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Many people that celebrate Cino de Mayo in the US don’t even know what the Mexican holiday commemorates.  

Celebrating Cinco De Mayo

Katherine Daly, Staff Writer
May 5, 2022
The Northman depicts the brutal history of Viking Culture.

‘The Northman’ depicts brutal Viking tale in great detail

Katherine Daly, Staff Writer
May 5, 2022
Jon Batiste accepts the award for album of the year.

64th annual Grammy Awards features stunning musical performances

Katherine Daly, Staff Writer
April 21, 2022
Kenneth Partridge discusses how a liberal arts education will help students in their future endeavors.

Managing editor at Genius Kenneth Partridge gives talk

Katherine Daly, Staff Writer
March 31, 2022
The Adam Project is a fun but forgettable sci-fi flick starring Ryan Reynolds.

‘The Adam Project’ is entertaining but forgettable sci-fi flick

Katherine Daly, Staff Writer
March 31, 2022
Black History Moment taught and inspire Gaels to listen to others experiences.

‘Black History Moment’ captures importance of Black History Month

Katherine Daly, Staff Writer
February 24, 2022
Inventing Anna tells the story of a notable con artist.

“Inventing Anna” tries to share strong message of female empowerment but falls flat

Katherine Daly, Staff Writer
February 24, 2022
Commencing Black History month, the Last Poets took the stage at the Endzone

Spoken word legends The Last Poets perform at Iona College

Jocelyn Arroyo-Ariza and Katherine Daly
February 13, 2022
Students discussed Kendi's themes of antiracism in Unity Lounge

SLAM and St. John’s University of Law host Black history book club

Katherine Daly and Jocelyn Arroyo-Ariza
February 13, 2022
The Book of Boba Fett shows promise as it highlights the extremely popular bounty hunter.

‘The Book of Boba Fett’ explores incredibly popular Star Wars character

Katherine Daly, Staff Writer
February 13, 2022
Illusionists David and Antonia sparked amazement and confusion with their mind boggling performance.

Illusionists stun students with fascinating magic tricks

Katherine Daly, Staff Writer
January 27, 2022
The Matrix Resurrections fails to live up to the reputation of the iconic original triology.

‘The Matrix: Resurrections’ tries and fails to recreate magic of original films

Katherine Daly, Staff Writer
January 27, 2022
As the days get shorter and nights get longer, Gaels get sadder.  

Dealing with seasonal depression

Katherine Daly, Staff Writer
December 9, 2021
Tick Tick... Boom! covers the life of late artist Johnatan Larson in a throughoughly entertaining musical.

“Tick, Tick… Boom!” covers life of late Jonathan Larson in musical biography

Katherine Daly, Staff Writer
December 9, 2021
Returning home for Thanksgiving, meals made by college students shouldn’t be time consuming to take away from catching up with family and friends.

Easy Thanksgiving meals to make as a college student

Katherine Daly, Staff Writer
November 18, 2021
Eternals features a large cast but struggles to tell a meaningful plot.

Marvel’s ‘Eternals’ fails to impress with unfocused plot

Katherine Daly, Staff Writer
November 18, 2021

“Sounds of Silence” (SOS) teaches students importance of music

Katherine Daly, Staff Writer
November 4, 2021
No Time to Die encapsulates everything exciting about the 007 series in this finale.

‘No Time to Die’: thrilling send-off for modern 007 saga

Katherine Daly, Staff Writer
October 21, 2021
Brita recounted her experiences sharing wisdom to Gaels.

Students play bingo with drag queen

Katherine Daly, Staff Writer
October 21, 2021
Iona students have participated in the Ice Bucket Challenge every year since it began in 2014.

Iona honors Patrick Quinn with Ice Bucket Challenge

Katherine Daly, Staff Writer
October 7, 2021

‘Grow, Thrive, Survive’: Iona’s counseling center informs students about suicide awareness

Katherine Daly, Staff Writer
September 23, 2021
‘Lucifer’ Season 6 brings close to Netflix series

‘Lucifer’ Season 6 brings close to Netflix series

Katherine Daly, Staff Writer
September 23, 2021
‘Shadow and Bone’ is strong adaptation of fantasy novel series

‘Shadow and Bone’ is strong adaptation of fantasy novel series

Katherine Daly, Staff Writer
May 6, 2021
Earth Day is an opportunity to learn about and advocate for environmental concerns.

Celebrating Earth Day

Katherine Daly, Staff Writer
April 22, 2021
The four-hour long director's cut of Justice League tells an entirely different story from the original 2017 film.

“Zack Snyder’s Justice League” is significant improvement to original 2017 film

Katherine Daly, Staff Writer
April 8, 2021
The Marvel Universe continues to surprise with its latest entry: ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’

The Marvel Universe continues to surprise with its latest entry: ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’

Katherine Daly, Staff Writer
March 25, 2021
Superman & Lois offers a refreshing take on the classic superhero.

‘Superman & Lois’ puts the Man of Steel in a refreshing family drama

Katherine Daly, Staff Writer
March 11, 2021
The best way to enjoy your life is to incorporate simple pleasures into your days.

Tips on how to romanticize your life

Katherine Daly, Staff Writer
March 11, 2021
Photo Credit - Disney.

