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The student news site of De Smet Jesuit High School

The Mirror

Binge-watching offers enjoyment and escape, but overdoing it can harm sleep and health.
The binge paradox
Hank Hardage, Opinions Editor • May 13, 2025

With easy access to unlimited movies and shows, the average binge-watch session lasts 3 hours and 8 minutes. With over 200 streaming services...

Five misfits in the real world come together in an alternate dimension to save the video game of Minecraft and return home safely. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros.
Blocky blunder
Hank Hardage, Opinions Editor • May 6, 2025

Watching “A Minecraft Movie” brought back many nostalgic memories of playing Minecraft. The film would fall into the action/comedy category,...

Artificial intelligence, as it gets smarter and better everyday, is becoming the future of music. Ai has already shown the ability to create quality music early on, so the future of the tool seems limitless. Photo generated by Leonardo. AI
AI is becoming the future of the music industry
Henry Reardon, Staff Writer • March 5, 2025

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the future of music. Over the past year, ChatGPT AI bots have had an increase in usage all over the globe....

Lil Uzi Vert's debut album Luv is Rage 2's unique and groundbreaking sound makes it the greatest album of all time. Album cover courtesy of Atlantic records.
LUV is Rage 2 is the greatest trap album ever
Liam Mahfood-Thurman, Web Editor • February 24, 2025

After a run of three highly popular mixtapes, Lil Uzi Vert’s first studio album Luv is Rage 2 (LIR2), debuted at number one on the Billboard...

The controversy of TikTok is not the fault of the company, but the fault of its users. Logo Courtesy of TikTok.
It’s not TikTok’s fault. Its your’s
Charlie Frein, News Editor • February 18, 2025

The popular social media app TikTok has been controversial ever since its creation. They have been accused of promoting dangerous challenges,...

Mac Miller releases his fifth studio album and his second posthumous album, Balloonerism. Album cover courtesy of Warner Records Inc.
Long lost Mac Miller album finally releases
Andrew Dolan, Editor in Chief • February 11, 2025

Mac Miller, one of the most loved artists of his generation, dropped his second posthumous album Balloonerism. I was skeptical of this album...

Austin Spinner plays the piano during Honors Jazz Band class.
Freshman joins jazz band
Jack Mabry, Staff Writer • December 15, 2024

When freshman Austin Spinner first walked in for an audition for Jazz band last May, the head of honors Jazz band Mr. Moramarco knew something...

Members of the newspaper staff went on a five-hour adventure to try all of the best sandwiches St. Louis has to offer. Hank Hardage '26, Luke Koenig '24, Will Timmons '24 Liam Mahfood-Thurman '26, and Andrew Dolan '26.
Newspaper staff rates the top sandwiches in STL
Luke Koenig, Editor-in-Chief • April 25, 2024

Experiencing music live takes your listening pleasure to another level. Here are some top shows coming to St. Louis this summer that you may find entertaining.
Summer concerts worth seeing in St. Louis
Andrew Dolan, Features Editor • February 29, 2024

The most important aspect of summer is the music. Summer isn’t the same without some good tunes as you are basking in the sun. With summer...

21 Savage released his third studio album "American Dream" January 12. Photo courtesy of Epic Records
21 Savage produces strong effort with third studio album
Liam Mahfood-Thurman, Entertainment Editor • February 21, 2024

Rap fans get excited because Atlanta rapper 21 Savage has dropped a new album. 21 Savage has risen to the top of the rap game over the past decade...

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