The crossroads of food and religion in the month of April
April 23, 2019
Filed under Briefs, ENTERTAINMENT
Readily-available Easter renditions of adorable baby animals and the declining diets of students overwhelmed by approaching exams are not the only contributors to fluctuation in food consumption during April—some of the most widely observed holidays from a variety of religions also take place during...
Rolling out my own red carpet
Herman Saini, Visuals Editor
April 12, 2019
Filed under ENTERTAINMENT
I know you're a star Where you go I follow No matter how far If life is a movie Then you're the best part Prom was one of the biggest highlights of my junior year. It meant I was almost done with this stressful year, but it’s also the dance that everyone treats as a classic coming-of-ag...
Turn of time: an exploration through the decades
Hannah Lee, Emily Xia, Helen Chao, Flora Peng, Collin Qian, and Herman Saini
April 10, 2019
Filed under ENTERTAINMENT, Multimedia, MULTIMEDIA PACKAGES
Feathered friends
April 10, 2019
Filed under ENTERTAINMENT, From the magazine
Struggle “I got you chickens” was all it took for senior Jessica Ji to spring up in bed early in the morning. Her father’s attempt to wake her had become a running joke between the two of them, always teasing her with the possibility of owning her most desired pets: chickens. Ji had always had a strange c...
A look ‘Into the Woods’
Alyssa Hui, Helen Chao, and Chelsea Wong
April 10, 2019
Filed under ENTERTAINMENT, From the magazine
Marvel vs. DC Comics
April 10, 2019
Filed under ENTERTAINMENT
ajor Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson was in need of cash. It was 1937, and he was writing for pulp magazines, another name for inexpensive fiction magazines. Partnering with magazine distributors Harry Donenfeld and Jack Liebowitz to get money, he founded Detective Comics, which, after a series of mergers and changes in own...
Bouquet of orchids
Alyssa Hui, Claire Wen, Helen Chao, Hannah Lee, Herman Saini, and Collin Qian
April 9, 2019
Filed under ENTERTAINMENT
The Malihini Orchid Society hosts the 2019 Annual Orchid Sale and Culture
DIY: Spring Desserts
Sarah Young, Graphic's editor
April 6, 2019
Filed under ENTERTAINMENT, Food
pring, although a time for allergies and a war against the pollen outside, remains a favorite of mine, due to it also being the same time my mom and I would bake seasonal sweets. Fragrant lemon bars with lemonade and refreshing tangerine jelly, for example, are commonplace in my home. ...
Dessert Detectives: Honey Berry
April 3, 2019
Filed under ENTERTAINMENT
Twice a month, El Estoque takes on a new case at a bakery or café, trying to decipher the quality and cost of its most popular items. Continuing the alphabetical trend, we went to Honey Berry, a dessert shop in Santa Clara that serves gelato, small cakes and their signature “roti” buns. Nut...
Sweet tooth: Popular candies around the world
Flora Peng and Emily Xia
March 31, 2019
Filed under Culture, ENTERTAINMENT, Food
In 2016, the U.S. ranked no. 1 in the world for total candy retail volume, which means that over 5 million pounds of sweets were consumed throughout the year. With options ranging from Japanese Kit Kats to German Haribo gummies, commercial candy in the U.S. contributed to roughly 13% of adults’ to...
Dear Time: A love letter to time
March 15, 2019
Filed under ENTERTAINMENT
Dear Time, If I’m being completely honest, you drive me crazy. I need to break my habit of thinking that you’re on my side, that of course I’m always going to have you around. So I come home and sit at my desk and literally stare at nothing for a solid eight hours, convincing myself that I have plenty o...
