When I first heard about a student named Joshua Ryan, who apparently hunted for his own food and used very little technology, I knew that…
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Hall Monitor
What is your favorite place to go/thing to do around Ithaca in the summer? (Pictured above) “During the summer I’ll make occasional trips to Purity.” —…
Conspiracy Theories of the 2016 Presidential Campaign
The presidential election of 2016 has been provoking some of the most interesting discussions, news articles, and controversies over the past few months as the…
Announcing the Literary Section!
Welcome to the brand-new, state-of-the-art literary section of the IHS Tattler! This section will feature students’ creative writing: everything and anything from poetry, short fiction,…
Haiku of the Month!!!!
i cannot tell if that glimmer in your eyes is playfulness or pain
Preaching Grub
There we were, two teenage girls pouring out our teenage woes. Interspersing gossip with deep shit and not feeling embarrassed about afflictions of the heart.…
Seniors’ Post-High School Plans
Here Is a Field of an Unknown Grain
If this field were a person it would be a woman named Sigtuna with a spitting problem. If this field were an accident it would…
Wind-Up: Finale
Linda was unconscious by the time I burst into the dilapidated home, her slight breath on my neck the only indication that she was still…
WHAT TIME IS IT?
NOT time to get a watch. Because it’s SUMMERTIME! This playlist is long enough that you’ll be able to play it on repeat all summer…
Ithaca: Hollywood of the East
In the early 20th century, Ithaca was the center of the silent film industry: a Hollywood of its time. Glamorous actresses, producers, and directors roamed…
Chance the Rapper: “Coloring Book” Review
To release an album on Friday the 13th, one would have to be pretty darn confident. Chancelor Bennett, better known as Chance the Rapper, released…
A New Kind of Makeover: The Jungle Book
Let’s throw it back to 1967: the year of my mother’s birth, the year that the first African- American Chief Justice, Thurgood Marshall, was sworn…
Remembering the Purple One
People (including myself) like to go on about how Prince was this and Prince was that: “He was Jimi Hendrix, James Brown, and Michael Jackson…
ReViews
Drake’s highly anticipated album has arrived! Views is an extensive, emotional collection of tunes straight from Toronto’s OVO Sound record label. As with almost every…
Yafet’s Favorite Music
I’m no stranger to music, but then again, who is? This is one of my last articles for The Tattler, and with summer rapidly approaching,…
“Can you picture how drop-dead gorgeous this city is in the rain? Imagine this town in the ’20s. Paris in the ’20s, in the rain.…
The 6th Annual “Benefit My State” Concert: A Review
It’s not an unusual phenomenon for a couple of brothers and friends to form a band. It is unusual to be Ithacan, and perhaps even…
Summer MLB Primer
Summer is approaching, and so too are its three certainties: road trips, hot weather, and lots of great baseball. Even though school has yet to…
Champions League Update
A spot in the Champions League is the ultimate honor that a European soccer team can achieve in one season. With the likes of Real…
Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event
At the end of April every year, equestrians from across the country flock to Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington to watch the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day…
Mayweather vs. McGregor: The Actual Fight of the Century?
Recently, rumors of a potential superfight between Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr. and Conor “The Notorious” McGregor have filled the hearts of both boxing and mixed-martial-arts…
It’s Pronounced LES-TER
Leicester City was lucky to survive its 2014–15 English Premier League (EPL) season. It had barely stayed in the league, and the odds were 5000…
May in Pictures
Abi Campbell ’17 and Emma Karnes ’17 dance together at Junior Prom at the Johnson Museum of Art on May 21, 2016. Principal Trumble and…
The Coolness Spectrum
COOL Flings & Things Fortifying Boundaries: Know What’s Yours First Memorial Day Friday off Drix has seen Summer flicks Sandals Socks and sandals Weird tan lines Post-AP…
Horoscopes
The One with Life Advice from Friends Aries (Mar. 21–Apr. 19): You’ve been BAMBOOZLED! —Joey Taurus (Apr. 20–May 20): Welcome to the real world.…
Trends in Education Policy in Ithaca and Beyond
What will the future hold for some of the most controversial new developments in education policy? A number of issues are poised to shape K–12…