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The Observer

The School Newspaper of Winston Churchill High School.

The Observer

The School Newspaper of Winston Churchill High School.

The Observer

Modest hole in the wall makes for great barbecue

By Maddy Flax March 22, 2010

Urban BBQ is a good example of why not to judge a book by its cover. Upon arriving at 2007 Chapman Avenue just off of Rockville Pike, you might just want to turn around and go home after glimpsing the...

British band Muse lights up local stage

By Justine Stayman March 22, 2010

Muse might not be a household name in the US, but the internationally known British band summoned enthusiastic fans from CHS and all over the D.C. area to rock the Patriot Center in Virginia on March 1...

Revamped ‘Alice’ shines on the big screen

By Lauren Pires, Arts Editor March 22, 2010

Things are only impossible if you believe they are. And the easiest way to see this? Why, going down the rabbit hole of course. Alice in Wonderland (2010) is truly a cinematic masterpiece that manages...

‘Radium Girls’ depicts working class fight for rights

By Kalli Klusaritz, Archives Manager March 22, 2010

This month the CHS drama department presented Radium Girls, the true story of a group of young factory workers in 1920s who are poisoned by radium-laced paint while painting dials on clocks. The heart-wrenching...

Sparks’ new novel matches success of past works

Being a teenager is one of life’s toughest trials. In the ten-year period, adolescents are introduced to betrayal, love, loss and the importance of family. It takes an incredibly well-crafted story to...

Local Band Hotspur finds growing popularity

By Samantha Snowden, Staff Writer March 1, 2010

Pretty much everyone has, at some point in his or her life, dreamed of being a rock star. Most of those people have let go of these fantasies, but to some, rocking out is serious business. Joe Mach,...

‘From Paris with Love’ delivers explosive thrills

By Andy Rosenberg, Online Arts Editor March 1, 2010

James Bond better watch out because there's a new face in town. Unlike the martini-sipping hero of yesteryear's spy movies, From Paris with Love centers around the less refined Charlie Wax (John Travolta,...

‘White Collar’ is classy, sophisticated crime drama

By Amna Farooqi, Staff Writer March 1, 2010

These days, it seems that all that’s on TV are either “reality” shows like Jersey Shore where you feel dumber after watching, or over-hyped dramas like Melrose Place, where you wonder why educated...

Ke$ha reveals her love of partying in debut album

By Kalli Klusaritz, Archive Manager March 1, 2010

Somewhere between the fast-paced pop of Lady GaGa and the shocking antics of Britney Spears, 22-year-old newcomer Ke$ha has managed not only to carve out a unique niche for herself as a hedonistic, superficial...

Reitman’s new film is a breath of fresh ‘Air’

By Sarah Reitzes, Staff Writer March 1, 2010

Most people find comfort in the familiar; traveling is great, but there’s nothing like home. For Ryan Bingham, traveling is what is familiar to him, as he spends 322 days per year on business trips....

New faces show promising future for hip-hop

By Ryan Schlesinger, Editor-in-Chief March 1, 2010

Mainstream hip-hop is in shambles. If you look at the most purchased hip-hop/rap songs list on iTunes, “Tie Me Down” by the skinny-jean wearing New Boyz cracks the top 10. ‘Nuff said. The faces...

J.D. Salinger’s legacy lives on in ‘Catcher in the Rye’

By Lauren Pires, Arts Editor March 1, 2010

He knew us best and he managed to capture the unique stage of “teenagerdom” in a crude, colloquial prose that has never been matched. The literary world lost a prized member as J.D. Salinger passed...

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