ENTERTAINMENT

The Vampire Diaries

By Adriana Hakimian

Vampire Diaries is a very entertaining show. It has a lot of drama and suspense in the show because in every single episode something crazy interesting happens.

Elena is going into high school after her mom died and she only has her aunt and brother which is hard for her. She meets a boy named Stefan Salvatore and he and she start to date until she finds out there is something wrong with him that no one knows.

This is a mystery show where a lot of new characters come to make it fun and have a lot of horrors. The age to watch this show would probably be 13-14+. Teens will love this show but you need to binge-watch this because it is 8 seasons. The last episode will may you cry about how sad it is. Watching this show has been the best thing ever.

I give this show a 10/10 because it is very fun to watch with your friends. If you like action this show is perfect for you! Have fun watching!

Gilmore Girls

By Adriana Hakimian

Gilmore Girls is funny and an entertaining show. It is so much fun to watch with your friends and family. It is about a mother and daughter who get along so well and they tell each other everything. The drama though is unpredictable. They both go through very hard relationships and have to get through them together. They may get through many fights but they still will stay friends. Rory is the daughter that goes through a lot of drama. Rory is a very smart student and she eventually goes to Yale University.

Lorelai goes through a ton of drama with her parents because she has not seen them since she was pregnant at 16 and ran away. She also tries to keep Rory. Lorelai also has a lot of boyfriends in the show but she and Luke have liked each other from the beginning. She works at the Inn which is a hotel residency.

I give this show a 10/10 because it is very entertaining and the age is 13+. If you liked the show then you should watch the 4 movies after (Gilmore Girls a year in the life).

Dean is the Better Boyfriend

By Gabriella Broumandi

In my opinion, Dean is the best boyfriend for Rory. Dean is kind and caring, making him the best guy for Rory. Dean and Rory met at school when she dropped her books, and he helped her pick them up. He asks her to help him find a job, so she offers him a job at Doose’s market, where he would shelve various items. They start secretly seeing each other, and without realizing they start falling in love. Then he gives her a bracelet on her birthday, and she wears it for a very long time.

Then Dean asks her if she will be his girlfriend when they come back from a dance, and she says yes. He likes her personality and enjoys her company. There have been countless times when he was there for her. Once, a boy named Tristan, who liked Rory, kept on bothering her. She told him to go away, but he would never listen. Then Dean told Tristan to never go near Rory again. Rory was very grateful, and Tristan backed off. Dean and Rory have a great relationship. He tells her that he loves her, but she does not say it back on their three-month anniversary. Then they break up, and over time they start missing each other. Then Rory tells him that she loves him, and they get back together. They are a fantastic couple who love spending time together. They love watching movies together, and they listen to the same music. Since Rory likes to read, she usually recommends many books to Dean, and he reads them. They spend all their time together, and Rory likes Dean until Dean gets a little overprotective of Rory.

Then she meets Jess, who is mysterious, and she catches feelings for him. Later on, Dean breaks up with Rory because he finds out that Rory and Jess liked each other. Then Rory and Jess start dating. Then Dean gets married to Lindsay, but he and Rory are still friends. They repeatedly meet, whether it is at Rory’s dorm in Yale or a shady alley. They remain friends for a while, and then they start dating again. Overall, Dean is the best boyfriend Rory has ever had.

Logan is Better then Dean

By Siena Goldman

The beloved shows Gilmore Girls is a great show to watch. It is full of suspense, drama, romance, and more. Rory Gilmore has had multiple boyfriends throughout the show. She had Dean in the start, Jess in the middle, and Logan at the end. She had specific reasons for dating each of them, but in the future, I think that Logan is the best fit for her because he has an education, money, and a great personality.

First, Logan is the best fit for her because of his education. Rory met Logan when she was at Yale, which is an excellent reason he is a good fit: they went to the same school. That way, they will not have any rivalry between schools, and they will have similar college experiences to relate to. Logan is, yes, a daredevil, but he is just the right amount of that and education. Unlike Dean, Logan understands Rory’s love of learning and writing because he enjoys it. He is a lot more supportive and understanding than the other boyfriends because he knows her interests and has a clear career path ahead of him, just like Rory. They make a good fit because of his education.

