Carpe Diem’s Movie Buff Extravaganza presents– An Argument for Ambiguity in Horror: Sometimes Less is More
Minor to Major spoilers for/Films highlighted: Halloween(1978) Alien(1979) THE THING(1982) Zodiac(2007) One thing that used to bother me when I watched movies was their sense of ambiguity. That when the lights in a theater were shining on me afterwards, the answers for the film which I sat through were not always there, that certain story […]
The Faces of Indigo
Sometimes a person’s presence feels bigger than life. These people exude an aura of a higher purpose than simply existing. A couple of terms could be associated with them but the most common is Indigo. The term “Indigo Children” was invented by Nancy Ann Tappe, a teacher and counselor in the early 1960s. Tappe studied […]
The Thick of It
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The Third Take – “It’s just business!” – Episode 2
In today’s podcast, we review some of the biggest stories happening in sports the last few weeks. From Tom Brady to Lavar Ball, nothing is off-limits. And as always, it’s just business.
David Lynch: Cinematographer Extraordinaire! (No, he’s really good!)
David Lynch, the director of Twin Peaks, is one of my favorite movie directors. He’s made a lot of stuff and most of it’s good. Listen as I give you some words of wisdom about the illustrious and often misinterpreted Hollywood bad boy!
How Does One Make It Through Four Years of High School?
So, just picture this, right? You’ve got a variety of people with character traits ranging from sporty, to artsy, to wicked intelligent, and popular, and even some fabulous weirdos mixed in there, and a lot of them have a combination of a few. Each one of them has a different way of speaking and a […]
New and Improved? iPhone 8 rumors
New and Improved? (Iphone 8) If you have the Iphone 6 and is about to buy the 7 I would wait until this fall! The Iphone 8 is releasing. Don’t just go drop hundreds of dollars on the 7 when the 8 is about drop soon. A lot of great things are expected. […]
Thornton Students Win Maine Student Band Competition
Each year musician Jeff Shaw runs a one week rock camp in Portland for teens in the are ages 11-18 over the summer. There were about 12 people there, and junior Zoé and her sister Ève who is a freshman loved the experience and were newly motivated to start a band. Want to Hear the […]
Teen Migraines
I was diagnosed with chronic migraines when I was in the fifth grade. Since then, I’ve missed a total of over 100 school days because of the condition. I’ve missed best friend’s birthday parties. I had to quit my gymnastics team. I’ve stayed up all night before school on multiple occasions trying to cram weeks […]
The Pets of TA
Pets add so much happiness and laughter to our lives. Here are just some pets of the students here at TA. Read on, enjoy laughter and adorable animal photos.