, 2018

"From the studio that killed Wolverine?" Come on, you can do better than that. How about, "From the studio that expects us to forget about Daredevil, Elektra, Fantastic Four, and Fant4stic?" With...

This is America’s harsh reality

May 11, 2018

This past week rapper Childish Gambino performed a chilling new single, "This is America", on Saturday Night Live. On a stage adorned with dancers in school uniform outfits and dim lighting, he sang relatively...

Kanye West's controversial tweets about politics have created a lot of buzz about his new music. The two tracks he released in late April were the first tracks he had released since 2016. (Photo obtained from Google Images under a Creative Commons license).

Kanye challenges his listeners with two new songs

Conor Zeya, A&E Editor May 7, 2018

Kanye West has never been one to fit into a box. His seven studio albums, all completely unique in their own way, make it difficult to define his sound concretely. And if you are following him on Twitter,...

The unique album cover from Beerbongs and Bentleys (Image obtained via Creative Commons)

Post Malone’s new album is lackluster

Ross Oliver, Reporter May 7, 2018

Austin Post, better known as Post Malone, is a 22-year-old rapper who is quickly becoming a household name. He started to gain traction in 2015 when "White Iverson" went viral on Soundcloud. In 2016, his...

Abby Covington , Erica Bass,Haley Rose, Benji Harris and Trevor Hazen (12)  perform one of the final scenes of 9 to 5 on April 29. The performance received a standing ovation. (Photo courtesy of Lindsay Benedict)

9 to 5 the Musical theater production comes to a close

Rohan Mani, Reporter May 3, 2018

9 to 5, the final production for TheatreMcLean ended in success as crowds rose for a standing ovations after its conclusion.  During April 26-29, 2018, the play packed theaters every night focusing on...

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Avengers: Infinity War stuns audiences

Sabrina Vazquez, Photography Editor April 28, 2018

A movie ten years in the making, Avengers: Infinity War had both comic book fanatics and average moviegoers anxiously counting down the days until its release. This movie is the culmination of almost 20...

Fortnite Season 3 Recap

Fortnite Season 3 Recap

Sean Senft, Reporter April 18, 2018

Fortnite players witnessed the most updates and changes this past season in season 3 with the additions of Supply llamas, vending machines, new skins and new weapons. With season 3 of Fortnite to end...

Silencing Critics: A Quiet Place

Ross Oliver, Reporter April 13, 2018

In the last decade the horror genre has been muddled with mediocre and terrible movies. Riddled with lame jump scares and poor main characters, the genre was seen as a joke. However, it seems to be coming...

The wrappers of change

Satire: McLean journalists help end childhood obesity

Ryan Dahlseid, Reporter April 11, 2018

On April Fourth, Two-Thousand Eighteen, two McLean High School journalism students  embarked on a mission of which the consequences were unknown. The students were juniors, Nick “Nickywings” Monroy,...

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Love, Simon really is lovable

Alex Mandanas, Opinions Editor April 4, 2018

What ever happened to the rom-com? Why hasn’t there been no good, light-hearted, adorable films about love to come out in the past five years? I used to ponder these questions. I love romantic comedies....

Huji added a unique filter, a cool light streak, and an analog date to a picture I took this summer at Wrigley Field.

Editing app Huji is a huge hit

Alex Mandanas, Opinions Editor April 4, 2018

Ask any Highlander what the most popular photo-editing trend on Instagram is right now, and chance are they’ll say it’s Huji. Huji is an app that makes photos taken on an iPhone look like they...

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