April showers bring May flowers… You know what else they bring? A new Frog album! And our local Seattle frogspawn are growing up as well! Here are 5 carefully curated songs to represent each stage of high school (and something for the teachers, too). Freshman: American “Supermarkets, lonely Clorox aisles,” a classic line from the song “American” by Frog, may perfectly encapsulate your freshman experience: writing the dreaded freshman history paper and being the tadpoles and

I’m glad it’s May because I’m pretty (sat)tired of writing satire, (see what I did there). Anyway, my original idea for this month was to write about the Bird of Paradise because I’ve needed to re-pot mine since last spring, and she’s on the brink of death. I was going to take gnarly photos of her rhizomes, and it was going to be pretty informational. Sadly, I haven’t gotten to the re-pot (oops), but I was inspired to write about the Dieffenbachia because when I was doing col

1. The Denver Nuggets are frauds. As the Timberwolves head into this series, they are certainly considered “black horses” for the entire tournament. The Denver Nuggets will be without one of their best defenders, Aaron Gordon, and on any given night, a Jamal Murray off night, combined with Rudy Gobert clamps, can lead to a blowout loss in favor of Minnesota. 4x Defensive Player of the Year Gobert is certainly going to be a hard matchup for Nikola Jokic. I believe Gobert will

Content Warning: This article mentions topics such as self-injury, depression, and self-harm. Every year in May, Mental Health Awareness Month gives people a chance to speak openly about something that affects millions of lives but is still often misunderstood. For many teenagers, mental health struggles can feel invisible. Academic pressure, social media, friendships, and expectations about the future can all build up and become overwhelming. At the same time, Self-Harm Awar