With over 180 million copies sold, Rick Riordan’s book series “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is one of the most successful Greek-mythology-inspired franchises, and remains a lasting icon of the...

When I first came across the cover of Sakaya Murata’s acclaimed novel, "Convenience Store Woman," I never anticipated the existential dread it would bring me. As an avid reader, my TikTok algorithm brings...

Just over 51 years ago, “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory'' (1971) debuted on the silver screen. The story, made famous by its original writer Roald Dahl, resonated with audiences across the...

Although the release of the animated film “Wish” (2023) is meant to be an ode to Disney’s older movies, in reality it represents everything wrong with the Disney Animated studio. Homogenization Since...

1989 marked Taylor Swift’s entry into pop music, a genre she dominated after this album's release. Exactly nine years later, 1989 (Taylor’s Version) set the record for most streams in one day on Spotify. Named...

After months of preparing, Independence’s first play of the school year, “Puffs'' is finally here, and for fans of J.K. Rowling’s  “Harry Potter” franchise, the performance is a must-see.  Written...

With over one billion active users, Tiktok’s new Electronic Commerce (e-commerce) shop is a genius marketing strategy, already generating more than $2.5 billion globally in one month.  TikTok shop...

After a long awaited year, the third movie in the epic Hercule Poirot mystery series is finally in theaters.  “A Haunting in Venice”, a movie adaptation of “Hallowe’en Party” by Agatha Christie,...

With its endless opportunities for entertainment, tools for communication, and easy accessibility, it’s no surprise that social media is an influential aspect of the modern world. Globally, its wide...

It’s a weekday, 5 p.m. in the afternoon. Driving out of Eldorado Parkway, you are headed to the Frisco Public Library to study for an upcoming test. As you arrive, you walk into a building replicating...

The 2023 summer movie season is coming to a close; get ready to start streaming all that you may have missed at the theaters. After years of the entertainment industry’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic,...

Millions of colored pixels on your screen stream into your algorithm as you scroll through TikTok. In the blink of an eye, you come across a short video filled with a compilation of micro-clips. Compiled...