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The Oarsman

Student Run News Site of Venice High School

The Oarsman

Student Run News Site of Venice High School

The Oarsman

Netflix’s ‘F is for Family’ Goes Out With A Bang

Netflix’s ‘F is for Family’ Goes Out With A Bang

Eric Lee, Editor-In-Chief December 16, 2021

Bill Burr has accomplished a wondrous feat with the success of F is for Family amidst the modern cultural climate. The show’s fifth and final season was released on Netflix on November 25. This dark,...

The Christmas Chronicles Should Be A Classic Holiday Movie

The Christmas Chronicles Should Be A Classic Holiday Movie

Julissa Alvarado, Reporter December 15, 2021

The Christmas Chronicles should be considered a Christmas movie classic. In the film, siblings Kate and Teddy must bring up the Christmas spirit and deliver all of the presents in time to all the homes....

Review: Still Over It By Summer Walker

Review: “Still Over It” By Summer Walker

Kenza Walkowiak-Chevalier, Reporter November 19, 2021

Summer Walker’s new R&B album Still Over It, reveals her vulnerability in a way none of her previous albums have. Throughout the twenty songs in her album, she sings about the frustration she feels...

Review: Eternals Pushes the Boundaries of the MCU

Review: Eternals Pushes the Boundaries of the MCU

T Lopez, Opinion Editor November 18, 2021

At first, I was hesitant to even go see Eternals. Was I about to waste my money on a movie that wasn’t even worth it? On one hand, the critics’ reviews were low. On the other hand,  the audience reviews...

Squid Game Takes Netflix by Storm

Squid Game Takes Netflix by Storm

T Lopez and Annette Vaipulu October 25, 2021

“무궁화 꽃이 피었습니다” (Translation: The Hibiscus Flowers Bloomed) The phrase that has been stuck in the heads of fans of the international sensation Squid Game: a nail-biting show...

The End Of An Era: On My Block Season 4 Review

The End Of An Era: On My Block Season 4 Review

Arely Ocampo Bartolo, Managing Editor October 25, 2021

Netflix has just released the final season of their smash-hit, On My Block which left many fans wanting more.  The show followed a group known as the “Core Four” which consisted of protagonists Jamal...

Venice Drama Presents A New Show Which Is Labeled “A Zoomdunnit Mystery”

Venice Drama Presents A New Show Which Is Labeled “A Zoomdunnit Mystery”

Arely Ocampo Bartolo, Engagement Editor June 11, 2021

Under the direction of theater teacher Bianca Andrews, Venice High School Drama premiered “The Virtual Killer: A Zoomdunnit Mystery,” a play performed and screened entirely through Zoom.  The play...

Poets Take the Final Stage Yet Again At Get Lit Competition

Poets Take the Final Stage Yet Again At Get Lit Competition

Tiffany Lopez, Reporter June 11, 2021

Not even a pandemic will keep these poets down.  On Saturday, May 1, Venice High’s Poetry Club participated in the virtual Get Lit competition placing 5th against GALA, San Gabriel, Cleveland, and...

Review: Pretend That You Love Me

Review: Pretend That You Love Me

Carter Nowak, Reporter May 5, 2021

What’s the future of cinema? I was unsure for a bit. Was the hyper-funded action movie headed for its demise as everyone in the world got a camera? Was arthouse headed for a renaissance like never...

Review: Oscar Nominated Nomadland Is Paving the Way for Personal Cinematic Films

Review: Oscar Nominated Nomadland Is Paving the Way for Personal Cinematic Films

Julian Lopez-Albany, Reporter April 22, 2021

Gypsum—a mineral used in fertilizer, chalk, and drywall. It’s an element that you’ve likely never heard of, one you might even take for granted, unknowingly blocking out the unique quandaries that...

Sun Araw’s Cameron Stallones on Collaborating with Reggae Legends, Hotline Miami, and Stylistic Evolution

Sun Araw’s Cameron Stallones on Collaborating with Reggae Legends, Hotline Miami, and Stylistic Evolution

Antoine Chanfreau, Reporter April 16, 2021

“As an artist you are always trying to explore more and more potent manifestations of your imagination,” said Sun Araw.  Sun Araw can only be accurately described as a musical project spearheaded...

Review: Big Mouth Season Four Tackles Gender Identity and Anxiety

Review: Big Mouth Season Four Tackles Gender Identity and Anxiety

Annette Vaipulu, Reporter April 13, 2021

Big Mouth is a show that’s still going through changes, even as it reaches its fourth season.  Like the past three seasons, Big Mouth continues to represent sensitive subjects through comedy such...

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