Official Student Newspaper of St. Paul's High School
Joseph Lewin '23 Contributor Is Chris Pratt really the right choice for Mario? Following the star-studded casting announcement for the Mario Movie at Nintendo Direct in September 2021, there was outrage and confusion as to why the role of Mario, the lovable plumber, was given to Chris Pratt. An extremely talented man well-known for Parks... Continue Reading →
Kiefer Gould '24 Contributor In the world of chess, there is nothing worse than a cheater. They rig games to win money and fame, using computers to crush their opponent in ways never seen before. Cheaters are exceedingly rare in chess and unheard of at the top levels. This was not the case for Hans... Continue Reading →
Daniel Stipanovic '25 Contributor The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power is visually stunning and entertaining but lacks coherent dialogue. The show is accurate to the lore written by J.R.R. Tolk-ien, and does not fail to enter-tain the audience. The show takes place during the second age and the rise of Sauron. Sauron helps... Continue Reading →
Sawyer Ramsay '24 Science & Tech Copy Editor Elvis Presley was no doubt one of the most iconic and important cultural figures of the last century. He changed the worlds of both music and pop culture, making them more diverse. It only makes sense that a movie would be made to honour his life. The... Continue Reading →
Yash Varma ’24 Contributor Pixar Studio’s Turning Red (2022) captures the exaggerated swagger of a Chinese tween in early 2000s Toronto. It is Pixar Studio’s newest instalment and has been well-received by critics and ethnically underrepresented minorities alike. However, does it really live up to the excitement, or has Pixar dropped the ball on their... Continue Reading →
Jackson Gordon '22 Science & Technology Editor The Emoji Movie has far too esteemed a cast to be as terrible as it is. The first twenty minutes of the film introduce the audience to the inhabitants of ‘Textopolis,’ the land inside your phone where the emojis live. One of these emojis, the poop emoji, voiced... Continue Reading →
Alec Compton '22 Arts & Culture Editor Jay-Z: The Blueprint In 2001, Jay-Z released his sixth studio album, The Blueprint. Despite being over an hour long, The Blueprint is airtight. Anthems like “Izzo (H.O.V.A.)”, alongside softer tracks like “Song Cry,” prove the artist’s genius. Jay-Z’s career has taken an interesting turn. After he came out... Continue Reading →
Caleb Pereira '23 Plain games boost human lives. The simplicity of this sentence parallels that of the puzzle game “Wordle,” as both depend on five-letter words to achieve their goals. Wordle is a game that thrives due to its simplicity. You have six attempts to guess a five-letter word each day. Players type in a... Continue Reading →
John Ergon Golpe '24 When it comes to video games, there’s nothing that I love more than single player open-world games. A sprawling digital landscape, full of secrets and rich in lore, gives the player freedom to explore and play however they want. But which video games in the genre are, in my eyes, the... Continue Reading →
Yash Varma '24 Contributor According to the popular American business magazine, Forbes, there are only 614 billionaires in the United States of America. As of September of 2020, seven of them are African American, with the newest billionaire being none other than Tyler Perry. He is an American screenwriter, director, actor, and producer, most recognized... Continue Reading →
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