I want to talk about one small piece of our massive, new, and confusing pandemic culture, one that’s very important to me: movie theaters. Before…
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I’m Thinking of I’m Thinking of Ending Things
By RUBY LAROCCA on October 2020
Why watch Charlie Kaufman’s new film streaming now on Netflix, I’m Thinking of Ending Things? Why watch any of Kaufman’s deliberately difficult, occasionally hilarious, often…
Ten Thought-Provoking Writing Prompts
By ADOWYN ERNSTE on October 2020
Write a poem based on a vivid image that you internalized at one point in your life. Try to incorporate all the details that…
Waterfall
By ROSEMARY MEAD on October 2020
Quiet river floating on the shiny stones, mirror of sunlit ripples. Soon will fall over a smooth cliff, foaming and frothing below. Distant thunder…
Where I Want To Go
By SABA WEATHERSPOON on October 2020
To sleep is where I want to go Not walking to a bus in the snow In my warm blankets is where I want to…
The Based Soothsayer
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on October 2020
Hello, my dear, The end is near! Tremble in fear! I speak for trees. Come feast your eyes On smoky skies And endless cries…
Don’t Blink
By SABA WEATHERSPOON on October 2020
7:14 One eye peeks open then closes again I blink 7:19 I moan, it’s almost time I blink 7:26 I must not waste another minute.…
Untitled
By ANNA WESTWIG on October 2020
The nostalgia weaves itself like clockwork, smothering you like mist at the edge of the sea, where arthritic hulls rock under the gull calls and…
To Her Coy Mistress
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on October 2020
Goddess drenched in golden sunlight Let the music swell Run with me into the water Laugh while we rebel Come with me to every wonder…
There was once a man named Harold. Mr. Harold Norman was an extremely wealthy man, drowning in riches and luxury. But Mr. Norman hadn’t always…
October 2020 Haiku Contest
By CAITLIN STRONG, TRISTAN BORDEN on October 2020
Haiku By TRISTAN BORDEN Stay six feet away Social distancing is good Don’t sneeze close to me ______________________________ Haiku By CAITLIN STRONG I…
By LINDSAY WANG It’s sunrise, but you can’t hear any birds. That’s not unusual, but if you stop to let yourself think about it, you…
October Surrealio
By ETHAN CARLSON on October 2020
October Sudoku
By ETHAN CARLSON on October 2020
October Sudoku: September Solution:
It’s Halloween! What Scary Situations Will You Get Stuck In?
By ETHAN CARLSON on October 2020
Libra (Sep 23 – Oct 22): The lights in your house will go out because you thought you could make a smoothie while you vacuumed.…
The Coolness Spectrum
By THE TATTLER EDITORIAL BOARD on October 2020
Cool “Would you shut up, man?” Full moon on Halloween Seeing friends in the halls Rats at IHS have no more crumbs to eat Asynchronous…
The Tattler’s View On the District’s Plan for October Reopening: Teachers Deserve Better
By THE TATTLER EDITORIAL BOARD on September 2020
On Monday, September 15, the Ithaca City School District communicated to all teachers that they are required to return to school to teach in-person on…
Editorial: ICSD’s Reopening: A Can of Worms?
By THE TATTLER EDITORIAL BOARD on September 2020
Only one thing is certain: the 2020-2021 school year will be like no other. After a summer of planning by administrators, BoE members, teachers, and…
Ithaca’s Black Lives Matter Movement
By Tattler Editor-in-Chief on September 2020
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Meet AOC: Gen Z’s Political Hero
By KATIE LIN on September 2020
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, also known simply as AOC, is many things: the US representative serving the 14th district of New York, a former waitress and bartender,…
Israel, Palestine, and the Controversies
By HANNAH SHVETS on September 2020
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been in the headlines frequently throughout the last few months, following the potential annexation of the West Bank, the claims that…
AP Testing in the Age of COVID-19
By LOUISA MILLER-OUT on September 2020
While the New York State Regents exams were cancelled this year, AP tests proceeded online. This decision was made in accordance with the 91 percent…
Biden VP Choice, Analysis, and Potential Impacts
By WILL THOMAS on September 2020
Joe Biden has chosen Kamala Harris as his pick for Vice President. She will be the third woman to have been honored as such and…
I-RISE Interview with Saba Weatherspoon
By FRANCES KLEMM on September 2020
Saba Weatherspoon, a senior at Ithaca High School, MC for a student-led rally against racism in ICSD, and a member of the new anti-racism group…
A Back to School Guide to Online Learning
By DOROTHY HAMILTON on September 2020
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Speeches to Go Watch Right Now
By FRANCES KLEMM on September 2020
Let’s get something clear, I’m not comparing any of these speeches because I think they are all fantastic. These are in absolutely no particular…
Admissions Amidst Uncertainty: Interview with Admissions Officers at Local Colleges
By ANNA WESTWIG on September 2020
The fall in which students apply to colleges is a fraught period in any high schooler’s life, but complications due to coronavirus have multiplied that…