Can We Hate the Artist but Love the Art?
Jack Berenzweig, Entertainment Editor
November 6, 2018
Filed under Entertainment, Showcase
The entertainment industry - the music genre specifically - has been polluted by a new wave of drug obsessed, drama queens hungry for attention.. While these types of antics have been around since Tupac was loving California; the more recent divas they have been glamorized and made easily accessible due ...
Olympic Heights Drama Stages Tony Award Winning Play
Isabelle Eisenberg, Social Media Editor
October 17, 2018
Filed under Entertainment, Olympic Heights' News, Showcase
Olympic Heights Drama Troupe 4992 is prepared to wow its audiences with its first performance of the school year with Simon Stephens’ The Curious Incident of the Dog in The Night-Time. The 2015 Tony Award winner for Best Play, based on Mark Haddon’s novel, follows the story of the lead characte...
The Hot Summer of 2018 Brought Out the Blossoming of Several Celebrity Romances
Emily Nomberg, Staff Writer
September 18, 2018
Filed under Entertainment, Showcase
Just as with flowers and weeds, the summer is a great time for relationships to bloom. Over the course of the summer many celebrity relationships came out: some surprising, others not so much! One of them being the engagement of Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson. The two first met in March of 2016...
Kanye, Drake, Travis Scott Summer Releases Greeted With Mixed Reactions
Matthew Nebenzahl, Staff Writer
September 5, 2018
Filed under Entertainment, Music, Reviews, Showcase
Many students have had all summer to listen to newly released music albums from trending artists like Drake and Travis Scott and others released in the summer of 2018. One popular album that came out this summer was a Kanye West effort that was released on the last day of the 2017-2018 school year ...
Solo, A Star Wars Story Satisfies Despite Shortcomings
Marie Preuss, Features Editor
June 7, 2018
Filed under Entertainment, Showcase
The arrival of Solo: A Star Wars Story in theaters has been met by relatively unenthusiastic responses from fans. The new film was released on May 24, and it centers on the life of a younger Han Solo. It has received a 7.2/10 score from IMDb and a 70 percent rating from Rotten Tomatoes, with the Crit...
Summer 2018 Brings a Plethora of Big Name Musical Acts to South Florida
Lauren Shapiro, Managing Editor
June 1, 2018
Filed under Entertainment, Showcase, Uncategorized
As sure as there are to be lazy beach days and afternoon thunderstorms, South Florida summers also promise a steady stream of premier musical acts hitting the various venues offering a wide variety of choices for music lovers. Here are a few of the acts scheduled to visit South Florida during the summer...
Marijuana-Themed Shows Growing in Popularity. Is That a Good Thing?
Jack Berenzweig, Entertainment Editor
May 30, 2018
Filed under Entertainment, Showcase
Reefer Madness is a 1936 horror film designed to warn teens of the dangers of smoking marijuana. By today’s standards, it is so laughable that it has become a cult film along the lines of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. However, for decades, Reefer Madness was the only marijuana-themed film to be released. Bu...
Summer 2018 Movie Lineup Has Something for Everyone
Arielle Perry, Staff Writer
May 25, 2018
Filed under Entertainment, Showcase
Although the summer time is typically reserved for afternoons resting on the soft, warm sand along South Florida’s beautiful beaches, the movies that are coming out this summer are going to tempt us in to the dark, cool theaters in our spare time to visit the big screen. The movies below are a just...
OH Drama Stages Dessert Theatre May 16
Isabelle Eisenberg, Staff Writer
May 8, 2018
Filed under Entertainment, Showcase
Can’t get enough of the top notch Olympic Heights theatre program? Join the OH Drama Department on May 16 at 7:00pm for the annual Dessert Theatre to see its final production of the 2017-18 school year. This event will not only make you want to stand up and dance, but it will make your taste buds do...
Film Version of Ready Player One Features Significant Differences from the Book on Which It Is Based
Giana Toussaint, Staff Writer
April 26, 2018
Filed under Entertainment, Movies, Showcase
Ready Player One, the recently released Steven Spielberg directed film, is based on the novel by Ernest Cline. Anytime a film based on a popular book is released, fans of the book are eager to view the film and see how true to the novel the film is. The same is true of Ready Player One. Both the film and the ...
Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One More Than Just an Entertaining Sc-Fi Flick
Ashley Perry, Staff Writer
April 26, 2018
Filed under Entertainment, Movies, Showcase
A rollercoaster ride. That is the best way to describe Steven Spielberg’s new action-packed sci-fi film, Ready Player One. The movie takes viewers to an alternate reality in which anything is possible, including unlimited technology, weapons, magic, and superheroes. Moviegoers will notice various ...
OH Theatre Dept. Stages Anything Goes April 20 through 22
Isabelle Eisenberg, Staff Writer
April 19, 2018
Filed under Entertainment, Olympic Heights' News, Showcase
Anything Goes, a beloved musical originally debuted in 1934 on Broadway, is set to run at Olympic Heights theater on April 20 through 22. The dedicated and award winning performers of Troupe 4992 have been rehearsing and preparing for the show all year long, in between performances at the district a...
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Razanne Saleh, Staff Writer
October 21, 2018 • 1 Comment
Will Cunningham, an Olympic Heights weightlifter and varsity football player, is steadily making a name for himself as one of the best student athletes...
October 14, 2018 • No Comments
The Olympic Heights girls’ volleyball team and both the OH boys’ and girls’ golf teams will begin post season play Monday, October 15 in their respective...
November 14, 2018 • No Comments
In October 2017, an online movement developed after numerous allegations came to light about Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein sexually harassing and assaulting women. Thousands...
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Matthew Nebenzahl, Staff Writer
September 5, 2018 • No Comments
Many students have had all summer to listen to newly released music albums from trending artists like Drake and Travis Scott and others released in the summer of 2018. One...
Giana Toussaint, Staff Writer
April 26, 2018 • No Comments
Ready Player One, the recently released Steven Spielberg directed film, is based on the novel by Ernest Cline. Anytime a film based on a popular book is released, fans of...
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