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Election results: Trump & Harris
Election results: Trump & Harris
Cup of POP Culture fro-yo.
POP Culture closed after 10 years
Associate principal Ben Chiri quietly observes Mr. Rivers' class and notes down his observations.
Learning walks and Deans on Duty
Effervescent NHS President, senior Jonin Morgan, serves in blood drop costume. Show up to Friday's blood drive to find out who was inside the costume visiting classrooms last week...
Red Cross club blood drive coming up on October 25th
Photo via Staci Souhan
New Associate Principal: Dr. Staci Souhan
Election reflections
Prestigious colleges: value or hype?
Prestigious colleges: value or hype?
[OPINION] The double standards of liberalism
[OPINION] Don’t forget the other things on the ballot
Illustration by Lillian Landberg
The vote split: People vs. process
Filmbros
Filmbros
Class of 2022 (Satire)
Class of 2022 (Satire)
Alpha Male Podcasts (Satire)
Alpha Male Podcasts (Satire)
What to Love About Senior Year (Satire)
What to Love About Senior Year (Satire)
Hallelujah for the Hall Pass (Satire)
Hallelujah for the Hall Pass (Satire)
Prestigious colleges: value or hype?
Prestigious colleges: value or hype?
Illustration by Lillian Landberg
The vote split: People vs. process
Aubrey Drake Graham
“Don’t wake the demon up”
Kendrick Lamar Duckworth
“It’s just Big Me”
[DEBATE] Should advanced classes be eliminated?
[DEBATE] Should advanced classes be eliminated?
Aseel Ibrahim
Illustration by Lillian Landberg
Laidback library vibes
The American Indian Student Group at a college fair on Oct. 21, 2024.
Native American Student Group
Illustration by Lillian Landberg
One big move: Kyiv to Minneapolis
An active take on the classic classroom experience
An active take on the classic classroom experience
Mounds View's EMTeacher
Mounds View’s EMTeacher
Mounds View Football team listens to Varsity Coach Aaron Moberg give a speech.
A touchdown on MV football
Mounds View girls cross country huddles before their race at Alexandria Lion's Meet of Champions
Mustangs cross barrier of success
PHOTO VIA Rachel Ostrom
Early swims and late wins
PHOTO VIA Ellie Bina
Athlete of the issue: Ellie Bina
Senior Stable at a home football game this year.
Senior Stable’s kickin’ back
PHOTO VIA Courtesy of Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment, as exclusive licensee.
Creator’s “Chromakopia” comeback
Mi-Sant kitchen or bakery?
Eternal Atake 2 cover art.
Is Eternal Atake 2 that bad?
PHOTO VIA Super Deluxe Edition
Songs of a Lost World: The Cure
PHOTO VIA Warnerbros
Spooky time off to a good start: ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’
PHOTO VIA Courtesy of Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment, as exclusive licensee.
Creator’s “Chromakopia” comeback
Mi-Sant kitchen or bakery?
Eternal Atake 2 cover art.
Is Eternal Atake 2 that bad?
PHOTO VIA Warnerbros
Spooky time off to a good start: ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’
PHOTO VIA Atlantic Records
Brat summer becomes brat autumn
PHOTO VIA Super Deluxe Edition
Songs of a Lost World: The Cure
“We Don’t Trust You” album cover.
Metro and Future ‘don’t trust you’
London to Atlanta: 21’s ‘American Dream’
London to Atlanta: 21’s ‘American Dream’
The Rolling Stones' latest album, "Hackney Diamonds," is their first album since "A Bigger Bang," which was released in 2005. PHOTO VIA Universal Music Group 2023
A new era in the Rolling Stones: ‘Hackney Diamonds’
PHOTO VIA OVO Sound
“For All the Dogs:” more of the same
‘Dune: Part Two’ — Continuing the journey across Arrakis
‘Dune: Part Two’ — Continuing the journey across Arrakis
Missed opportunities in Wonka’s chocolate tale
Missed opportunities in Wonka’s chocolate tale
POSTER | Universal Studios
Reviewing long-awaited FNAF movie
POSTER | Warner Bros. Pictures
Review of Tim Burton’s “The Corpse Bride”
POSTER | 20th Century Studios
“The Creator” review
Sea of choices: Mediterranean food near MV
Sea of choices: Mediterranean food near MV
The lahpet thoke, or a tea leaf salad, I ordered at Mandalay Kitchen.
Best Burmese food in St. Paul: Mandalay Kitchen
Smash Park's brand-new location in Roseville, MN.
Roseville’s Smash Park smashes expectations
Makwa Coffee: where coffee and community meet
Makwa Coffee: where coffee and community meet
Illustration by Via Yang
2024 Presidential Election
Mounds View in 1956
Mounds View celebrates 70 years
The rising trend of overconsumption
The rising trend of overconsumption
According to a study done by Rutgers University, gambling in young adults ages 18 to 24 has increased by 400% since 2017.
[COLLECTION] The rise of sports betting
The downfall of ELA education
The downfall of ELA education
Good Question: Where would you want to wake up?
[OPINION] The dark origins of TikTok's looksmaxxing trend
[OPINION] The dark origins of TikTok’s looksmaxxing trend
Pro-life activists rally against Minnesota abortion legislation
Pro-life activists rally against Minnesota abortion legislation
Jan. 6, Shane Dawson and the new generation of conspiracies
Jan. 6, Shane Dawson and the new generation of conspiracies
Interview with Merrianne Do, viral Chargers fan and Twin Cities native who assures she’s a real fan
Interview with Merrianne Do, viral Chargers fan and Twin Cities native who assures she’s a real fan
Men of Character: local blockbuster
Men of Character: local blockbuster
Students gathered over the summer to paint mural.
Artistic talent on display in new mural
Linnea Ousdigian pushes ahead in her race at Nationals.
Freshman Linnea Ousdigian: National Nordic champion
INTERPRETING. Senior Haley Schwendemann, junior Whitney O’Connell, senior Brooklyn Both and senior Alice Jerome at theater rehearsal practicing for the ASL interpretation of Cinderella.
Soundless storytelling: ASLHS to interpret spring musical
Community spreads support for Evan Kirkland
Community spreads support for Evan Kirkland
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[OPINION] The dark origins of TikTok’s looksmaxxing trend

From phrenology to incels, the origins of "looksmaxxing" are darker than they may appear.
Maya Gjelhaug and Isabel Li • February 5, 2024

In the 1800s, phrenology, or the practice of using the construction of the skull to determine aspects of a person's character and personality, enjoyed great popularity in the world of psychology. Phrenologists...

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