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What is Boba? The term “boba”, “bubble tea”, or perhaps “pearl tea” refers to a type of drink made of tea and a variety of toppings. This type of drink originated in Taiwan in the late 1980’s, where it grew in popularity as a street food. It gained traction and slowly built a whole culture around it. Today, there are over 3,000 boba shops in the United States alone. At these shops, you can find a wide variety of teas and toppings, and it’s a similar experience to a coffee...
During the summertime, people plan vacations to other countries or regions, but those who do not have that opportunity should know about all...
Sophie Verweyen graduated from Glendale High School in 2020, and had been a part of Mr. Kirkwood’s film program all four years of her time...
Two years have gone by, and my time here as an Explosion writer is over. It has been a wonderful experience writing for the website and getting...
The fourth season of Stranger Things came out May 27, and fans have been waiting three years for this season to be released. This whole season will be streamed only on Netflix. In this new season we have a few new additions, like Eddie (Joseph Quinn), Dmitri (Tom Wlaschiha), Jamie Campbell (Peter Ballard), Chrissy Cunningham (Grace Van Dien), and Argyle (Eduardo Franco). There are also many more characters, and these new characters were a very good idea. This season has been done very well, and...
Cars was released in 2006 by Walt Disney Pictures and published by Pixar Animation Studios. This was Pixar's seventh feature film, and it was their last independently produced film, before being purchased...
Nostalgia is the 5th album produced by Eslabón Armando, a group of three guys, two of whom are brothers and one is a friend. Their band name translates to “United Chain”. This album came out on May...
One Piece is a Japanese animated series made by the studio known as Toei Animation. It was released as an official anime in 1999, but it started out as a manga written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda....
James Louie is a senior at Glendale High School and is a captain on our school’s varsity tennis team. He was born in Glendale and has been attending GHS since his freshman year. Let’s hear about his viewpoint and perspective on tennis. When did you first start playing tennis? I started playing tennis when I was in fifth grade. I took a break during middle school, but then I continued to play beginning freshman year. Who or what inspires/inspired you the most throughout your life? God...
Lilly Armstrong is the president of the National Honor Society and a senior here at Glendale High School. She likes to read about political theory and fiction, to ice skate, and to learn about complicated...
Ms. Michelle Reyes was born in Hollywood, California. Her hobbies include hiking, snorkeling, paddleboarding, cooking, baking, watching television, and spending time with her family and friends. One of...
GHS junior, Arman Vanyan, is the current color guard captain. He was born in Yerevan, Armenia and moved to the United States in 2012. Apart from color guard, Arman is secretary of the GHS Creative Writing...
In October of 2019, Grammy-nominated punk rock band My Chemical Romance announced that they’d be reuniting. Over two years later, they’ve finally released new music, for the first time in over eight years. The band originally split up after the members revealed that they no longer felt their music was needed, and that the demand for angry music wasn’t there anymore. They also revealed that they were no longer having fun as a band. The mounting pressure took a toll on them, especially after...
NFTs have become a crypto currency fad over the last year, one that many people struggle to understand. The acronym NFT stands for “non-fungible token,” but that doesn’t offer an explanation as to...
The concept of the American Dream has been around since 1931, after the best-selling book of James Truslow Adams called Epic of America. The original understanding of it was the equality and the opportunity...
“Babies are such a blessing.” Nothing crushes that illusion like having to sit near a crying baby in a movie theater or on an airplane. Kids have been viewed as a blessing for a long time. Even...
Lilly Armstrong is the president of the National Honor Society and a senior here at Glendale High School. She likes to read about political theory and fiction, to ice skate, and to learn about complicated board games that are new to her. She is a crew manager, the sound system supervisor for the GHS Technical Theater program and a volunteer at the Los Angeles Zoo. Lilly is also the valedictorian of the Class of 2022, and she will be attending UC Berkeley in the fall. National Honor Society is...
GHS junior, Arman Vanyan, is the current color guard captain. He was born in Yerevan, Armenia and moved to the United States in 2012. Apart from color guard, Arman is secretary of the GHS Creative Writing...
Brandon Doronila is a senior at GHS, and he has been a Nitro since his freshman year. He was born and raised in Glendale, and his favorite hobbies include hanging out with his friends, playing video games,...
Zare Arakelyan is a senior at Glendale High School, and he is the brass captain of the marching band. He was recently a member of the champion GHS Scholastic Bowl Team, which defeated the other schools...
