St. Robert CHS Student News
Jing Wen (10) | STAFF REPORTER
Throughout the pandemic, there have been multiple speculations on the reliability of the COVID-19 vaccines. On December 31st, Joe Rogan released an episode on his podcast with virologist Dr.Robert Malone who made false accusations against the efficacy of vaccines because of mass formation psychosis. Malone was banned on Twitter for the misinformation and more than 270 doctors sent letters to Spotify, referring to Rogan’s episode as a menace to public health.
Rory Wei (10) | STAFF REPORTER
Award show season is finally kicking off! On February 8th, the world-renowned Oscars announced the 2021-2022 94th Academy Award nominations. The Oscars are not just world-renowned for their excitement. Insiders and critics alike are well aware of the popularity contest persona that this acclaimed competition has taken on. Yet, this year’s Oscars are not any less entertaining than its predecessors; there will always be countless surprises and snubs, but here are just a few.
Emily Sun (11) | STAFF REPORTER
The film industry has multiple diverse talents that make this area of work so entertaining. In honour of Black History Month, we will be remembering one of the legends who paved the way for Black excellence in the film industry today. Sidney Poitier, the first Black actor to win an Oscar in 1964, gave an award-winning performance that opened many doors for future Black artists.
Cristiana Moldovan (11) | STAFF REPORTER
In honour of Adam McKay’s Don’t Look Up being nominated for 4 awards at the 2022 Oscars, let’s give it our honest opinion.
Cristiana Moldovan (11) | STAFF REPORTER
The 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held on Monday, January 31, 2022, streaming live from the STAPLES Center in downtown L.A.
Rory Wei (10) | STAFF REPORTER
A drought emerged succeeding the COVID-19 pandemic: a drought of fun activities. People lamented over their cancellation of trips to tropical islands, weddings, sporting events, and concerts. Albeit travel restrictions are vigilantly monitored and enforced, what has resurfaced much to the relief of people are concerts. In 2022, several award-winning artists have broken out of their concert cancellation cocoons like Doja Cat, BTS, and Harry Styles, teasing fans with 2022 world tours.
Jing Wen (10) | STAFF REPORTER
On November 6, 2021, Netflix aired its new animated series Arcane. The series was first announced at the League of Legends’ 10th-anniversary celebration. It was meant to serve as a prequel to the popular League of Legends. It is set in the same universe and retells the origin stories of multiple characters. Familiar characters such as Jinx, Vi, Caitlyn, Ekko, Viktor, Singed, Heimerdinger, Jayce, and Ryze from League of Legends are seen in Arcane.
Emily Sun (11) | STAFF REPORTER
As the year 2021 comes to an end, a few of Marvel’s Phase 4 movies and tv shows have already been released to the general public to enjoy, but the released portion only covers a small fraction of what is to be expected in the new year. As of now, the movies of Marvel’s Phase 4 that have already been released include Black Widow, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, and Eternals, and the TV shows that have been released include WandaVision, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Loki, and What If…?.
Cristiana Moldovan (11) | STAFF REPORTER
Looking for something fun to do in Winter Break? Why not hit the movie theatres? Here is a list of 4 movies coming out this December and what you can expect from them.
Jing Wen (10) | STAFF REPORTER
On November 20, 2021, actor Simu Liu made his hosting debut on Saturday Night Live. To start the night, he opened with his monologue and talked about his career break with becoming the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first Chinese superhero in his latest movie, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.