ALL PHOTOS & GRAPHICS/FINLEY GERRON 2026 is a turning point in fashion culture. This year is represented by a significant departure from radical silhouettes and loud trends, replaced by a collective agreement by consumers to slow consumption. A new phenomenon embracing anti-consumerism has emerged. Influencers on social media platforms have put their own spin on this concept, introducing “de-influencing.” Instead of pushing new clothing pieces onto their followers, they expo

ALL PHOTOS & GRAPHICS/FINLEY GERRON New movies and new stories release, but book adaptations stories seem to be receiving the most attention. The debate is always about which is better: the book or the movie. I read and watched both the books of the Prime Video show, “We Were Liars,” and the new movie, “Regretting You,” and I’ll explain some key differences about how the stories were told. “Regretting You” was published in 2019 by Colleen Hoover, and the movie was released

Graphic Credit / Ifrah Naaz Bellevue’s halls have been buzzing after discovering that Bellevue's very own juniors, Olivia Anderson and Chloe Coogan, have successfully created a small business. Anderson and Coogan’s new venture, C&O Charcuteries, is a business focused on creating handmade, intricate, and elegant food platters. Serving as the gold standard for any food arrangement, they have truly mastered the art of table centerpieces.  Anderson and Coogan's inspiration for

Photo Credit / Ifrah Naaz A lazy electronic chime is all that indicates the 11:40 AM opening of one of Bellevue’s most storied culinary institutions. A horde of hungry teens beckons its call, morphing itself into several lines which lazily snake around wooden sitting tables and block pedestrian traffic. Those in the longest queue patiently wait for today’s lunch special, while others, in an adjacent but much shorter line, are craving a slice of pizza. Nowadays, the Bellevue

ALL PHOTOS & GRAPHICS/BEN KOH Imagine it’s the end of the unit, and as you anxiously wait for your teacher to announce the final exam, they inform everyone that it’s going to be a group project. What a nightmare. Group projects are one of the most common methods teachers use to measure their students’ understanding of course content, but instead of assessing collaboration and better efficiency, group projects usually achieve the opposite result. “Group projects aren't effe