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El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

Carter rides a white horse on the main COWBOY CARTER album cover, a parallel with her RENAISSANCE album which features her on a mirror disco ball horse. In her hands is an American flag, and she is decked out in a red, white and blue cowboy outfit.

“COWBOY CARTER” is an artistic sequel to “RENAISSANCE”

Aashi Venkat and Sonia Verma April 2, 2024

“If that ain't country, tell me what is? / Plant my bare feet on solid ground for years / They don't, don't know how hard I had to fight for this,” (“AMERIICAN REQUIEM” — Track one on “COWBOY...

Indian cultural appreciation

Indian cultural appreciation

Shreshta Ranganathan February 12, 2021

From bindis to henna tattoos to saris, aspects of Indian culture are frequent victims of cultural appropriation. However, as different forms of cultural appropriation continue to persist, questions such...

Beyoncé performing her 15 minute mini concert for her album Lemonade at the 2016 VMAs. Kevin Mazur/WireImage

The 2016 VMAs Recap

Jessica Xing August 31, 2016
Celebrities gathered Sunday night on the red carpet for the 33rd VMAs.
Musical Musings: More than Miss Congeniality

Musical Musings: More than Miss Congeniality

Ilena Peng February 3, 2016
A pageant girl’s take on pageantry through Beyoncé’s ‘Flawless’
Music: Self-titled ‘Beyoncé’ reminds us who runs the world

Music: Self-titled ‘Beyoncé’ reminds us who runs the world

Kathleen Yuan December 19, 2013
Beyoncé’s unannounced album exhibits a myriad of new textures and expressions that rocket her to number one on iTunes.
Send in the clowns

Send in the clowns

Yaamini Venkataraman November 7, 2009

Fall production "The Servant of Two Masters" features relatable pop-culture references and commedia dell'arte Fifteen commedia dell'arte clown characters causing mayhem and a Venetian dinner...

The Big Mama of Divas

The Big Mama of Divas

Surabhi Srivastava September 1, 2009

Beyonce and her alter ego Sasha fierce may just be the Michael Jackson of our generation, at least if you look at it through the eyes of three first time concert goers. There were countless concerts...

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