Since its opening in 1974, Mt. Carmel High School has been a beacon of community and friendship in PUSD. Just over a decade later, Lee Raskin joined the Sundevil family as an AP European Civilizations and World History teacher. He remains an integral part of the school’s culture. From an …
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WARNING: Some spoilers for WandaVision episodes 1-5 ahead. As early as April 2019, Marvel fans have been hyped for the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first-ever streaming service mini-series, WandaVision. The Scarlet Witch and Vision’s television debut is only the first of many to release on Disney+ (The Falcon and Winter Soldier …
Read More »Content Coming Soon: Everything Disney+ Will Release in 2021
Since its debut in Nov. of 2019, Disney+ has grown wildly popular. The platform now sits at a handsome 86 million subscribers, snatching fourth place in video subscriptions in the US, only sitting behind Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Hulu according to marketing research company Parks Associates. However, fans clamor …
Read More »Wonder Woman 1984: Not So Wondrous After All
When Wonder Woman came out in 2017, fans were ecstatic to witness a new powerful female superhero break out onto the world’s stage. Starring Gal Gadot, it brought a taste of diversity, strength, and light into the struggling DC Extended Universe. Backed by the writing and directing talents of Patty …
Read More »The SUN Staff’s Picks: Top 5 Christmas Movies
The weather has dropped below 70 degrees and Californians are bundling up in Patagonia jackets, fuzzy socks, and blankets. Starbucks has released their limited edition coffee cups, and every conversation starts with “I’m freezing!” It can all only mean one thing—winter is coming. As the cold season takes root, Christmas …
Read More »Inbar Schwartz: Protesting in Style
In recent years, activism has become a symbol of the newest generation of adolescents. From gun violence prevention to climate change to Black Lives Matter, Generation Z has taken social reform into their own hands. MC junior Inbar Schwartz is similarly making a fashionable statement about the atrocities of human …
Read More »The Mandalorian Blasts Off With Its Second Season
WARNING: Spoilers for Seasons 1 and 2 of the Mandalorian. In November of 2019, Disney launched its own streaming service, Disney+, equipped with decades of movies and television series along with some new additions that were released along with the new service. Without question, the most notable of these new …
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It seems that the war for film diversity continues to burn in the hearts of many. When Israeli actress Gal Gadot announced that she would be starring in Paramount’s Cleopatra, playing the infamous queen, the internet expectedly blew up in a controversial debate regarding Gadot’s qualifications to play the role. …
Read More »The Academy Awards Stuffs New Standards in their Diversity Gap
On Sept. 8th, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that as of 2024 (the 96th Oscars Awards), a diversity requirement would be set on the Best Picture Award to “encourage equitable representation on and off screen to better reflect the diversity of the movie-going audience.” In recent …
Read More »Swinging Blindy: A New Legend in Tennis History
The US Open is a world-renowned international tennis tournament. Since 1881, the US Open has never failed to take place. Just like the stereotype goes, Americans never let anything nor anyone tells them no. Despite the long-winded Covid-19 crisis, they bravely decided to step up and go in swinging blindly. …
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