Category: editorials
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Gone With The Wind, one hundred years on
Gone With The Wind, one hundred years on. Gone With the Wind, a novel written by American author Margaret Mitchell in 1936 but best known for its screen adaptation with Vivien Leigh and Clark…
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2-Day Trip to Washington D.C.
Over spring break, my family and I took a two-day trip to Washington D.C. — the capital of the United States. The entire city was interesting to look at— it was full of Smithsonian…
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What Happened to “Required” Student Digital Portfolios?
Leesville upperclassmen: remember when we were given class time in the fall of 2019 to create a Digital Portfolio? If you don’t, I don’t blame you. The short-lived experiment lasted only a few months…
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Contributors: Mary Mabry and Ellie Bruno Justin Bieber’s “Justice” is finally here! #Justice by Justin Bieber reaches #1 on US iTunes Albums chart. Congratulations, @Justinbieber! 🍾 pic.twitter.com/1j5CBk34IR — Pop Crave (@PopCravs) March…
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Contributors: Lyric Chassin and Lauren Taylor Tiktok Trend: Natures Cereal @natures_food nature's cereal ##fruit ##fruits ##share ♬ original sound – 🥭Fruits & Leaves🍃 A new healthy and easy recipe has hit…
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What’s a Super Straight?
Kyle Royce, the proud founder of the “Super Straights”, is playing a dangerous game on Tik Tok. His comment section is filled with supporters and haters alike, as he veils his transphobic tendencies as…
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Contributors: Mary Mabry and Lauren Taylor #ThriftFlip @shannayeh how to alter a dress to fit you more form fitting 👗 #upcycling #somethingyoulearned #thriftflip #sewing ♬ Gravity (feat. Tyler, The Creator) – Brent…
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Contributors: Gretchen Stern and Lyric Chassin Seitan Two Ingredient Vegan Chicken @texykitchen1 Trying @futurelettuce vegan chicken recipe ##washedflour ##vegantiktok ##veganrecipes ##Seitan ##meatless ##learnontiktok ##fyp ##foryou ##homecook ♬ original sound – Two Friends…
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Contributors: Lauren Taylor and Mary Mabry #weddingrules @flossybaby #weddingrules ♬ original sound – jay A new trend on TikTok is alive and well! Often exaggerating, people on TikTok have been sharing rules…
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Contributors: Lyric Chassin and Gretchen Stern Joshua Bassett Accepting His Fate @joshuatbassett dream come true? ♬ original sound – joshua bassett Joshua Bassett was recently called out on SNL — but…
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Contributors: Mary Mabry and Ellie Bruno A New Start for Harry and Meghan So Harry and Meghan will not return as working royals. This is the best news I have heard in ages.…
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Everyone Loves Jimmy @theokatz99 Jimmy Woo🥶🥶🥶 ##icarly ##wandavision ##tv ##jimmywoo ##viral ##valentinesday ##xycba ##fyp ##foryou ##actor ##goat ♬ SIKEEE Woo Wednesday Edition – Regwad Many WandaVision fans are obsessed with the character…
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Contributors: Cassidey Farrell A Zoom Mishap We have all had embarrassing moments on Zoom or Google MEET calls, but this lawyer’s mistake went viral. He appeared at a virtual court via Zoom, not realizing…
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Contributors: Lauren Taylor and Ellie Bruno New Year New Meme “we gotta go the uber is here” pic.twitter.com/23F1yfQdyP — Danya (@dxxnya) February 8, 2021 Every year after the Super Bowl halftime show there…
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Contributors: Mary Mabry and Gretchen Stern Happy Wear Red Day! It’s #WearRedDay! Share a pic using #WearRedDay to show your support and raise awareness that heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women.…
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Contributors: Lauren Taylor and Lyric Chassin Kindergartners Who Shred View this post on Instagram A post shared by Paige Tobin (@paigeetobin) Paige Tobin is not your typical five-year-old girl. Since the age of three,…
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Why American Public Transit is Impractical
GoRaleigh, the transit system responsible for operating most of the public transportation services in Raleigh, operates 27 fixed routes. The system focuses on downtown, and branches out from the city’s municipal area. (Photo courtesy…
