By Sonali Muthukrishnan News Editor Now that we are all trapped in our homes and eating everything we can see, eating habits and diets seem to be on everyone’s back burner. There […]
Muthukrishnan explains the benefits of a plant-based diet
Patterson warns viewers which Netflix shows to avoid during quarantine
By Alis Patterson Media Production Editor Like most people, I have been using the never ending free time in quarantine to binge disgusting Netflix shows that I otherwise probably would not watch. It’s […]
Sun reviews “A Book of Common Prayer” by Joan Didion
by Esther Sun Opinion Editor “Other than that I know only what Gerardo told me,” narrator Grace says about protagonist Charlotte in Joan Didion’s 1977 novel A Book of Common Prayer. “That […]
Arafeh recommends Netflix show Self Made
The newly released Netflix show Self Made tells the story of Madam CJ Walker, the first woman to become a self-made millionaire in America. The limited series is a spectacular ode to […]
Kupor and Roselli suggest classes to take online
By Lexi Kupor and Jenna Roselli People Editor and Opinion Editor While the current shelter-in-place requirements are surely not ideal, it seems as though the cultural sphere is largely adaptable in the […]
El Gato Recommends: Louis Tomlinson
By Sonali Muthukrishnan News Editor Former One Direction star Louis Tomlinson released his debut solo album Walls on Jan. 31. The collection, which took four years to create, peeks into Tomlinson’s mind, sharing […]
El Gato staff recommend their favorite books
organized by Jackie King People Editor Educated by Tara Westover This memoir details the life of the author’s coming of age in a Mormon, survivalist family living in rural Idaho. Westover, despite […]
Uncut video of Taylor Swift and Kanye West phone call ignites uproar
by Maddie Dewhirst, Sofia Rossi, and Cooper Bowen News Editor and National/World Editors In the early hours of Mar. 21, an unknown source released a full, uncut video of the infamous 2016 phone […]
How To Stay Healthy During Quarantine
By Quincy Marks Public Relations Manager How to Stay Healthy During Quarantine: Wake up at set time each day Keeping your body on a schedule helps create a sense of normalcy. Waking […]
In Sally Wen Mao’s “Oculus,” the Poem Becomes a Time Travel Machine
by Esther Sun Opinion Editor — but not just that. As a space travel machine, the poem navigates dimension and distance, glancing from one blistering evocation of mainland Chinese setting to another: factory, […]
Ways Teenagers Can Help During the Coronavirus Crisis
by Esther Sun Opinion Editor With the COVID-19 outbreak forcing our lives to take a dramatic turn and school likely not to return for the rest of the year, many of us at […]
El Gato Recommends… (March Edition)
Gentefied by Alia Arafeh Culture Editor If you’re looking for a new show to binge, I recommend the newly released Netflix show Gentefied. It provides an insightful look into the life of a […]
Brown Reviews Parasite
by Delaney Brown Center Editor On Oct. 5 in 2019, director Bong Joon Ho released Parasite, a movie detailing the stark divisions between different social classes. The film harnesses the use of metaphors […]
Patterson expresses love for up and coming pop star Nova Miller
by Alis Patterson Media Production Editor The phrase “retro pop” completely encompasses the new Swedish pop star in the making Nova Miller. Her new single, Do It Myself, is a certified bop, […]
YouTube implements drastic policy reforms in response to COPPA lawsuit
by Sasha Ryu Sports Editor For many years, YouTube incentivized its creators to make ad-safe, “family-friendly” content — often spotlighting channels deemed to be ‘PG,’ and making it so that the website’s […]