Best of 2022: A year in review

Beatopia (Beabadoobee): 8.5/10  “Beatopia” was released on July 15, 2022, by the incredible singer-songwriter Beabadoobee. As the artist's sophomore studio album, “Beatopia” explores new genres that make it different and more developed than her debut album, “Patched Up.” With the production from Dirty Hit and featured collaborations with PinkPantheress, Matty Healy and Cavetown, “Beatop...

Elden Ring “Elden Ring” puts the player on a magical adventure with the goal of becoming Elden Lord. This will face the player off against a variety of enemies, ranging from cursed omen kings to battle-hardened generals. This is the first of FromSoftware’s games to be open world and it certainly benefits from this aspect. In one of their previous games, “Dark Souls,” there is little that th...

2022 has revived fashion trends from the past as well as invented new ones. From trending accessories to popular shoes, style has become a prominent component of what 2022 had to offer.  In 2022, the shoe brand Dr. Martens (Doc's) has yet again proved to be a trendy, yet timeless classic. Since their creation in the 1950s as utility boots, these shoes have seen an immense growth in popularity ac...

Enola Holmes 2  Released as a sequel to “Enola Holmes” (2020), “Enola Holmes 2” follows another riveting detective case led by Enola (Millie Bobby Brown), the younger sister of the great Sherlock Holmes (Henry Cavill). Unlike the previous movie, the case she solved in this movie was based on the matchstick girls’ story – a group of British women who struck against a patriarchal matchmakin...

The Summer I Turned Pretty “The Summer I Turned Pretty,” based on the book trilogy by Jenny Han, is a vigorous coming-of-age story that follows young love through a summer of late night swims, heartfelt family time and hours of fun in the sun across the shores of Cousins Beach.  The show focuses on 16-year-old Isabel “Belly” Conklin on her journey to Cousins Beach the summer before her ...

Best cafeteria foods When the bell rings and students are released from class, the main attraction at nutrition break  and lunch for all grades tends to be the line for the cafeteria, which swarms with hungry students. But which meals in particular draw everyone in? Well, from the chocolate muffins at nutrition break all the way to the tuna sandwiches at lunch, here are Foothill Technology High ...