The Tattler
Visiting the Met
Over Winter Break, I took a family outing to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. During the ride, we planned out what…
Playlist: Thinking About an Ex
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, it is typical to feel nostalgic for relationships, especially past ones that didn’t end well. A bad breakup…
Portraits of Syrian Children
For the majority of December, I spent second period every day with Waled, an eight-year-old from Syria, whose favorite color is red. Waled was not…
89th Academy Awards Predictions: La La Land Dominates
While February may be the least favorite month of all except for NFL fans, the month does contain some of the most prestigious award ceremonies,…
The Man Comes Around: An Examination of Johnny Cash’s Time Working for American Recordings (1994-2010)
Johnny Cash has been dead, undisturbed, underground, emotionless, next to his beloved wife, in Nashville, Tennessee, in the Hendersonville Memory Gardens, in the Garden of…
Ithaca Roller Derby (And Why You Should Check it Out)
Ah, roller derby. When you think of this sport, you might think of fishnet-clad lesbians punching each other in the face or creative names such…
IHS XC Recap, Indoor Track, and Outdoor Track Preview
Cross Country Recap The IHS cross country boys’ and girls’ teams, under the guidance of head coach Rich Bernstein—now in his 32nd year—both ended their…
NBA All Star Picks 2017
West All-Stars Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder): Without Kevin Durant, Russ has been able to average a triple-double this season and is one of…
Why the Knicks Can’t Win
The New York Knicks have been the most disappointing team in the NBA. On December 11, after winning a close road game against the Lakers,…
Interview with Mr. Stone, IHS’s new Varsity Boys Basketball Coach
This year, there has been a shakeup at the position of boys’ basketball coach for varsity. Brian Stone has taken over for Jobe Zulu. Both…
Most Likely the Haiku of the Month
No one else submits Luca takes home another Haiku of the Month!
Three Haikus
I have a problem I can’t stop making bad jokes It’s a gag reflex I made up ten jokes To try and get folks…
Ode to Green Star
O, Green Star how you please me so The beautiful co-op store leaves many in woe O, Green Star your all-organic food is quite…
Breeze
Millions of little children With ten million, soft-spoken, greedy Fingers Reaching out to me Little vibrating fingers sliding past my face Rubbing across my cheek…
The True You
Is anyone truly a prince? What is he hiding behind the spell? This so-called prince can’t keep up the facade forever. A crack will appear…
A Meditation on Mournful Times
As I looked down at the cotton shirt that adorned my poor stomach divested of nourishment, the salvation of the vending machine called out to…
Horoscopes
Aries (Mar. 21–Apr. 19): Someone running in place isn’t moving any faster than someone standing still. Taurus (Apr. 20–May 20): Silver bullets don’t exist. You’re…
The Coolness Spectrum
Cool Espionage Snow day Women’s march byo lunch boxes The metric system Egg salad Petty library rules Betsy DeVos Uncool
Tristan’s Angst: College Board Attempting World Domination
In an act of intrepid investigative journalism, a team of Tattler ninja-journalists mounted a daring raid of the College Board’s headquarters in New York City,…
Literary Issue
The Literary Issue is best viewed at issuu.com, here. Due to some technical WordPress whatnot that we’re still sorting out, the only version of the…
Documenting Mentorship at IHS
Teachers perform a great deal of supplementary work for which they are not compensated. For example, the time that teachers spend grading homework or making…
It’s a Bird… It’s a Plane… No, Wait, It’s Shenzhou!
“Sān … èr… yī … diǎn huǒ!” crackles the voice of ground control as two space-bound men salute in preparation for liftoff. Their rocket then…
Editorial: To Censor or Not to Censor?
The Tattler is no stranger to controversy. In 2005, the paper attracted local and national attention during an incident in which the administration refused to…
Letters to the Editor
To the editor: Thank you so much for publishing James Park’s article, “Creating Healthy Relationships: a Possible New Course at IHS.” I wish to correct…
2016 U.S. General Election Results
The momentous 2016 election had a huge number of tightly contested races for seats in State Legislatures, both houses of the United States Congress, and…
Luci: Free Spirit, Weirdo, and Friend to All
Luciano “Luci” Servetto died very unexpectedly and at a very young age in a one-vehicle car crash shortly after midnight on Thursday, October 13, 2016,…