Second, Logan’s family has money. This is not a primary reason, and this should not be the main reason, but the fact that he has a stable supply of money helps. Dean and Jess were never really poor, but they had to work themselves in their jobs. And while being a hard worker is a great trait, Logan still possesses a motivated attitude towards something. He works hard in school, and while that is not the same as working in a job, it still takes a lot to succeed at an Ivy League school such as Yale. His family earns all of their money from owning several newspapers and writing their own. Logan’s dad, Mitchum Huntzberger, is the breadwinner. Rory wants to be a journalist or writer, so it helps that Logan’s family is associated with that category. Rory and Logan are a good fit because Logan can support her with his family’s money.

Third, Logan has a great personality. Dean and Jess were both lovely in their ways, but they had their flaws in that field. Dean was a little too sensitive when it came to his personality. Jess’s personality was a little too rough and vague. But Logan’s personality was just right. He was social and hung out with friends a lot, but he also maintained good grades and stayed successful at an Ivy League school. Logan is just the right amount of social and intelligent.

Given these points, Logan is the best boyfriend for Rory Gilmore. He is well-educated, has money to support Rory, and has a great personality that overall fits with her.

Jess is the Best Boyfriend

By Gabriella Broumandi and Siena Goldman

Rory Gilmore from the beloved Gilmore Girls has dated many boyfriends throughout the show. While many people believe that Logan or Dean is a better option, people should consider Jess. Jess is the better boyfriend because he shares interests, cares about Rory, and works hard.

The first reason why Jess is the better boyfriend is that he shares many interests with Rory. They like the same books and music. Once, Rory let Jess use her book, and Jess wrote things she should look for while reading. They both understood their love of reading, which made it evident that Rory and Jess would end up together.

Another reason why Jess is the better boyfriend is that he is very caring towards Rory. Instead of ignoring whatever Rory says, he listens to every word she has to say. If someone were bothering her, then he would fight them. Jess will go to any measures to make Rory happy. He cares so much about Rory, and it shows.

The last reason that Jess is the better boyfriend is that he works hard. Unlike Logan, Jess works at Walmart, and even though he misses school to earn money, at least he works hard to support himself. Dean also worked hard at Doose’s Market, but he wanted to go above and beyond by working at a more considerable administration with Jess. His hard-working attitude of taking things in stride pays off when he puts his mind to it. Jess even writes his book, which takes a lot of stamina and brainpower. Rory also works hard by managing to fit in at Chilton, Yale, and her work makes Jess and Rory the perfect fit.

All in all, Jess is the better boyfriend for Rory. He shares many interests with her, cares about her, and works hard to support himself independently. Given these points, Rory and Jess should have ended up together.

Girls Can Fend for Themselves

By Miah Jackson

This music video is "Sit Still, Look Pretty." The main storyline says that women do not need a man to help them capture their dreams. It says that young girls do not have to act a certain way or depend on anyone else for happiness. They can fend for themselves. The genre of this song is synthpop, which means a type of pop song featuring heavy use of other electronic instruments originating in the early 1980s.

Daya was the only main person in her music video featuring no one else. She was seventeen when this song was released and is Indian American. It was released on October 7, 2016. In this music video, she wore many different outfits, such as a white dress with boots from Dior. In the beginning, she was wearing Black leggings, with a black shirt and a jean jacket. She changed her outfit a lot throughout the parts. Her clothing was eye-catching, and they chose suitable outfits for her to wear.

My favorite part about this music video was her expressing how she wants to be and who she is. Also, I like the number of scenes they have in this. It makes it more entertaining to look at the different parts.

I would recommend this to others because if anyone feels like they are not good enough, this might help them learn how to love themselves and show them that they are worth it. They can learn self-love and care. People should be less self-conscious about themselves. Also, this song leaves a lesson to men by saying, "Girls don't need you. All they need is themselves". You could go to them anyway, and they might cry a bit, but they would get over it and find out that you were never worth their time and wasted time with you.

Someone who would like this video believes boys are not anything for a girl, Even though girls would like to be with someone, but not after they break their heart.

Top 5 singers in 2022

By Adriana Hakimian

1. The Weekend is a very popular singer and he just went hit getting five iHeart radio music awards and 10 Billboard music awards. Which is amazing for a thirtyone-year old male. He makes songs that are usually R&B and pop genre

2. Justin Bieber is a popular singer and he is probably the youngest to become a singer he started when he was 16 years old. He won two Grammys, twenty-one MTV Europe Music Awards, twenty Billboard Music Awards, and eighteen American music awards. His genre is Electronic dance music and pop music.