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Contributors: Gretchen Stern and Cassidy Farrell Happy Birthday to Harry Wishing the happiest of birthdays to the watermelon to our sugar: Mr. @Harry_Styles! pic.twitter.com/T8iOYu8N6k — The Late Late Show with James Corden (@latelateshow) February…
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Contributors: Cassidy Farrell and Lauren Taylor Minecat @georgieroseblanchard baby zombie #catsoftiktok #minecraft #minecrafttiktok ♬ Minecraft Ambient Effects DoubleDeeOGee – DoubleDeeOGee Everyone knows it is easier to play Minecraft when your cat is helping you,…
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Contributors: Lyric Chassin and Gretchen Stern Bernie Sanders Mitten Meme Photo from Getty Images Ever since Bernie Sanders was spotted in his infamous jacket and a new pair of mittens at Joe Biden’s…
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Contributors: Ellie Bruno and Gretchen Stern K-Pop Twitter Rises Again Me: #ImpeachBidenNow is trending? WTF? Also me when I see it was k-pop highjacked: pic.twitter.com/DkHoj6Hq5H — Erin (@3isahandful) January 22, 2021 When #ImpeachBidenNow began…
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Trumpism Won’t Die Out After He’s Out of Office
Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building in attempts to stop the certification of President-elect Biden’s win. While they were unsuccessful, these rioters still caused five deaths and thousands in property damage. (Photo courtesy of…
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Contributors: Lauren Taylor and Lyric Chassin Anything Can Be a Guitar Pick View this post on Instagram A post shared by Chibson USA (@chibson_usa) Wondering what to do with leftover bread clips? Look no…
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NYC’s Star Rat View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jonothon Lyons (@jonothonlyons) “Buddy the Rat” aka John Lyon is a performance artist in NYC. He created the character back in 2009…
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Contributors: Lauren Taylor and Cassidy Farrell Who Said Spooky is Limited to October? View this post on Instagram A post shared by Adam Ellis (@adamtots) Adam Ellis, aka Adamtots on Instagram is a cartoonist…
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Contributors: Gretchen Stern and Lyric Chassin A Show Of Gratitude Students at the College of New Jersey wanted to say thank you to their professor Adam Shrager for all his kindness. They turned their…
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Contributors: Lauren Taylor and Cassidy Farrell Whales in New York? 📸 A humpback whale surfaces near the Statue of Liberty in this photo taken from a boat on New York Harbor. pic.twitter.com/OancSlqft0 — ABC…
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Contributors: Lyric Chassin and Gretchen Stern Four Years of Billie Eilish For the past four years, artist Billie Eilish has done the same interview with Vanity Fair. As a fan-favorite interview, people watch to…
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Opinion: Restaurant Workers Perspective on COVID
Restaurants were some of the first businesses to close when the pandemic started. Now with more and more restrictions lifted, some are becoming superspreaders. (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.) As the United States as…
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Contributors: Cassidy Farrell Dog Gets a Puppy @maddy_harding Our dog Hadley meeting her sister #fyp #merrychristmas #christmas #pup #puppy #dogsoftiktok #dogs #doggosdoingthings #surprise #cute #babydoggy ♬ Ice Dance (From “Edward Scissorhands”) – Ashton Gleckman…
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Contributors: Cassidy Farrell Locker Room Sing-along @rawrits.alex Only the best #football #videography #lockerroom #dancing ♬ original sound – Rawr This video just emulates exactly how being a teenager should feel. @rawrits.alex posted a video…
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The Mental Benefits of Exercise
Whether you use weights, go on a run, do yoga, or go on a walk, exercise benefits both the body and the brain. There are three major benefits of working out for your cognitive…
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Contributors: Lyric Chassin, Lauren Taylor Official Queen Tik Tok @queenofficial It’s been a long time coming….give Queen a Royal arrival by duetting with Freddie! 👑##SingWithQueen ##QueenonTikTok ##singalong ##Duetwith ♬ Ay-Oh – Live Aid – Queen Classic…
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Contributors: Cassidy Farrell Thoughts of a Dog i feel chaotic today. so i am off to look for trouble. if i cannot find it. i will create it — Thoughts of Dog® (@dog_feelings) October…
