The Nest staff presents… a year in review!

Beetlejuice: The Musical just recently closed on Broadway after opening in 2019. The dynamic show faced some issues with COVID-19. After its first opening in 2019, it was shut down due to the pandemic. It was then reopened in April of 2022 and closed again this January. Now it’s on a national tour around the US, and hopefully, it will get to run for a long time now. The musical itself is based on the original ...

Bojack Horseman is an animated television series created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg that had 6 seasons and ran from 2014 to 2020. The show follows the adventures of Bojack Horseman, who was a former 90’s actor on the famous show “Horsing Around." It also follows the lives and issues of his friends (some of whom are anthropomorphic animals like him and some of whom are human). When the series opens, ...

Team Fortress 2 is a class-based multiplayer online combat video game that was released by Valve in 2007. It is a sequel to the original Team Fortress Classic, which was a mod of Team Fortress Quake, originally released in 1996. While this game is obviously not new to the scene, it’s one that you should definitely check out or revisit because in my opinion, it's still better than most modern mul...

Everyone enjoys a good murder mystery play now and then, and a popular choice for your average high school theater department, among Clue and Arsenic and Old Lace, is The Mousetrap. Written by Agatha Christie, this play has had record-breaking success and is one of the longest-running shows in history, opening in London’s West End in 1952 and still running there today. I was recently given an oppo...

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, released in December of 2022, is the sequel to 2011's Puss in Boots and the latest installment in the Shrek franchise. The Last Wish sees the return of series mainstays Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek while also welcoming new talent to the roster with the likes of Florence Pugh and John Mulaney. After an 11-year hiatus from the big screen, many fans - including mysel...

Bullet Train, released to theaters in 2022 and as of December third streaming on Netflix,  is an action-packed and thrilling movie that takes place in Japan, following the lives of several criminals who are all linked to the infamous crime boss dubbed "The White Death." The movie stars Brad Pitt as the main protagonist "Ladybug," a character known for his terrible luck. This film is a wild ride th...

As we are halfway through President Biden's term, we’re entering into a time of political reflection. I chose to reflect on the U.S. government as a whole, and while doing this, I became intrigued by the infamous Pentagon's history. While falling down a historic rabbit hole, I realized the corruption and arguable actions of people in powerful positions got away with. With technology advancing a...

The Covasettes, a Manchester-based indie rock band, made a splash in the music industry with their 2017 debut single “This Feeling.” And ever since then, they have continued to gain traction, with one of their songs going viral on TikTok and now starting to sell out multiple headline shows. The band – Chris Buxton as lead singer and guitarist, Matt Hewlett as lead guitarist, Jamie McIntyre as bas...

After a long 13-year wait, fans of Avatar rejoice at James Cameron with the new sequel to the first Avatar film: Avatar: The Way of Water. Cameron stated that he would like to make a sequel to Avatar after the significant success of the first movie in 2009. This new film includes past cast members such as Sam Worthington, Stephen Lang, and many more, replaying their roles from the original film with...

We can all agree that Mexican food can be both good and bad, whether you're eating it to mask crying because you got rejected by your childhood crush or accepted into the college you wanted to attend. But with Brentwood’s newest restaurant, there is no bad. Sal y Limón can bring you from happy to happier and sad to happy. Sal y Limón is a Mexican grille that recently opened a few months ago at 1221 Strassner Dr...

Lana Del Rey said it best in her song “National Anthem” when she said, “Money is the reason we exist. Everybody knows it, it’s a fact.” As a second-semester high school senior, I can honestly say that I agree with the idea that money is the current reason for my existence and the reason for my existential woe.  Up until this point in my life, I had never really thought about the weight that mo...

On April 1st, 2022, Morbius, a Marvel movie, was released. For those who don’t follow the Marvel universe, Morbius is known as one of Spider-man’s nemesis.  The movie stars Jared Leto as Michael Morbius, a doctor who creates artificial blood made to substitute natural blood cells. This fake blood creates oxygen and can cure almost anything. However, he struggles with a rare disease and has be...