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The Highlander

2016 the year grime takes over

January 6, 2016

If you ask a McLean student to name three rappers, odds are two of the three would be Kanye West and Drake. If you ask about Skepta, Krept & Konan, or Stormzy hardly any McLean students would recognize...

Cage the Elephant maintains status quo with fourth album

Cage the Elephant maintains status quo with fourth album

January 6, 2016

I’m a fairly casual fan of Cage the Elephant. In other words, while I consider “Melophobia” an irreplaceable work of art, I can’t name more than two tracks off the group’s 2009 self-titled...

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Eight must read book quotes

December 16, 2015

As the holidays roll around, I am always trying to find great books to read over the winter break. Here are some of my favorite quotes from books that I love. I hope you find some inspiration. *P.S...

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Battle of the Fans: Mockingjay Part 2

December 16, 2015

A Fan of the Books Web Editor-In-Chief | Sanskriti Neupane After re-reading the books in anticipation of the release of the new movie, I was excited to finally be able to experience the last...

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Victor Frankenstein is not to be revived

December 11, 2015

Taking a fresh, new viewpoint on the 200 year classic by Mary Shelley, Victor Frankenstein received some expectation to live up to the masterpiece. The science fiction horror film, starring James McAvoy...

Fans: “I don’t have a bad feeling about this”

December 3, 2015

A generation ago in a movie theater perhaps not so far away, the original trilogy of the Star Wars  saga ended. Sixteen years later came the generally reviled prequel trilogy, and two years ago came the...

Get caught up for Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens

Get caught up for Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens

November 12, 2015

  A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... news of the new Star Wars Ep VII: The Force Awakens was announced in October 12, 2013, when the franchise was bought by Walt Disney Studios. However,...

New Harry Potter movie excites McLean 'Potterheads'

New Harry Potter movie excites McLean ‘Potterheads’

November 3, 2015

It's been nearly five years since the release of the last Harry Potter movie, which means nearly five years since Harry Potter fans, or Potterheads, have witnessed the end to one of their most beloved...

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Hotel Transylvania 2 entertains with adorable sequel

October 29, 2015

After the huge buzz Hotel Transylvania created back when it was released in 2012, it was no surprise that a sequel would follow, and it exceeded my already high expectations. The movie starts by...

Editor’s Playlists

October 19, 2015

Check out the playlists featured in issue one of The Highlander! (A few of the songs are missing because they were not available on spotify) Ashiwin https://play.spotify.com/user/21lurnxj4zvfnsxllratyg4uy/playlist/2ZuytLXj7uqu2rHQDrw3Li Liam https://play.spotify.com/user/21lurnxj4zvfnsxllratyg4uy/playlist/33s9jLL3bzF9531OtK9MSK Melanie https://play.spotify.com/user/1219945801/playlist/74hPyWi0XziNVHaFRyB4on  Jake https://play.spotify.com/user/barnetthome/playlist/21p9rCVBXgBDHlrkpoGQue    (A...

Movie recap of the summer

October 15, 2015

The summer of 2015 brought with it a wide variety of blockbuster hits. The period from May to September brought many record-breaking hits that kept McLean residents going back to the movie theaters...

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Album Review: Troye Sivan

October 13, 2015

4 stars: YouTube has become a platform for many artists to post covers and original songs in the hopes of getting discovered. Troye Sivan, started his YouTube channel with the same aspirations and...

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