The Tam News
13 Reasons Why (Or Why Not)
By Ravi Joshi-Wander
June 11, 2018
13 tapes, 13 episodes. That was the premise of the first season of “13 Reasons Why,” the 2017 Netflix series that depicted the suicide of high school student Hannah Baker (Katherine Langford). The show told her story through the lens of cassette tapes that she had made detailing the 13 people sh...
Spectators’ Behavior Criticized by Admin
By Ravi Joshi-Wander
January 19, 2018
Principal J.C. Farr held a town hall-style meeting in Gus Gymnasium to address the behavior of students at recent boys varsity basketball games, played at Marin Catholic High School and Redwood High School, on Thursday, January 18. Speaking to a small crowd, Farr admonished students for chanting “Bulls*...
Marin Theatre Company Controversy
By Ravi Joshi-Wander
December 7, 2017
Marin Theatre Company (MTC) has found themselves at the center of a racially charged controversy with their latest production “Thomas and Sally.” The play, written by Thomas Bradshaw, is a fictional retelling of former president and founding father Thomas Jefferson’s sexual relationship with his...
XXXTentacion Fails to Impress on Debut
By Ravi Joshi-Wander
October 17, 2017
“I do not value your money, I value your acceptance and loyalty,” claims XXXTentacion in the intro to his debut album 17. After listening to the album in completion, it becomes clear that the Miami-based songwriter is owed neither. XXXTentacion, stage name of 19 year-old Jahseh Dwayne Onfroy, wa...
Overlooked Albums of 2016
By Ravi Joshi-Wander & Abby Frazee
March 2, 2017
2016 was one of the biggest years for music in recent times, with Beyoncé, Frank Ocean, David Bowie, Radiohead and dozens of other major artists releasing fantastic, critically-acclaimed albums. However, there were many other great albums that flew under the radar of the average listener. The follo...
