Hi everyone, my name is Nathan (as you can tell from the title). I will be writing for the new cooking section. I might do different sections in the future. A few things about me are: I enjoy flying RC airplanes, I like cooking, I play soccer and swimming, I’m obsessed with planes, and I […]

Okay, so I didn’t completely make this recipe, but I helped with it during a cooking class (thanks Alex!). This recipe is for a spicy shrimp, made with Thai chilis. It goes great as a main course, side dish, or on a crostini. You can lower any of the spicy ingredients if you don’t like […]

This recipe is for an olive oil and lemon fish. It is a great dish for dinner. This recipe can also be used for tilapia. I would describe it as a very light dish, although it can feed several. Enjoy!    Serves 4-5 Ingredients:                                                                                     2 cod filets 1 onion 3 lemon Olive oil Salt Pepper […]

Okay, so I might be a bit biased to Rod Dee, but it’s for a great reason. Their food is AMAZING! Rod Dee is a Thai restaurant in Brookline which I’ve been going to since I was three. I always get their tom yum noodle soup – it is a spicy, sour, fishy, soup with […]

I am a climate advocate. On Friday, September 20th, all around the globe school children walked out of their classes to protest climate change. At our middle school, Wayland Middle School, there was a small climate change walk out to protest the warming of our planet due to the greenhouse effect. Only about 20 people […]

The Missing Student It was a warm spring day when Ms. Tillett was in her classroom taking attendance. ¨Will Anderson¨,” said Ms. Tillett in a dull voice. ¨Here,¨ responded the student. ¨Annika Winterbottom.¨ Here,¨ said Annika. ¨Anjali Rao,¨ asked Ms. Tillett. No one answered. The room suddenly got kind of silent. ¨Anjali Rao?¨ she said […]

Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts? We all know the top two drop-in restaurants Starbucks and Dunkin’ Donuts. But if you had a choice between the two what would you choose?   There is a decent variety at these two drop-in restaurants.  Starbucks is known for its sweet drink and summery spring drinks. Dunkin’ is known for […]

Summer by Ms. Mills   Summer. Just the word evokes images of pools, beaches, books, vacations, sun, and the great outdoors. Everyone looks forward to summer for different reasons. Some are ready to sleep in, while others are ready to watch YouTube videos or stream their favorite shows. Whatever your plan, summer is a break […]

A 6th Mass Extinction Isn’t on the Horizon. It’s Here.   Last Saturday, my dad was reading from Science, one of the world’s top academic journals, when he stumbled on an article claiming that it was “widely accepted that we are in the midst of a sixth mass extinction.” Now this was news to him, […]

Navy blue waves climb up the shoreline, smooth and piercing cold, while white, bubbly foam surfaces from the crashing waves. Chaotic, frothy water swirls about rocks jutting up like daggers. Chocolate colored snails cling to these rocks with their sticky undersides, as dark speckled crabs leap between them. Black & white gulls swoop and dive […]