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In its first weeks, “Wicked: For Good” had a massive opening hitting $223 globally, making it the biggest musical adaptation ever.
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Review: “Wicked” Changed Me For Good

Jacky Oasay December 13, 2025

After defying gravity in Part One, Elphaba and Glinda return in “Wicked: For Good” bringing their journey full circle. The first movie, released in Nov 2024, adapted Act One of the hit 2003 Broadway...

Show!Eva on the right and book!Eva on the left saying how while they share some similarities, they are not the same people. 
Art by Cheska Orias (c/o '26)

Review: WondLa

Cheska Orias, Editor-in-Chief December 11, 2025

*Note: Includes spoilers for both the book and show Time and time again, when you hear that a book is being turned into a show, it will either be the best thing you have ever seen or a dumpster fire....

Chicken jockeys in Minecraft are a hostile mob consisting of baby zombies that ride on chickens. They were first added into the game in Nov. 2013, in the 1.7.4 Java Edition update. They are a rare appearance in the game with a 0.25% spawn rate. Despite its small size, the mob can prove quite a chal-
lenge for newer players.

Review: Chicken Jockey

Leif Allgood May 13, 2025

On April 4, "The Minecraft movie" finally released and I got to see it in all its glory opening night. My friend group and I initially went as a joke to celebrate one of their birthdays, and we were all...

Photo of the band “The Mauve” at Blank Canvas Studio

Review: Underground Hawai’i Bands

Leif Allgood March 6, 2025

Sounds of blasting music, to the point of deafness, hot and humid venue, whole body aching, to some this sounds like a sensory nightmare, to me its a personal heaven. Underground, also known as scene culture...

Fan art of Epic: The Musical depicting the Troy, Cyclops, Ocean, Circe, Underworld, Thunder, Wisdom, Vengence and Ithaca sagas (left to right) while also showing major characters from each. 
Art by Cheska Orias (c/o 2026).

Review: ‘Epic: The Musical’

Cheska Orias, Editor-in-Chief March 6, 2025

2025 Hawaii High School Journalism Awards – Review – Third Place Editor’s Note: Includes minor spoilers for "Epic: The Musical" With "Wicked" being adapted into a movie, more people are being...

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