3. Billie Ellish is a very famous singer and she got seven Grammy awards, five MTV video music awards, three billboard music awards, three brit awards, two Teen Choice Awards, four Nickelodeon Choice Awards, an Academy Award, a Golden Globe award, and a People's Choice Awards. Which is crazy because she is twenty years old. Her genre is Alternative and Indie.

4. Ariana Grande is an amazing singer and she has released 6 albums. Her new release on the positions is a really big hit. Unfortunately, I can’t list all of her awards because there is a ton (more than 208 awards). I can’t list it all. But her genre is Dance/Electronic and Pop.

5. Taylor Swift is a very well-known singer and her voice is amazing and sweet to listen to. She has had 9 albums in total. She has won 11 Grammys. Her genre is pop music. As everyone says she is the “princess of pop”

Source: https://popmellow.com/most-popular-singers/

Gangnam Style (PSY)

By Siena Goldman and Gabriella Broumandi

"Gangnam Style" by PSY is one of the best songs I have ever seen. Gangnam style has over three billion views on YouTube and more than twenty-four million likes. Here is why I think that this song is one of the best.

First, the music video is super comical because of the funny actors. One of my favorite parts of the whole music video is the beginning. The music video starts with him imagining a lady with a fan. Then he wakes up and starts dancing and singing. Then the video continues with a kid dancing well. Another reason I like the beginning is that it shows that the music video will make you laugh.

Second, I like the song because it brings out the fashion and styles of what the theme is really about. Gangnam Style is meant to be about the high-class community of Seoul, South Korea. They wear stylish clothes, have classy cars, and live in expensive homes. "Gangnam Style" is associated with the district of the hip, trendy people. It is even considered to be a determined class!

Third, the song has excellent dance moves. The twists, turn and unique choreography to match the theme gives the music video flavor. The background dancers and setting also provided the music video with a unique flair.

Overall, "Gangnam Style" is a great song with an even better music video. The sets, dancers, and actors give flair and flavor to the video. It is known worldwide for its high-quality talent and should be even more well-known.

Restart by Gordan Korman

By Gabriella Broumandi and Siena Golman

One of my favorite books is Restart by Gordan Korman. Restart is about a boy named Chase who fell off his roof and got amnesia. Before he had amnesia he was a bully. He always picked on one kid who could not fight back. Because of his amnesia, he could not remember bullying the boy when his friends told him that he stole something but he did not remember what it was.

The reason Chase was on the roof in the first place was that he stole something and hid it on his roof. He did not realize it, but that fall was probably the best thing that happened to him. When he came back to school everyone was shocked and instead of sitting with his old bad friends he sat with someone he bullied (he forgot he bullied anyone at all.) Then he became good friends with him. He even joined the film club.

Then, one day when Chase was not at the film club, his old friends came and ruined everything. They got a fire extinguisher and sprayed everyone with it. Then someone told Chase that his old friends were messing around. Chase got super mad and tried to grab the fire extinguisher out of his old friend's hand. Then the boys let go, and since he was still pulling on it hit the boy behind them. The boy scraped his head and everyone thought that it was Chase's fault. Then one of Chase's friends remembered he was recording the entire thing and cleared Chase's name.

Chase stole a purple heart from a man who helped in a world war and he returned it. The man he stole from dropped the pressed charges because they became friends over time. At the end ( the epilogue) Chase married the sister of the boy who he bullied, Shannon Weber.

Overall, this was one of the best books I have read. It offers great tastes and writing. It takes me to a world of writing that I won’t forget and that is why it is a good book.

Sounder is Depressing

By Gabriella Broumandi

Sounder is one of the saddest books to exist. Sounder is a part of the curriculum for 6th grade. Unfortunately, I do not think that is appropriate for sixth graders.

Sounder is about a black boy who has a dog named Sounder. Since the setting of this novel is in 1933, his family is getting discriminated against by neighbors and police. His family is suffering because there is not enough food to eat, so his father steals some food. Then the cops find out and they take him to jail.

Sounder, his father's dog becomes very sad and runs after the truck that has his master. The cops take out a gun and shoot Sounder. Sounder then runs to the woods and runs away. A few weeks later the dog returns with a missing ear.

After about a month of his dad being in jail, he goes to see him and finds out that he is being transferred. He searches for his father and finds out that he died. He returns home and finds out that Sounder died too! In the end, he lives with a teacher and leaves his home.

This book is very sad, given that the two main characters die, and the boy never sees his brothers and sisters again. In my opinion, I don’t think that this book is fit for sixth graders.