With restaurants based around seafood, the early 1900’s, and French cafés, the Mosaic District has developed quite the roster of culinary options for your casual afternoon meal. The new Sisters Thai restaurant proves to be a welcome addition to this ever-expanding list. Sisters Thai is located just right of Brine,Continue Reading
Daniel Craig’s three-year hiatus from the the role of British spy James Bond came to an end with the Nov. 6 release of Spectre. The movie made a box office splash, making $68 million in the opening weekend according to The Economist. While the film looks great and hits allContinue Reading
History is a big part of Fairfax County Public School curricula, starting as early as third grade and continuing through graduation. However, most history classes are focused very heavily on European and American history. The high point of fourth and fifth grade for me was participating in Colonial and MedievalContinue Reading
Private Twitter accounts are deeply confusing. The non-public, secure accounts make sense, as schools and communities across the country put an emphasis on “stranger danger”-style internet security. But “private Twitters” in the colloquial sense of the phrase are strange and seem mostly pointless. This phenomenon is hardly new. Individuals makeContinue Reading
Since entering elementary school, reading has become an integral part of typical life, from analysis of Shakespeare in English class to memoirs of world leaders in history, to plain old reading for fun. However, with the advent of new technologies, we can now hold volumes of literature right in ourContinue Reading
In an age where the internet acts as a source of information that dominates our lives, everyone has become a critic. Reviews of restaurants, movies and businesses are no longer limited to professional critics, and while this is generally positive for consumers, the situation becomes a much more complex whenContinue Reading
Moving from lectures to interactive student-run labs is a highly anticipated part of most science classes—particularly Chemistry, a class in which reading about a chemical reaction on a PowerPoint slide is very different from seeing it happen in front of you. However, after a chemical demonstration went awry and injuredContinue Reading
For some, the realms of physical activity and the musical arts have remained fairly separate. For members of the marching band, however, the two are deeply linked, challenging them to master both components. The latest season of marching band has proved no less challenging than the last, according to seniorContinue Reading
Varsity football ended their historic season on Nov. 13 with a 36-0 loss to Brooke Point High School in the regional tournament. After getting their first win in years last October, varsity finished their first winning season in years with a 6-4 record and four wins by more than 20Continue Reading
In almost every way, Halo 5: Guardians, released on Oct 24, exceeds the games that came before it. 343 Industries has developed a masterpiece in combat for the series with tons of guns, map variety, and a new massive multiplayer mode that shows the return of the greats, while changingContinue Reading