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 […]
Arafeh recommends Netflix show Self Made
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 […]
Humor: Kupor critiques recent Instagram trends
B While the coronavirus may have turned our lives upside down, there’s one thing it can never kill: social media. I’ve enjoyed resorting to my various feeds to keep me sane […]
Humor: Enns discusses alternatives to toilet paper
By Amelia Enns Humor Editor We live in dire times. The previously rare occurrence of you running out of toilet paper could easily be solved by yelling or texting a parent or sibling. […]
Humor: Sullivan analyzes coronavirus conspiracies
By Sophie Sullivan Media Production Editor If you’ve been alive for this long and not heard of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, then you’re either actively avoiding all forms of media, or you’re living […]
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 […]
Things I’ve done while quarantined
by Morgan Tinsley Editor-in-Chief Quarantine is tough. Sometimes it brings out the best in people, and other times it brings out the worst (ie: Costco hand sanitizer aisle). But at least we have […]
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 […]
The Ghost of Los Gatos High
by Lexi Kupor People Editor Juniors who find themselves in Kristen Austin’s classroom will testify that their year’s worth of education consists of much more than just the English language. Rhetorical devices, synthesis […]