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Contributors: Kyla McGhee and Lauren Taylor Harry Styles Is A Model Too https://t.co/uf2ZP81TPZ pic.twitter.com/rYbAigFTtX — Harry Styles. (@Harry_Styles) November 13, 2020 Vogue released their December issue starring Harry Styles. The new issue features Styles…
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Contributors: Cassidy Farrell Grint Joins The Gram View this post on Instagram Hey Instagram….only 10 years late, but here I am. Grint on the Gram! Here to introduce you all to Wednesday G. Grint.…
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Quick Bites: What’s Been Trending
Contributors: Lyric Chassin “I Ain’t Never Seen Two Pretty Best Friends” https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMJHqBE8h/ TikTok star Jordan Scott shared the viral video only a month ago and it now dominates the app. People are making parodies,…
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Contributors: Kyla McGhee A New Senator Sarah McBride thought her political career would be jeopardized if she came out. As a result of coming out, she is now the first openly transgender state senator…
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Contributors: Cassidy Farrell and Lauren Taylor Talking Dog? Bunny the dog has been confusing TikTok users everywhere due to her odd ability to communicate. Bunny speaks to her owner by stepping on a series…
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Contributors: Gretchen Stern Weird Al and The Wasp A viral picture from 2018 of Paul Rudd and his daughter trick-or-treating has once again made an appearance. While his daughter dressed as the Wasp, Paul…
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Fundraising for Quarter Three is Done, Millions Raised
*DISCLAIMER: These are the author’s personal ratings and analysis. They do not represent any form of endorsement or support of a certain party or candidate from The Mycenaean.* The Impact 1 Western NC 2…
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Contributors: Lauren Taylor Who Doesn’t Like Comics?? https://www.instagram.com/p/CG0wmSjJ1y1/ This comic was created by Ben Hed AKA pet_foolery on Instagram. He creates comics and is mainly known for his long-time series Pixie and Brutus. A…
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The Dangers of Amy Coney Barrett’s Appointment
Tuesday, October 27 Amy Coney Barrett, the conservative judge appointed by Trump after Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, was officially sworn in as a Supreme Court justice just days before the presidential election. This follows…
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Contributors: Keeli Johnson and Gretchen Stern Rats! Rats! Rats! Just like their bio says, @RatsEveryHour posts “rats every hour, all day, every day.” Every hour on the dot they have a new picture of…
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Quick Bites: Cassidy Farrell, Lyric Chassin, and Ellie Thompson Tom Holland Posts Photo From the Set of Uncharted (Photo Courtesy of Public Domain) On Thursday afternoon, Tom Holland released a photo from the set…
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Contributors: Lauren Taylor and Keeli Johnson Ilhan Omar, and Others Stream Among Us on Twitch (Photo courtesy of Keeli Johnson) On October 19, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted her interest in playing the popular game Among Us, prompting several popular streamers…
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Quick Bites: Internet’s Latest News
Contributors: Abigail Mabe and Francis Fleming Dancing With The Stars Mistake (US Weekly photo) Monday night, Dancing with the Stars host Tyra Banks announced Monica Aldama was safe from elimination and declared the final…
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Contributors: Gretchen Stern and Jannah Said Yet Another Legend Lost (Ebet Roberts/Getty Images) Eddie Van Halen — legendary guitarist and inspiration to many — died on October 6, 2020, from cancer. Family, friends, and…
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Contributors: Marie Cox and Ellie Bruno Megan Thee Stallion Calls Out Kentucky AG Daniel Cameron Megan Thee Stallion used her “Saturday Night Live” performance to slam Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron for his decision…
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Contributors: Kyla McGhee Important WCPSS Announcement (Photo Courtesy of wunc.org) Wake County Public Schools announced the new schedules for all grade levels (K-12). Kids in kindergarten through third grade will start part-time in October.…