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News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News

News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News

All about our everyday individual choices for how we live our lives

Tam Begins a New Chapter with New Assistant Principal

Tam Begins a New Chapter with New Assistant Principal

By Holly Parkin & Jonah Amargi-Levy Nov 9, 2012

Brian Lynch has taken over the job of Assistant Principal at Tam High, after the departure of Chad Stuart. Lynch began his career in education as a Tam counselor seven years ago. “It was during...

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"Flight" Review: Reaches Maximum Altitude Too Early

“Flight” Review: Reaches Maximum Altitude Too Early

By Wesley Emblidge Nov 3, 2012

It’s been a long 12 years since director Robert Zemeckis made his last live-action film. Ever since “Cast Away” in 2000, he’s been lost in the uncanny valley, making a number of motion-capture...

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"Wreck-it Ralph" Review: A Great World Built Around Video Games

“Wreck-it Ralph” Review: A Great World Built Around Video Games

By Wesley Emblidge Nov 3, 2012

I don’t really play video games that much. Maybe to pass time, I’ll play some game on my phone here and there, but I don’t have an Xbox or a Playstation or anything like that. However just because...

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GALLERY: Tam Halloween Costumes 2012

GALLERY: Tam Halloween Costumes 2012

By Mae Puckett Nov 1, 2012

This Halloween Tam students and teachers showcased a wide variety of creative costumes to show their Halloween spirit. Below is a selection of some of the great creatures out walking the school grounds...

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Photo Courtesy of The Pigeon Note

Dry the River Makes Strong Folk-Rock Debut

By Veronica Russell, Veronica Russell, and Veronica Russell Oct 28, 2012

Like many of iTunes’ free singles of the week, “New Ceremony” by Dry the River went unnoticed by most listeners. After downloading the song and listening to it twice, I had to have the album. The...

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"Cloud Atlas" is an incredibly ambitious and fairly successful film

“Cloud Atlas” is an incredibly ambitious and fairly successful film

By Wesley Emblidge Oct 25, 2012

After seeing “Cloud Atlas,” the new film by Tom Tykwer, Andy Wachowski and Lana Wachowski, a number of people asked me what it was about, but I was at a loss for words. “Cloud Atlas” is one...

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John Hawkes Shines in True Story "The Sessions"

John Hawkes Shines in True Story “The Sessions”

By Wesley Emblidge Oct 18, 2012

If there’s one thing you can safely call “The Sessions,” it’s original. It’s based on the true story of Mark O’Brien, a man with polio who is confined to an iron lung and decided he wanted...

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A billboard for "Holy Motors"

I shouldn’t even attempt to explain “Holy Motors”

By Wesley Emblidge Oct 16, 2012

Few movies have contained moments that truly baffle me, but when a person dressed as a leprechaun emerges from a sewer system into a cemetery, proceeding to eat the flowers off of people’s graves...

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"Argo" Solidifies Ben Affleck as a Great Director, but Remains a Lackluster Actor

“Argo” Solidifies Ben Affleck as a Great Director, but Remains a Lackluster Actor

By Wesley Emblidge Oct 10, 2012

I've never really liked Ben Affleck as an actor all that much. He's been in very good movies, but his performance was never really a standout. That is, until he turned to directing. His debut "Gone...

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"Seven Psychopaths" is a Great Combination of "Adaptation" and "In Bruges"

“Seven Psychopaths” is a Great Combination of “Adaptation” and “In Bruges”

By Wesley Emblidge Oct 10, 2012

From the very first scene of “Seven Psychopaths,” the new film by Martin McDonagh (“In Bruges”), you can sense some of the films that inspired it. It opens with a scene very reminiscent of...

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A bacon and cheese breakfast biscuit sandwich from Nick's Wheely good breakfast.

Food Trucks Roll up to Marin Country Mart

By Julia Kligman Oct 4, 2012

As the successor to trendy overpriced cupcake bakeries and still-somewhat-popular tapas restaurants, food trucks have made their way to Marin as the “next big thing.” A mobile community of food trucks...

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WINGSPAN: Ordway braces for a shot from Terra Linda offense.  Photo by: Kristie Lee

Ballet Brings Star Goalie to Tam

By Joe Laland Oct 3, 2012

Ballet isn’t a typical cross training sport for water polo players. However, senior Elliot Ordway has transitioned from ballet dancer to one of the toughest water polo goalies in MCAL. “3 years...

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