WandaVision surprises with bold new direction for Marvel Cinematic Universe

Katherine Daly, Staff Writer
February 11, 2021
Photo Courtesy of Kerry Brown - Netflix

‘Rebecca’ is a shallow, unoriginal adaptation of the 1930 novel

Katherine Daly, Staff Writer
November 15, 2020
Halloween costumes can be made with things as simple as clothes already in your closet. / Photo from lifestylewithkel on Instagram

Last minute Halloween costumes

Katherine Daly, Staff Writer
November 2, 2020
Vampires vs. The Bronx while cliché, presents interesting themes with its setting - Photo Courtesy of Broadway Video

“Vampires vs. the Bronx” Is a Simple but Enjoyable Start to the Halloween Season

Katherine Daly, Staff Writer
October 16, 2020
Midnight Sun celebrates the 10th anniversary of Twilight with a new prologue story - Photo Courtesy of ummit Entertainment, Little, Brown and Company

“Midnight Sun” casts a new light on the story of “Twilight”

Katherine Daly, Staff Writer
October 16, 2020
Braided styles can be as simple or intricate as you want but are a great low-maintenance style for the fall / Photo from ultabeauty official Instagram

Hair trends to look out for this fall

Katherine Daly, Staff Writer
October 1, 2020
Make sure your goals motivate you. Properly setting goals is the first step to achieving them. / Photo from iamnathaliesanga on Instagram.

Setting, accomplishing goals

Katherine Daly, Staff Writer
September 18, 2020
Photo courtesy of Warner Brothers Pictures.

‘Tenet’: A thrilling film for return to theatres

Katherine Daly, Staff Writer
September 18, 2020

Students show support for LGBTQ+ community with notes

Katherine Daly, Staff Writer
September 1, 2020

Campus reopens with new health and safety policies, procedures

Katherine Daly, Staff Writer
August 20, 2020

A welcome to the class of 2024

Katherine Daly, Staff Writer
August 19, 2020

How to prepare for final exam season

Katherine Daly, Staff Writer
November 14, 2019

OLAS movie night highlights community

Katherine Daly, Staff Writer
October 31, 2019

How to survive cold, flu season while in college

Katherine Daly, Staff Writer
October 31, 2019
Ruby Rose stars as Batwoman in The CW’s return to Gotham City after the end of ‘Gotham’ in April.

Action packed ‘Batwoman’ starts on shaky note

Katherine Daly, Staff Writer
October 17, 2019
'Nancy Drew’ reimagined in mature, but lifeless show

‘Nancy Drew’ reimagined in mature, but lifeless show

Katherine Daly, Staff Writer
October 17, 2019

How to ace your midterm exams

Katherine Daly, Staff Writer
October 17, 2019

Fall fashion trends to look for on campus this season

Katherine Daly, Staff Writer
October 4, 2019
In "Ad Astra," dark themes such as loneliness and depression are examined through the beautiful backdrop of outer space.

‘Ad Astra’ provides out of this world storytelling

Katherine Daly, Staff Writer
October 4, 2019

Millie Bobby Brown releases minimalist beauty line

Katherine Daly, Staff Writer
September 5, 2019

‘Gotham’ finale only complicates Batman’s story

Katherine Daly, Staff Writer
May 4, 2019

Tips, tricks for how Iona students can ace their finals

Katherine Daly, Staff Writer
May 4, 2019

Springtime activities Iona students can enjoy this season

Katherine Daly, Staff Writer
April 19, 2019

Tips, tricks for maintaining your GPA for the rest of spring semester

Katherine Daly, Staff Writer
April 4, 2019
The Iona Players’ performance of “Mamma Mia!” delighted audiences with its humor, heart and an amazing ABBA soundtrack.

‘Mamma Mia’: Perfect musical for Iona Players

Katherine Daly, Staff Writer
March 14, 2019

New hair trends to look forward to this spring season

Katherine Daly, Staff Writer
March 14, 2019
It is time to say goodbye to the “How to Train Your Dragon” franchise as it lands with the third and final film in the series, “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World.” During the nine years between “How to Train Your Dragon” and this final film, DreamWorks Animation has gone through its own changes. While the new film is a beautiful spectacle, one may argue that DreamWorks may be trying to just make a quick buck. Regardless, "How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World" shows that the series only continues to soar and will have people loving it for years to come. This time around, Hiccup (once again voiced by Jay Baruchel) is trying to find his place as the leader of Berk. His people have fully embraced life with dragons, but this new lifestyle has made Berk a target. Despite Hiccup’s efforts to spread the message of peace, dragons and people are still not getting along. Hiccup then proposes that the residents of Berk should pick up and leave in search of a hidden, magical land. Of course, this move becomes a problem when a fearsome group of dragon trappers arrive and threaten to kill Hiccup’s dragon, Toothless. At the center of the film are the themes of letting go and growing up. They are shown expertly through the eyes of Hiccup and the evil dragon hunter, Grimmel. Hiccup has forged a unique friendship between himself and Toothless, and is not willing to let it go. He tried to create a utopia where humans and dragons could live in harmony as a last-ditch effort to keep his best friend at his side. This draws the attention of many nefarious types of bad guys including Grimmel, voiced by F. Murray Abraham, who has his sights set on Toothless. Grimmel’s refusal to grow up and become peaceful leads the film into a well-executed climax. Despite the two core themes, the plot is rather simple. It strikes an interesting tonal balance between comedy and fantasy, but it runs a little bit too long. That said, the heavy run-time allows DreamWorks to show off the unbelievably stunning animation. The animators painstakingly created beautiful landscapes with light, shadow, water, sunsets and fire. Through its ridiculous and pointless comedy, “The Hidden World” brings it home with a classic kind of message about growing up and learning to stand on your own. The finale to the franchise will say goodbye as it flies away with your heart. “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World” is currently playing in theaters.

‘How To Train Your Dragon’ trilogy ends on high note

Katherine Daly, Staff Writer
February 28, 2019
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