May 2021

Local & National News

200,000 Ton Container Ship 'Ever Given' Runs Aground in the Suez Canal

March 23rd, 2021, movement through one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world came grinding to a halt with the grounding of the Ever Given. The Ever Given is a massive container . . .

|  By Bradley Thompson

Local & National News

Keep Talking, Take Action: Suppress Voter Suppression

The United States has a long history of suppressing minority votes. For example, even after legislation “protected” the voting rights of Black Americans, other laws and policies—such as . . .

|  By Ella Stern

Opinion

What IS a Sandwich? Defining Classic Dishes

Ever since the brief conversation in one of our meetings, Natick Nest members have been curious about what makes a sandwich, and there is plenty of room for debate. In this article, we’ll explore what makes a sandwich (and a few other dishes), opening dialogue to remedy confusion on . . .

|  By Natick Nest Staff

Entertainment & Media

South Asian Representation in Media: A Year-Late Reaction to Mindy Kaling's 'Never Have I Ever'

When Mindy Kaling first announced Never Have I Ever on Netflix a year ago, I was, to say the very least, ecstatic. For the first time, I felt represented, seen. For the first time, I could relate to . . .

|  By Khushi Chauhan, Editor-In-Chief

Entertainment & Media

Reads, Reviews, and Recommendations: 2020-2021

Man, did I enjoy this book! The plot was carefully thought out, and the plot twists were crafted in such a way that I sort of had an inkling of what was coming next, but I wasn't sure exactly what, or how. The ending toed a very very fine line between a plot twist that nobody sees coming at all . . .

|  By Keira McDonough

Entertainment & Media

An Homage to the Music That Has Joined Me in the Past Few Years

As I write this, I am sitting in a coffee shop with an iced coffee on a nice May summer day, a pair of half-functional headphones in my lap. The same ones that came with my 3-year-old phone . . .

|  By Val Valderrama

Entertainment & Media

Our Reactions to Netflix's 'Shadow and Bone'

Shadow and Bone is a Netflix series based off of Leigh Bardugo's Grishaverse books, and combines the timelines of the Shadow and Bone trilogy with the Six of Crows duology. Shadow and Bone follows Alina Starkov, a young mapmaker with her country's army as she discovers . . .

|  By Keira McDonough, Diya Sebastian, and Ella Stern

Sports

The Attack on the Beautiful Game

It has been a historic, nerve racking, and remarkable week for global soccer (football). It all began Sunday night, April 18, when twelve of the biggest clubs in Europe announced that they had signed off in secret to a breakaway league, “The European Super League.” Backed by the . . .

|  By Anthony Bilis-Gruson

Sports

Natick Nest 2021 NFL Mock Draft

We are back with our annual Natick Nest NFL Mock draft. The 2021 NFL draft has concluded; however, this was written prior to the draft and has not been released because the Natick Nest did not have an April Issue. This article was written on April 25th, 2021. With the First Pick in the . . .

|  By Sam Shuster, Editor-In-Chief

Sports

NFL Draft

After having over 2 weeks to think about the NFL Draft I have finally made my decision on whether New England did a good job or not. While some of the picks they made may have been controversial, in the end, New England has put themselves in the best position to win again . . .

|  By Matt Schultz

Advice & More

Boston Accent: Where Does It Come From?

If you’ve ever been to Massachusetts, you’ve most likely noticed two things: the lack of r's and impatient drivers. However, even as a Massachusetts native and regardless of how comforting I find my home state, I ponder the origins of the way we tend to speak, and where our . . .

|  By Alyssa Santos

Advice & More

Val’s Equity Collaborative Poem’s Sparkled References

During December of 2020, I received an email from the advisor of Global Citizenship Club (Ms. Yakovac). She shared that a new club called “equity collaborative,” was looking for student . . .

|  By Alyssa Santos