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This article contains spoilers for Stranger Things Season 5 After nine long years spent defeating interdimensional monsters, the beloved Netflix series, Stranger Things ,   has finally ended. With a series full of unexpected twists and turns, much hope rested on season five to deliver a jaw-dropping series finale. Season five was divided into three sections, or ‘volumes.’ Volume 1 dropped on November 26, Volume 2 released on Christmas Day, and Volume 3, the finale, was releas

Art by Emaline Varava The future of Stranger Things At 5 PM PST on New Years’ Eve 2025, thousands of outages were reported on Netflix. This was because their most popular show, Stranger Things , dropped its season finale. So many people were eager to watch it as they had been waiting three years since the last season, and for those who’ve been there from the beginning, nine years since season one. Once the finale dropped, Stranger Things  would end its near-decade run of epis

In youth, many of us cling to the idea of “Disney magic.” To go to Disneyland is to reach nirvana, and to meet Cinderella is to shake hands with God. However, as we age, this illusion of magic denatures. It is not that the films lose their value, nor is it that the stories fail to resonate. Rather, we begin to notice subtle nuances within the media. We realize that Disney magic is shrouded in corporate undertones, and that stories—rather than serve as works of art—become mean

Art by Faye Deetsch I’m a huge fan of reality TV and game shows. Over COVID, I binged America’s Got Talent, The Voice, World of Dance, Jeopardy, Master Chef, Survivor, and many more. It recently occurred to me that I live in Los Angeles and have the chance to be part of the live studio audience for many of these shows, any time, for completely free. With this knowledge in mind, my family booked tickets to see the America’s Got Talent finale in September. The process of gettin