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Shorewood Ripples

The Student News Site of Shorewood High School

Shorewood Ripples

The Student News Site of Shorewood High School

Shorewood Ripples

Assessing the validity of Simpsons predictions

Andrina Roberts and Audrey Jenkins March 7, 2025

Nostradamus predicted the end of the world. So did many medieval popes, 19th-century psychics, and one evangelist radio show host who insisted the world would end on May 21, 2011, only to revise his timeline...

Misogyny spoils men’s mental health advocacy

Aiko Levick March 7, 2025

Whether it’s lattes with my friends, television with my sister, or a walk with my boyfriend, some of my favorite moments in life are those that I can share. The people in my life greatly enrich my existence....

Hating “basic” culture doesn’t make you cool

Hannah Malloy and Anita Bendre March 7, 2025

When Taylor Swift’s name is brought up in casual conversation, it usually elicits either obsessive admiration (“Oh! I love her music!”) or a screeching, incessant hatred. It’s interesting how Swift,...

Cautious consideration of cop show consumption called for

Ana Pheister February 7, 2025

Sometimes, it feels like every other TV show or streaming series exists to elevate law enforcement or features a quirky outsider working with the cops. The police system as a whole is usually painted as...

TikTok ban signals danger of government censorship

Ana Pheister and Aiko Levick February 7, 2025

On the night of January 18, just one day shy of the national TikTok ban, TikTok went dark for about 15 hours. By the next day, the app was working normally for most users. The ban had been building...

Human imagination lost in the sea of AI art

Hannah Malloy and Anita Bendre February 7, 2025

In recent years, AI has emerged as a popular tool in many fields and its use has been a polarizing topic of discourse. In particular, generative AI has caused a stir in the online art sphere. These AI...

Toxic academic competition hinders learning

Catalina Perez and Ritisha Dey February 7, 2025

Before you even get a chance to process a grade on a test your teacher hands back, a voice is already screeching next to you and tilting their head to look at your paper. What did you get? Even when you...

So this one girl….

December 20, 2024

Ed Vice is back and dishing out more advice! Submit your dilemma here.   Dear Ed-Vice,   A few months ago I became friends with this girl, and I really like her. Although she's a...

So this other girl….

December 20, 2024

Ed Vice is back and dishing out more advice! Submit your dilemma here.   Dear Ed-Vice, There's a super annoying girl in ALL OF MY CLUBS. She thinks she's soooooo smart and funny, but she's...

Teenagers in film: cringe or a self-critique?

Jenna Abu-Zahra and Masha Malinkine December 20, 2024

If you have not yet caught on to the tempting language considered “brainrot” or you don’t have a 100-day snap streak with your best friend, can you really consider yourself a Gen-Zer? Through the...

Struggle for women’s liberation is far from over

Aiko Levick December 20, 2024

There seems to be an upsetting consensus — at least amongst Americans — that the fight for women’s liberation is nearing its end goal. Of course, with the relatively recent Supreme Court Decision...

Then this girl…

December 20, 2024

Ed Vice is back and dishing out more advice! Submit your dilemma here.   Dear Ed Vice, theres this hella fine girl in my English 1 class but she keeps calling me her brother. I want her so...