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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

Getting Personal with Harry Potter

Getting Personal with Harry Potter

By Cassie Jeong May 12, 2012

Fans of the Harry Potter franchise, hold your hippogriffs. Pottermore.com, a website designed by author J.K. Rowling with TH_NK and Sony, officially opened to the public on April 14. The site was previously...

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Book Review: "The Fault in our Stars"

Book Review: “The Fault in our Stars”

By Emma Boczek and Emma Boczek May 10, 2012

In “The Fault in Our Stars”, John Green’s authentic writing sweeps readers into the bleak world of 16-year-old Hazel, a quirky, sarcastic realist, who lives “busy days of Having Cancer,” which...

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FIRE BREATHING FISH: Empire of the Sun

Mini music reviews of royalty inspired artists

By Veronica Russel and Veronica Russel Apr 30, 2012

Rule the school and its airwaves with artists that remind one of a simpler time, a time when feudalism was still at its prime and a king and queen ruled over vast territories. Artists like King Charles,...

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Overlong "The Five-Year Engagement" still has fun despite runtime

Overlong “The Five-Year Engagement” still has fun despite runtime

By Wesley Emblidge Apr 30, 2012

On the surface, “The Five-Year Engagement” sounds great. The director of “Forgetting Sarah Marshal” teaming up with his star from that movie, Jason Segel, on another R rated romantic comedy....

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Beth's Community Kitchen review

Beth’s Community Kitchen review

By Sonja Hutson Apr 19, 2012

Downtown Mill Valley has a new addition to its rows of quaint shops and restaurants, and, although I may be unrealistically optimistic sometimes, I think it’s safe to say Beth’s Community Kitchen is...

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Junior Wenlock Kayne Nau dancines with a resident of the Redwoods

Senior prom at the Redwoods

By Mae Puckett Apr 5, 2012

  As I walked into the 20th Annual Redwoods Senior Prom at the Redwoods Retirement Center, I was astounded by the scene. I was greeted by leadership students who checked everyone in, handing out...

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Tyga “Careless World, Rise of the Last King”

By Aaron Vad Apr 5, 2012

I’ll be honest, I did not go in to this album with high expectations. In my eyes, Tyga, the new Young Money rapper from Compton, seemed like another weak mainstream rapper who got way too much support...

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Senior Mayana Bonaparte examines a second hand coat.

Thrifting

By Jeannine Englander Mar 27, 2012

Walking into a thrift store, I’m always greeted with the familiar smell of old books mixed with musty suitcases, maybe a hint of mildew. This scent has become nostalgic for me. I grew up spending a...

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New teachers Goto, Corkrey and Federoff bring their own styles to Tam

New teachers Goto, Corkrey and Federoff bring their own styles to Tam

By Sophie McGuinness Mar 26, 2012

Hans Goto: Library Specialist Goto before the library: Goto worked in the district before coming to Tam. “I was in the food service at Drake for about four years, and two years before this I was at...

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Putting our generation’s meat on the table

Putting our generation’s meat on the table

By Sophie McGuinness Mar 26, 2012

Highway One weaves through Marin County starting as a messy curl tangled around Tam Valley and Sausalito where it delivers Priuses to driveways and storefronts, and ending in a smoother ribbon shooting...

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Featured Student Art: “I am the Moon”

By Hannah Berman Mar 15, 2012

Everyday I think I’m crazy. But maybe that’s a good sign, A good sign that because you’ve convinced yourself you’re sane, I’m probably better off knowing. And yes it is entirely your...

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Charms of cast save "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen"

Charms of cast save “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen”

By Wesley Emblidge Mar 8, 2012

The title “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen” might seem to be some sort of metaphorical title, but in fact it’s exactly what the film centers on. The consultant (Emily Blunt) for a sheik in Yemen (Amr...

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