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To Buy or Not to Buy: Putting Popular Lip Products to the Test
Pictured above are four lip products that are popular at Watauga High School: Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm, Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask, Glossier Balm Dotcom, and Rhode peptide lip treatment. Summer Fridays and Laneige were two best-selling lip balms in 2024. Photo credits: Bethany Atwood Bethany Atwood, Staff Writer for The Powderhorn When it comes to makeup, there seems to be a constant stream of new and exciting products that are flying off the shelves. It’s easy to see th

Bethany Atwood
2 hours ago


Everywhere and Nowhere All At Once: Analyzing “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere"
Jeremy Allen White depicted as Bruce Springsteen in the 2025 film, “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere.” The movie poster portrays Bruce Springsteen (White) on stage at a performance. Photo credentials: IMDb Ella Hudzik, Staff Writer for the Powderhorn As the weather gets colder and the leaves change their colors, it becomes that time of year to find activities fit for a rainy, fall day. A tried and true classic might be grabbing a couple of friends to go see a movie. Altho

Ella Hudzik
3 hours ago


Dancing With The Stars Storms the Media
‘Dancing With The Stars’ Season 34 show poster. Photo from ‘Dancing With The Stars’. Chloe Greer, Photo Essay Desk Lead For the last 20 years, people's TV’s have been filled with ballroom dance floors, fancy costumes, and pop culture's favorite stars, every Tuesday night in the fall. ‘Dancing With The Stars’ has added so much suspense and excitement to reality TV with every season, giving viewers the perfect opportunity to get to know their favorite celebrities on a differen

Chloe Greer
3 hours ago


‘Let God Sort Em Out’: What Makes Clipse’s Return to Hip-Hop So Successful
The Album Cover of ‘Let God Sort Em Out’ by Clipse. The artwork was created by American designer and artist KAWS. Photo Credits: Clipse Isaac James, Staff Writer for The Powderhorn For hip-hop greats of the past, it’s hard to make a comeback in the modern music scene. Plenty of artists who saw their heyday in the 90s to early 2000s have tried, and ultimately failed, to revive their music careers in the past few years. The 2000s are a bygone era, with the rap scene looked up

Issac James
2 days ago


A Snappy Spin on a Gaming Classic: Borderlands 4 Review
The Borderlands franchise has long been a beloved cornerstone of the first-person shooter genre.

Brayden Howard
Oct 30


"The Summer I Turned Pretty" in Review
This is a longform video interview featuring Carrie Bradbury and Abbi Clark that can be accessed through the following link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19e6uDeglIv3shJfn2HOb79Q-lnuo-CgE/view?usp=drive_link

Carrie Bradbury
Oct 30


Souper Soups for Fall
As the weather starts to get colder, soup is returning to dinner tables everywhere. Good soup is one of the best foods for this time of year.

Aspen Hickman
Oct 30


Something You’ve Never Seen Before: A Review of “Him”
When you search up “Him Movie” on Google and click on the first IMDB link, you will see something you’ve likely never seen before.

Jax Marsh
Oct 16


‘The Life Of A Showgirl’ by Taylor Swift: A Break From The Breakups
Taylor Swift, one of this century’s greatest pop artists, has been through many eras. From country to pop to folk to rock, she truly has done it all. Taylor Swift fans, or ‘swifties’ as they are famously known, anxiously waited all year long to see what their favorite pop sensation will do next.

Chloe Greer
Oct 15


The Backseat Lovers and Sleeper’s Bell Rock the Cradle
In Carrboro, North Carolina, only a few minutes from Chapel Hill, people lined up in a back alley outside of a small venue called the Cat’s Cradle for the band The Backseat Lovers.

Roz Rabinowitz
Oct 9


Looking For a New Book? Watauga High School Library’s Two Most Popular Books
The weather is getting cooler as fall shows itself through the colorful transformation of trees all around us.

Abbi Clark
Oct 9


Scratch or Store-Bought: The Great Chocolate Cake Debate
When it comes to cakes, do we crave extravagance or do we secretly prefer the delicacy of something simple? On a journey to address that question, I spent the day baking and tasting both options.

Lauren Peviani
Oct 9


A Haunting Return Worth the Wait? Wednesday Season 2
After 3 years of anticipation, “Wednesday” Season 2 finally arrived a few weeks ago. The series was divided into 2 parts, with 4 episodes releasing on August 6 and the other 4 releasing on September 3.

Ria Titus
Sep 25


Student Perspectives on Hollow Knight: Silksong
After 6 years of delays, hype, and coping, “Hollow Knight: Silksong” is finally here.

Andrew Larsen
Sep 24


Top Three Songs of ‘honey honey honey’ Ranked
When listening to the EP, it is so relevant that Regan put so much effort and love into it.

Chloe Greer
Sep 4


The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3: Jenny Han Brilliantly Ties Together Her Beloved Trilogy
When “The Summer I Turned Pretty” was first published by author Jenny Han, it would’ve been impossible to imagine that the story would get so much attention 6 years later.

Carrie Bradbury
Sep 4


New Wicked Movie Gets High Acclaims From Movie Critics
Without having any knowledge of the book or musical before watching Wicked, I was pleasantly surprised by the adaptation.

Carrie Bradbury
Dec 19, 2024


“Local 58” Grandfather of Analog Horror
“Local 58” is a thrilling analog horror series that showcases the lure and beginnings of the VHS-based analog horror genre.

Preben Svitzer
Dec 19, 2024


The Best Book of the Century?: A Review on My Brilliant Friend
A book review of 'My Brilliant Friend' by Elena Ferrante

Sophie Parker
Sep 13, 2024


Storming the Media with "Twisters" by Chloe Greer
"Twisters" has all the hallmarks of a blockbuster and provides audience with some late summer excitement.

Chloe Greer
Sep 5, 2024
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