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Billie Eilish’s HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Album Uncovers Stalker Situation

Billie Eilish’s HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Album Uncovers Stalker Situation

Gabriel Lozano, Writer May 22, 2024

Billie Eilish’s third album, HIT ME HARD AND SOFT, was released on May 17th, 2024, featuring ten tracks totaling 43 minutes. The album goes in-depth into relationship issues Billie had in recent years,...

Rock the Oaks: Music for a Cause

Rock the Oaks: Music for a Cause

Lainey Park May 20, 2024

On June 13th, the nonprofit Oak Grove Center will host its 16th annual Rock the Oaks event. This event highlights local talent while raising money for at-risk youth. Proceeds from this event will directly...

The Effects of Social Media on Consumer Trends:  BookTok

The Effects of Social Media on Consumer Trends: BookTok

Alyssa Brookshire, Writer May 15, 2024

Whether we want to admit it or not, social media has become an integral part of our society and, in turn, our lives. Like most college students, you’ve likely heard of the app TikTok that took the nation...

Taylor Swift by Beth Garrabrant

The Tortured Poets Department

Emma Rodriguez, Writer May 10, 2024

Many albums were anticipated this spring, but none quite like The Tortured Poets Department, released on April 19th by the one and only Taylor Swift. Swift has been producing and releasing albums rapidly...

The Origin of Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter Album

The Origin of Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter Album

Gabriel Lozano, Writer May 8, 2024

The much-anticipated Act II: Cowboy Carter was released on March 29th,2024. It is a continuation of Beyoncé’s three-act project, beginning with Act I: Renaissance. Speculated to be a country album,...

MSJC Theater Production Puffs Gave an Encore Worthy Performance

MSJC Theater Production Puffs Gave an Encore Worthy Performance

Mark Burns, Writer May 1, 2024

In April, MSJC’s theatre course is a huge opportunity for fellow students to express themselves. The play "Puffs" was presented for two weekends in the MSJC Menifee Valley Campus.  I saw the first test...

Spilling my GUTS at Olivia Rodrigo’s Concert

Spilling my GUTS at Olivia Rodrigo’s Concert

Kimberly Mata, Writer April 15, 2024

In October of 2023, I wrote a review for Olivia Rodrigo’s sophomore album, GUTS. I was fortunate to see her live on the first night of her world tour on February 23rd. Life does complete 360s! It's the...

Popstars: an “All-Star” experience at MSJC

Popstars: an “All-Star” experience at MSJC

Fatima Saucedo, Writer March 29, 2024

This past weekend, the doors opened for MSJC’s spring musical, Popstars: The 90s Musical, directed by Bianca Swan-Finch and written by Neil Gooding and Nicholas Cristo. After seeing it open over the...

Talon Talks: Grammys Recap – What’s the Point?

Eddie Landeros, Mia Rotell, and Pia Henson March 25, 2024

Mia, Pia, and Eddie are back with a recap of the Grammys! Were our predictions right? What was the biggest surprise? Who should have won instead? What's the point of all these awards anyways? Find out...

The Merc in Old Town Temecula

Local Jazz Group Serenades Old Town Temecula

Alyssa Brookshire, Student Writer March 12, 2024

Tucked between the rustic, western-themed architecture of the historic Old Town Temecula and in the shadow of Town Square is The Merc. The Merc is a The Old Town Temecula Community Theater venue and hosts...

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Dune: Part Two Turns Up The Heat

Joseph Palos, Writer March 11, 2024

Director Denis Villeneuve has returned with another sci-fi epic. The director, who started off directing very grounded films, including 2013’s Prisoners and 2015’s Sicario, would first attempt creating...

Killers of the Flower Moon and Where Money Flows Freely

“Killers of the Flower Moon” and Where Money Flows Freely

Scarlett Coit February 27, 2024

The film opens with a scene in Oklahoma in 1919, on the land of the Osage tribe. Osage elders conduct a pipe ceremony, lamenting their assimilation into white America. Their children will learn a new language-...

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