Amelia Harris, Copy Editor

January 3, 2020

I was worried when I read that there would be a new film adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s “Little Women.” I thought this classic book didn’t need to be ruined by another one of Hollywood’s attempts to dramatize and overromanticize a timeless story. Yet knowing Greta Gerwig, who previously...

Jacob Lubarsky, Copy Editor

December 30, 2019

While other students took marvelous trips across the world, visited family and had a spectacular holiday break, I spent my time watching “Cats,” a movie based on the play of the same name. This feline-filled film directed by Tom Hooper is about a gang of cats and their competition to ascend to be...

Claire Hunt and Hanna Sato

November 21, 2019

Seven men come on stage wearing bright orange jumpsuits tied at the waist. Immediately, the crowd goes wild. I’m pulled toward the stage by the powerful rush of the crowd as purple lights fill the pit. Cue more screaming. It’s a Friday night at the Frost Amphitheater, located in the middle of the...

Lexi Goldstein, Staff Reporter

October 31, 2019

Honey, honey, Burlingame’s fall production of “Mamma Mia!” was absolutely, spectacularly amazing. Months of hard work from the cast and crew led by Cindy Skelton, Shawn Reifschneider and Jim Ambler came through during the energized performance. Each character shone uniquely in the spotlight, from...

Ethan Gardner, Sports Editor

August 23, 2019

The Vietnamese sandwich and noodle shop Cherimoya, a longtime Burlingame Avenue favorite, is back and better than ever. Although it shut down at its original spot near Sephora last fall, it has reappeared in a bigger location just several blocks down at 1407 Burlingame Ave. The menu and the food are...

Amelia Harris, Copy Editor

May 23, 2019

Omigod, omigod you guys, “Legally Blonde,” with catchy songs, amazing choreography and creative sets wowed audience members on its opening night, Friday, Oct. 19. Directed by Cindy Skelton, Elle Woods (Suzanna Longworth) starts out as a seemingly “dumb blond.”   “Throughout the course of...

Tyler Idema, Senior Reporter

April 30, 2019

It’s crispy, tasty and it’s about as good as you’re going to get for classic Southern cuisine in Burlingame. Triple X Chicken, the new hotspot downtown that replaced Cherimoya on Lorton Avenue this spring, gives a whole new definition to the chicken sandwich with its savory fried chicken. With...

Moya Liu, Business Manager

April 30, 2019

Passionate young theater makers of the Advanced Drama class geared up to take over the drama festival on March 29 at Aragon. Every previous spring, the Ohlone College campus has buzzed with life as students applied stage makeup, rehearsed lines and belted Broadway show tunes one last time before they...

April 30, 2019

At 6 p.m. on April 15, millions of fans worldwide turned on their TV or quickly tried to renew their laptop HBO account before the first episode of “Game of Thrones” season eight hit the screen. After over a year and a half since the end of season seven, fans were eagerly awaiting the release, prepared...

Alec Abramson, Staff Reporter

March 26, 2019

Sean Hannity is unabashedly conservative. What’s more, his show (and Fox News as a whole) appears to be a hub for beginner-to-intermediate level Photoshop connoisseurs who spend their days churning out opaque photos marked by flashy taglines. At least, that’s the first thing I noticed. On March 5,...

James Lowdon, Senior Reporter

March 25, 2019

The World War I documentary “They Shall Not Grow Old,”directed by Peter Jackson, first premiered in the U.K. on Oct. 16, 2018, and later aired on the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on the 100th anniversary of the 1918 armistice that ended WWI. Now, the film is premiering in American theaters....

Jacob Lubarsky, Copy Editor

March 25, 2019

The drama department premiered its take on the murder mystery “The Hollow” on March 15, 16, and 17. The play follows members of the Angkatell family who decide to put their troubles behind them by spending the weekend at Sir Henry (sophomore Anthony Nash) and Lucy Angkatell (sophomore Jessi Fleming)’s...

Amelia Harris and Claire Hunt

March 25, 2019

Big Mouth 4 stars Rating: TV-MA From the catchiest and most appropriate theme song of all time (“I’m going through changes”) to some of the weirdest characters ever to air on television, “Big Mouth” is a rambunctiously entertaining TV show about the struggles and joys of puberty....

Ethan Gardner, Sports Editor

February 20, 2019

Walking through the halls at Burlingame, it is almost impossible not to find someone listening to music. Between headphones, earbuds and airpods, Burlingame students are always plugged in. Curious about what types of music Burlingame students like to listen to, the Burlingame B conducted a poll to determine...