Queens of the Spotlight
Angie Cummings, Lara Nakamura, and Rosa Schaefer Bastian
January 18, 2018
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The room is in complete darkness. The sharp clicking of stilettos on the floor pierces the silence. All of a sudden, a bright spotlight snaps on and illuminates a figure on the stage. Applause rages out from the audience and fills the room. The figure turns, with a perfectly glammed up face of makeu...
Straight outta… Asia?
January 18, 2018
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What comes to mind when you think of Asian rappers? Is it the dark, mumble rap of Rich Chigga, Keith Ape’s Korean screamo-esque ballads or Honey Cocaine’s traditional rap style reminiscent of Tyga’s prime? Whatever the thought may be, Asian rappers have always been tied to controversy and apprehens...
miserable.
November 7, 2017
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miserable. i’m miserable. my stomach feels sick. there’s a pit. or a hole. there’s something that makes me short of breath. and hard of speaking. my eyes become damp. soon to be followed by tears. contain them. don’t let them fall. don’t let anyone know. you’re crying because ...
DOODLES
November 7, 2017
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As the school year begins, the margins of many Palo Alto High School students’ notebooks fill up quickly with sketches as the clock ticks through class. Many unconsciously pick up their pencils and begin to create their own style of doodling. Each individual has their own doodling preferences, wheth...
Pause, Play, Shuffle
November 7, 2017
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Leela Srinivasan Junior Leela Srinivasan’s generally listened to popular songs she had heard on the radio, until she started taking electric guitar lessons. When she began taking lessons three years ago, Srinivasan was exposed to a conglomerate of old school songs from the 80’s. “The songs they pi...
A New Type of Street Art
Lia Salvatierra, Grace Rowell, and Benjamin Rappeport
November 7, 2017
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Curious eyes widened and heads turned as surrounding students, startled and confused, watched two freshmen zoom past them on motorized desks, speeding off at 27 miles per hour. It was truly a sight to be seen. Nathan Kim and Peter Martin had been toiling away on their creations for months and it was fi...
Get Thrifty
Jaime Furlong, Sam Guernsey
November 7, 2017
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You walk through the shiny front doors of a thrift shop in hopes of discovering a cute tank top, but once you step foot inside you are met with racks and racks of scratchy-looking knit sweaters that your grandma might wear to Christmas dinner. While it might be intimidating at first, the reward of thr...
Face the Music
Gabe Cohen and Charlotte Amsbaugh
November 3, 2017
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What makes an artist good? Is it their influence on culture? Is it how they brand themselves? Is it who can get the most streams? While all of these factors are important, what makes an artist good is if their music can make you feel something. If their lyrics or melodies can make you feel any emotion, ...
The Soundtrack of Our High School Years
Reilly Filter and Sarah Shapiro
June 4, 2017
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Music is arguably one of the most important parts of growing up. This story features three song selections from every senior on our staff that they felt accurately captured the roller coaster that is high school, whether in words, melody or memory.
Last Hurrah
June 4, 2017
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Since this is the last edition I will be able to contribute to CMAG I wanted to write a poem. I have been publishing my poetry since I was a young cubby sophomore, and it felt fitting to write another, for the last time. So, as I sat on nine different planes, because I have been traveling every weekend...
Minnesota Street Project
June 4, 2017
Deep in the heart of San Francisco’s industrial Dogpatch district, a place of trucks, abandoned warehouses, and construction pollution, a revolution is blooming. On the corner of Minnesota and 24th, this black-and-white building reveals nothing of its interior glories from afar. Little moved i...
Spilling Ink
Julianna Roth and Stan De Martel
June 4, 2017
C Magazine sat down with Johnny and Lisa, two tattoo artists, at the Redwood City Tattoo Company. We asked them some questions about their experience becoming tattoo artist and some of their fondest memories. What is your favorite part about being a tattoo artist? Johnny: For me, tattooing is more of a craftsmanship than ar...