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The new Iced Lavender Cream Oatmilk Matcha from Starbucks.

Food review: Starbucks spring-themed food and beverages

Sydney Herstein and Brooke Herstein March 15, 2024

As spring rolls around, restaurants and businesses adapt their menus and practices to give a happy and lively vibe, traits often associated with the sunny and warm weather that comes with the new season....

How it feels to go to school on a rainy day

Oak Park Students Brave Through Perilous SoCal Rainstorms

Penelope Kladopoulos, Opinion Editor March 5, 2024

SoCal’s brief rainy season has arrived and caused quite a stir for the sun-accustomed locals. Rainfall has reached historic levels over the past few weeks, with Oak Park being no exception. Many students...

End Valentine’s Day consumerism

End Valentine’s Day consumerism

Brooke Herstein and Jackson Hill March 1, 2024

The seemingly pleasant and heartwarming holiday commemorating love can be bittersweet for many. Regardless of whether you have a significant other, Valentine’s Day always takes its toll one way or another:...

2024 fashion trend predictions

2024 fashion trend predictions

Olivia Papanicolaou, Senior Staff Writer February 28, 2024

2024 came in hot with this year's Golden Globe host, Jo Koy, as he single handedly offended Taylor Swift and reduced Barbie to a film about a plastic doll with big boobs. Koy was unable to hide behind...

Love is dangerous, and oftentimes ends in heartbreak.

Cupid’s misfires: Why teenagers are obsessed with unattainable love

Jade Wolff, Guest Writer February 26, 2024

Valentine’s Day has finally arrived and I can practically feel love in the air. Oak Park High School students are currently in a frenzy of who-likes-who and who’s dating and who isn’t, but the truth...

Listening with Lindsay: Forever

Listening with Lindsay: ‘Forever’

Lindsay Gould, Editor-in-Chief February 20, 2024

On Feb. 9, up-and-coming artist Noah Kahan released his highly anticipated single “Forever,” along with two new collaborations with Brandi Carlile and George Alan Isakov.  Kahan performed “Forever”...

Valentines Day has become too focused on romantic love

Valentine’s Day has become too focused on romantic love

Natalie Baghdanian and Diya Johny February 15, 2024

Romantic, familial, platonic, and self-love are examples of how people show affection for one another. Valentine's Day used to be a celebration of all types of love, but now it has become hyper-focused...

Celebrate MLK, Watch the I Have a Dream Speech

Celebrate MLK, Watch the I Have a Dream Speech

Charlize Ocon, Business and Communications Manager February 12, 2024

I can understand enjoying a day off. Spending time with friends and family. Finishing that book or game that you’ve been meaning to. Catching up on sleep. I understand the importance of a well-needed...

‘The Boy and the Heron:’ A fun but thoughtful experience

‘The Boy and the Heron:’ A fun but thoughtful experience

Julia Marcos, Guest Writer February 12, 2024

The newest movie from Studio Ghibli, “The Boy and the Heron,” was released in theaters in December of 2023. It earned a rating of 7.6 on IMDb and rated 97% on Rotten Tomatoes. In addition, the film...

The office in Five Nights at Freddy’s remains faithful to the game it’s based on

Movie review: Five Nights at Freddy’s is faithful to its origin, but feels empty otherwise

Blue Manning, Guest Writer February 12, 2024

Video games were soaring into Hollywood in 2023, from “The Last of Us” series in January, to the “Super Mario Bros. Movie” in April to the “Gran Turismo” movie in August.  “The gaming IP...

Toilet Talk

Toilet Talk

oakparktalon · Toilet Talk Episode 1 (toilet flushing audio) Bing: Hello and welcome to Toilet Talk, where we discuss everything Oak Park bathrooms.  Ella: Why? Because it's our duty.  Bing:...

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