Hello, book lovers! Welcome to Valley Shelf Talk. My name is Avery Ramsey, a senior here at Valley, and I will be your source for everything bookish on The Viking.  A little about my book taste: I...

Welcome to your midweek movie marathon. I’m your host Sophia Serice and today we’ll be going through my top three films for Friday the 13th.  Friday the 13th is coming up next week and to celebrate...

Sabrina Carpenter, the rapidly rising popstar, dropped the highly anticipated album, “Short n’ Sweet,” on Aug. 23, debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Carpenter has been filling the music charts...

A small feud that started almost 10 years ago that wasn’t expected to lead to anything has recently blown into full force. And at the center is Drake, this time up against Kendrick Lamar.  Drake...

With Women’s History Month well underway, discussions of the portrayal of female characters in books are at a peak. Notable feminist figures in literature include Jo March, Katniss Everdeen and Hermione...

When thinking about an easy, buoyant read, the last thing that comes to mind is … a vampire book. Yet, that’s exactly what S. L. Cokeley’s “This Blood That Binds Us” aims to be: a playful take...

As an avid Insidious and Blumhouse fan, I was excited for the fifth Insidious film to hit theaters in July. I was even more excited for the return of the original cast. The Insidious franchise was created...

Disney released the original The Little Mermaid movie in 1989 starring Jodie Benson as the voice actor of Ariel. As a child growing up who loved watching Disney, especially Disney princess movies, this...

There’s a heaviness that comes with the name J. Robert Oppenheimer. The history surrounding the “father of the atomic bomb” holds a weight swollen with guilt and resentment. Yet, “Oppenheimer”...