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Westwood Horizon

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Happiest Season featuring Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis was released on Thursday, Nov. 25. Photo courtesy of @happiestseason.

‘Happiest Season’ Gifts Viewers With A Sense of Seasonal Comfort

Amy Simon, Sports Editor November 30, 2020

Christmas movies. Two words that can either make or break you during the holiday season. Unlike many other genres, Christmas movies are usually filled with mediocrity, with only select movies making it...

Ron Howards new film Hillbilly Elegy debuted on Nov. 24 to incredibly mixed reactions. Photo courtesy of @netflix.

‘Hillbilly Elegy’ Proves to be Disastrous Misfire

Hayden Swanson, Managing Editor November 27, 2020

Right off the bat, the words “Directed by Ron Howard” raised a pretty big red flag during the opening credits of Hillbilly Elegy. The renowned child actor-turned-director had been struggling for the...

Students virtually auditioned for the All-State Orchestra.
Graphic by Nashitha Azeez

Orchestra Students Triumph at All-State Auditions

Nashitha Azeez, Dreamcatcher Assistant Editor November 24, 2020

Orchestra students virtually auditioned for the All-State Orchestra from Saturday, Oct. 31 to Wednesday, Nov. 4. Similar to All-Region auditions, students auditioned through the software program, MusicFirst,...

20-year-old Stella Rose Bennett, who goes by the stage name BENEE released her debut album titled Hey u x on Friday, Nov. 13. Photo courtesy of Kristina Valdez.

BENEE Captures Sentiments Surrounding the Pandemic with ‘Hey u x’

Amy Simon, Sports Editor November 23, 2020

Following her hit single Supalonely, featuring Gus Dapperton, 20-year-old Stella Rose Bennett, who goes by the stage name BENEE, released her debut album, Hey u x on Friday, Nov. 13. BENEE’s nonchalant...

SunDancers Vivian Lang 21 and Josie Herrin 21 pose in front of the Little Italy themed backdrop. Photo Courtesy of Yu Su

SunDancers Honor Seniors With Elegant Dinner

Triambika Dinakaran, Reporter November 23, 2020

On Thursday, Nov. 5th, the SunDancers held their annual Senior Night, as a part of Senior Week festivities. Dancers arrived at the Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex to perform at the varsity football game...

The Strand Book Store is an iconic New York City establishment, but has found itself struggling to survive during the pandemic. When the stores owner, Nancy Bass Wyden, issued a call for help, readers showed up in droves, spurring the viral movement #SaveTheStrand. Photo courtesy of 
@strandbookstore.

Enduring the Test of Time: Strand Book Store Stages Comeback

Hannah Ashtari, Managing Editor November 20, 2020

Founded in 1927, New York City’s Strand Book Store can be described as a book lover’s paradise. Three floors of sky-high colorful shelves, reading nooks, and a cluttered yet organized book utopia has...

British animated musical group Gorillaz released their seventh studio album, an experimental audiovisual project titled Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez, on Friday, Oct. 23. Photo courtesy of Stereogum.

Gorillaz’s ‘Song Machine’ Presents a Fragmented Look at 2020

Oliver Barnfield, Video Editor November 11, 2020

Gorillaz, the British animated musical group headed by Damon Albarn, have made a name for themselves as an eclectic and inventive musical collective. Mixing beautiful melodies performed by Albarn with...

American musician Ariana Grande released her sixth studio album, Positions, on Friday, Oct. 30, after announcing it only a few weeks before. Photo courtesy of @arianagrande.

‘Positions’ Catapults Ariana Grande into New Era

Hannah Ashtari, Managing Editor November 7, 2020

In 2018, Ariana Grande, an American singer known for her impressive soprano vocals and catchy pop songs, experienced a year of both remarkable career highs and public personal loss. Just months after a...

National Arts Youth Alliance is a nonprofit led by Westwood students that aims to bring art supplies and more to children that may not have access to them. Photo courtesy of the National Arts Youth Alliance, graphic courtesy of Hannah Ashtari

Student-Led National Arts Youth Alliance Promotes the Benefits of Art

Hannah Ashtari, Managing Editor November 5, 2020

In June, as the world was beginning to accept a new and consequential reality due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sunny Dandapantula ‘22 founded a nonprofit, National Arts Youth Alliance (NAYA), by combining...

UPSAHLs Brutally Honest EP Young Life Crisis Stuns Listeners

UPSAHL’s Brutally Honest EP ‘Young Life Crisis’ Stuns Listeners

Amy Simon, Sports Editor November 2, 2020

Taylor Upsahl, also known as UPSAHL, released her sophomore EP titled Young Life Crisis on Friday, Oct. 30. The album is a reflection of the past year for UPSAHL, following a change in scenery with her...

Westwood Theatre held a production of three radio plays from Wednesday, Oct. 28 to Friday, Oct. 30. Photo courtesy @wwdramaclub

Westwood Theatre Brings a Spectacular Performance to Three 1940s Classic Radio Plays

Amy Simon, Sports Editor November 1, 2020

Westwood Theatre wowed the audience with their virtual production of three radio plays from Wednesday, Oct. 28 to Friday, Oct. 30. The three plays, set in the 1940s, revolved around the three main characters,...

The iconic box art of the Nintendo 64. Photo Courtesy of retrojunk.com

Why the Nintendo 64 is the Best Classic Console

Zach Maynes, Reporter October 31, 2020

For years, Nintendo was a household name after dominating the 1980s and early 90s market with their NES and Super NES consoles, but that completely changed once they made one of the worst business decisions...

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