RedEyed Reader: The Golem and the Jinni
Religion provides one of our greatest and oldest sources of storytelling. When elements from these stories are revitalized and brought back to life in a new and exciting context, wonderful things happen.…
On the Sidelines: Tyler Johnson changes commitment
Tyler Johnson will now be playing lacrosse at Transylvania University instead of Ithaca College.…
The Ridiculam: Young sorcerers’ dreams crushed as wizarding colleges send out rejection owls
Many top wizarding universities sent out admissions decisions in the past couple of weeks, disappointing the millions of young sorcerers who received the dreaded “thin owl.” While a small fraction…
RedEyed Reader with special guest reviewer Greg Kuhn
We received a special book review recently from Assistant Principal Greg Kuhn. Kuhn himself is a published author, and has released books Why Quantum Physicists Don’t Get Fat and Why…
RedEyed Reader: Friends With Boys
Sometimes you just need to read a graphic novel. They have a superpower; by combining art and words, even the simplest of stories can become powerful and endearing. This…
The Ridiculam: Notes from the Filibuster — As 1 a.m. approaches, Rand Paul asks father if he’s happy now
As his filibuster began to wear down early Thursday morning, a bleary-eyed Senator Rand Paul downed a fifth of vodka and asked his father whether he was “proud of me…
RedEyed Reader: Saving Juliet by Suzanne Selfors
“O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?” This is probably the most famous line of Shakespeare’s tragedy, Romeo and Juliet. Old fashioned, old English, old clothes, old pick up lines…young…
Alex Calleja hopes to kick in college
Manual’s starting football kicker this year has the hopes to play at the next level. Alex Calleja (12) who is a huge University of Tennessee fan, hopes he can earn a spot…
RedEyed Reader: Beautiful Creatures
The latest review from the RedEyed Reader: Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl.…
Inauguration blog, Day 3: the big event
We dragged ourselves out of bed at 5:30, still tired, but ready to start our day. After a quick breakfast at Panera courtesy of Ms. Palmer and Mr. Miller, we…