Disclaimer: at the time of writing, the results of the 2020 Presidential Election were unknown. On October 7, Americans saw Senator Kamala Harris and Vice…
The Tattler
Cluster of COVID Cases At The White House
Disclaimer: at the time of writing, the results of the 2020 Presidential Election are unknown. As COVID-19’s presence has become common fare for the…
QAnon: Extreme-Right Conspiracy Theory Goes Global
Few conspiracy theories have scaled to the global size that QAnon has achieved within the past few months. Beginning in 2017, an individual under the…
Leaked Tapes Show New Side of Melania Trump
Disclaimer: at the time of writing, the results of the 2020 Presidential Election are unknown. Throughout Donald J. Trump’s presidential campaign and his near four-year…
Armenia and Azerbaijan Reignite Conflict
In late September, a longstanding conflict between the nations of Armenia and Azerbaijan was reignited. The dispute revolves around the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, a region…
A Guide to Taking Your Activism to the Next Level
Activism is an idea that has sparked the imagination of our generation. The social injustices of our time have prompted our generation to push for…
America’s Debates Are Failing Us
On Wednesday, October 7, Kamala Harris and Mike Pence faced off in their first debate. The debate was in stark contrast to the presidential debate,…
Amy Coney Barrett’s Appointment Could Be Disastrous
By way of a narrow Senate vote, the Supreme Court has fallen completely under conservative control. The passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg left an empty…
Commentary on the 2006 Tattler: The Electoral College
In November 2006, approximately fourteen years ago, an IHS student named Annette S. wrote an article for the Tattler entitled “The Electoral College: An Anachronism?”…
Online Business 101: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly — Part II
Hello, and welcome back to Part II of starting your own online business! Last time, we talked a little bit more about “the basics”: how…
Art for Racial Justice in Ithaca
In August, the Southside Community Center, Greater Ithaca Activities Center (GIAC), and other organizations committed to social justice teamed up to lead the Ithaca community…
Villains! A Review of Madvillainy by MF DOOM and Madlib
Madvillainy, released in 2004, is considered one of hip-hop’s greatest feats, and with good reason. Its eclectic, rough, and often very avant-garde production is something…
“So, uh, what are your plans for next year?” An all-knowing quiz for Seniors who have no clue what to do after graduation
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The #OwnVoices Movement: Diversifying Literature for Young Minds
The publishing world is disproportionately white and male, something that’s been a problem for decades. Publishers have historically pushed away more diverse stories, categorizing all…
A Conversation on Reopening with the Orchestra Director, Mr. Fleischman
Manu Bosteels ‘24: Could you give us an explanation of how you came up with a strategy to teach your orchestra online? Mr. Jonathan…
Shmoop’s Scoop
Troubled Blood: J.K. Rowling’s Prejudice Bleeds Through
Published in September of this year, Troubled Blood is the fifth installment in the Cormoran Strike series, which renowned author J.K. Rowling has been writing…
The Power and Burden of Social Media: Lessons From Netflix’s The Social Dilemma
“Never before in history have fifty designers, 20-35 year old white guys in California, made decisions that would have an impact on 2 billion people.”…
Sentimental Study Session Playlist
Some of us may prefer silence over study music, but a well-curated playlist can set the mood for focus and positivity. Listening to these songs…
Writing Prompts
You wake up one morning to find that you cast not one shadow, but three. You’re raking leaves in the front yard only to find…
Pass It Along Column
There once was a person named Harold Norman. And he hated his name. It wasn’t that anyone picked on him for his name when he…
Raw Sun Denim, The Beauty in the Mundane and Ignored
I awake. I face my window. Its worn, wooden frame is slightly ajar to let in the cool morning air. I take a deep breath.…
Broken Heart, Heartbroken
Dust to ash and ash to dust Rust to heart and heart to rust Lust to lies and lies to lust Must you go? Yes,…
Ode to Hybrid Learning
Thanks to you, streetlamp, I see the yellows and reds of autumn. On my way to school, the halls are quiet But for the buckling,…
Ode to the Dot above the “i”
You lonesome ellipsis, the alphabet’s first foundling, gape like opened veins in grey water. You afterthought, you dreaming balloon, scatter like radiation on the page. …
Palindrome of the Oppressed
Incited dreams, And hopes and schemes United, we won today No retreat, Fight, no defeat Ignite us and blow them away. Away them blow…




