Arts & Culture – The Talon

Emielyn Das’s single “Hoping Hopelessly” is a smooth track about struggling to navigate the college application process without much guidance.

Talon Tunes: Dance to the sound of college application stress with Emielyn

By Kathrina Welborn
November 22, 2020

Now that it's that time of year, the Starbucks holiday menu is out. We each picked up the holiday drinks and gave them a taste to see which drinks were actually good and which ones genuinely made us sad.

A comprehensive review of this year’s Starbucks holiday drinks

By Nina Crofts and Kaavya Butaney
November 19, 2020

COVID-19 around the world

By Anika Sikka, Marie Godderis, Allan Feldman, and Elli Lahdesmaki
November 16, 2020

Draco Malfoy leans over a sign welcoming you to Hogwarts as you shift realities. Recently, people all over the internet have been claiming to shift realities, sharing their stories with the world.

You’re a muggle, Harry!

By Anika Sikka
November 8, 2020

Police escort one of the Seven to the courthouse, surrounded by protesters. The movie 'The Trial of the Chicago Seven' highlights parallels between the 1960s and the present.

Past meets present in ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’

By Emily McNally
November 8, 2020

The Notorious RBG: life versus ‘On the Basis of Sex’

By Lauren Chung
October 14, 2020

‘Cuties’: Not so cute after all

By Anika Sikka and Naomi Ichiriu
September 28, 2020

The cover for Machine Gun Kelly’s “Tickets To My Downfall” features him standing at the edge of an empty pool with a bright-pink guitar. “Tickets To My Downfall” explores pop punk, a departure from MGK’s previous rap albums.

‘Tickets To My Downfall’: Machine Gun Kelly’s successful pop-punk debut

By Kathrina Welborn
September 28, 2020

A produce stand displays kale, cucumbers and bananas for varying prices. According to a white teenage boy on TikTok, $2 is the monetary value of an Asian, below that of your average cucumber.

Are you worth more than a cucumber?

By Kaley Kwan
September 28, 2020

“Who is that girl I see staring straight back at me? Why is my reflection someone I don't know?” That’s what the 1998 animated “Mulan” should be asking Disney’s new live-action rendition of the classic tale. With main actress Yifei Liu’s terrible acting skills and a failed attempt to turn “Mulan” into a Disney princess movie, Disney’s newest production does not deliver.

‘Mulan’ — more than just a Disney princess story

By Rose Liu, Staff Writer
September 13, 2020

Which egg is most eggcellent? We investigated that age-old question below.

Nine eggs, a liter of tears and a mission

By Nina Crofts, Opinions Editor
August 30, 2020

These women seem impressed by something, but we are not. “The Kissing Booth 2,” one of Netflix’s newest teen rom-coms, debuted to a disappointed crowd.

‘The Kissing Booth 2’ is proof that Jacob Elordi’s abs can’t fix everything

By Vaishu Sirkay
August 29, 2020

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