Skyline’s “Puffs” Reminds Viewers That Everyone Is a Hero in Their Own Way
Anja Cieslewicz, Staff
March 9, 2020
Skyline High School’s spring play PUFFS, starring Owen Briggs, Dan Livnat, and Emily Wiseman, reminded viewers of a certain wizarding boy and a certain school of magic. The play held a striking resemblance to J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter; yet, the acknowledgement of this similarity was repeatedly re...
Utah Local Performs On The Voice
London Venz, Staff
March 6, 2020
Season 18 of the voice premiered Monday February 24, the blind audition talent is already stacked says Billboard. Each coach wants what is best for their team and will do anything to get the perfect singer. During the premiere, longtime coach Blake Shelton, brought out a puppy to bribe a contestant....
Artists Dressed To The Nines At This Year’s Grammys
Anna Gardener, Staff
February 26, 2020
This year at the Grammys, in Los Angeles at the Staples Center, celebrities arrived in their most outgoing outfits, knowing fans await these looks all year. Every look was unique and beautiful in their own way, like Ariana Grande's fluffy princess gown, that required a “dress fluffer” to follow her...
Depression Rates Rising in the Music Industry
London Venz, Staff
February 24, 2020
Multiple studies have proven that those who partake in the music industry are more likely to experience depression. The pressure of meeting the expectations of the Hollywood spotlight causes immense amounts of stress and suffrage. Hollywood fame has always been stressful; people like Elvis Presley, Michael...
‘The Social Dilemma’ Movie Review; Through The Eyes of a Gen Z-er
Theadora Soter, Co-Editor-in-Chief
February 24, 2020
I’m writing this review in a coffee shop. There’s me, typing on my computer, checking my phone every few minutes, observing. There's the girl next to me, her computer is open but has fallen asleep, and out of the corner of my eye, I see the scrolling of her Instagram feed. There's the couple in front...
Skyline High School’s Satorian Magazine Prepares to Release Their Annual Publication
Audrey Hall, Arts and Culture Editor
February 6, 2020
On December 2, 2019, Skyline High School’s nationally recognized Satorian Magazine announced the beginning of their annual competition. Students were encouraged to submit literary, visual, and musical arts to the magazine to win a publication in the magazine and $50. Outside of the competition, there...
The Predicament of the Posthumous Album
Lily Rutherford, Staff
January 14, 2020
Albums released after an artist’s death are common in the music industry. These albums, also known as posthumous albums, date back to the 19th century. Artists like Michael Jackson, Lil Peep, Leonard Cohen, and Avicii have all had albums of theirs released after their death, but their releases bring...
BROCKHAMPTON Brings Heaven to Salt Lake City
Lily Rutherford, Staff
December 12, 2019
BROCKHAMPTON, a Los Angeles-based rap collective and self-acclaimed boy band, brought their fifth tour to Salt Lake at the Depot on the night of October 30. The “Heaven Belongs to You Tour” follows the release of their newest album, Ginger. This tour is BROCKHAMPTON’s second time in Salt Lake. ...
Kanye West Praises and Preaches in JESUS IS KING
Lily Rutherford, Staff
December 10, 2019
Spirituality has never been uncommon for Kanye West—his debut album, The College Dropout, included the popular “Jesus Walks,” which showed Kanye’s Christian side as opposed to the rest of the temporal album. Other spiritual tracks like “Father Stretch My Hands” and “Ultralight Beam” litter...
“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” Lights Up Skyline High With Every Color in the Rainbow
Audrey Hall, Arts and Culture Editor
November 25, 2019
From November 14 to November 18, Skyline High School produced a production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”. The play stars Isaac Murdock as the main character, Joseph, alongside Maggie Chamness, Eleanor Considine, and Sasha Wilkinson as the narrators. Rehearsals for the play began...
CGI De-Aging in Hollywood
Audrey Hall, Arts and Culture Editor
November 5, 2019
CGI, or Computer Generated Imagery, has changed the way that movies are made since 1973 when the first movie to use CGI, Westworld, was released into theaters. From there, CGI went from 2D to 3D effects, and then continued on to creating full-sized characters and even worlds. In 2006, X-men:...
Instagram Applies New Anti-Bullying Filters to Lower Cyberbullying Rates
Audrey Hall, Arts and Culture Editor
October 28, 2019
Instagram appointed their new CEO, Adam Mosseri, on October 1, 2018. Now, almost one year later, Mosseri has made multiple changes to Instagram aimed to stop cyberbullying on Instagram. When the new filter finds something negative in a comment, it asks the user if they actually want to comment. “Restrict...