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Rating: 4 stars out of 5 (Spoiler warning!) The novel Pew by Catherine Lacey depicts the arrival of a person without a home in a small, unnamed town in the American South. This individual, who required shelter for the night, was found asleep on a church pew during a congregation. They are genderless, racially ambiguous, and unwilling to speak. The family that initially decides to take in this visitor nicknames them Pew, after the place they were found. It may not be a stret

As we reach the final moments of the winter months, and more and more hints of spring’s arrival are revealed, Nowruz festivities start to begin. The Persian New Year, known as Nowruz, celebrates the spring equinox (the official start of spring) where day and night are exactly equal on March 20th. Dating back 3000 years, Nowruz is one of the oldest celebrations to date, with over 300 million people celebrating from various ethnic backgrounds and cultures around the Middle-Eas

Late nights cramming for exams, early morning lab sessions, and the ever-present need to succeed—high school is like a never-ending marathon. For many students at Sentinel, stress has become inevitable as our homework piles up, and a good night’s sleep has become a luxury rather than a necessity. However, what many students don’t know is the extent to which these two issues are intertwined, and how improving one can greatly improve the other. The Vicious Cycle Stress and lack

In recent months I—like the rest of the world—have suddenly become captivated by the charm and elegance of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, the late wife of John F. Kennedy Jr. This interest is due to the release of Ryan Murphy’s biographical anthology, now streaming on Hulu, which follows the infamous couple’s high-profile romance. Bessette-Kennedy remains something of an enigma of the 1990s: one of the most recognizable women in the world, yet deeply private. However, despite her

Mark Zuckerberg’s social networking empire Meta, in collaboration with Ray Ban, released a $300 pair of glasses that captures photos and videos. The first of its kind, the glasses are comfortable, convenient, sleek, and stylish, but it presents implications with privacy: it is easy to imagine a dystopian future where the glasses can negatively impact our lives, as the camera lenses are undetectable. Upon stumbling across the glasses on social media, where creators use the Met

Editor's Note: Before reading this article, I recommend checking out the actual AI 2027 scenario at ai-2027.com . It's a detailed, interactive forecast that's easier to understand by exploring it yourself first. This article discusses what's in it, but you'll get more out of it if you've seen the scenario. If Artificial Intelligence were to surpass the intelligence of humans within the next two years rather than decades, it would align with a new prediction project called “AI

Rating: 3.75 stars out of 5 (Spoiler warning!) If Cats Disappeared From the World is a 2012 novel written by Genki Kawamura, its English version translated by Eric Selland. The story depicts the last week of life of a 30-year-old man recently diagnosed with terminal cancer. Having been told that he has little time to live, this nameless narrator will try anything to extend his time on Earth—even consulting whom he believes to be the devil himself. “The real devil doesn’t hav