Editors Picks

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As the holiday season approaches and the looming boredom of the break comes in, the Editors of the Mountaineer have some personal favorite things to keep winter interesting. Whether it be a movie binge, new food to eat, or just advice to keep in mind, we’ve got you covered.

Olivia Celano

Movies/ TV shows

“Son of Batman”
“The Dead Poets Society”
“10 Things I Hate About You”
“Percy Jackson and the Olympians”
Early 2000s cartoons
Editor-In-Chief Olivia Celano, ’25, posing for a picture. Photo provided by Madisen Dullen, ’25.

Music

“Kaleidoscope” – Chappell Roan
“Cemetry Gates” – The Smiths
“Merry Christmas, Please Don’t Call” -Bleachers
“She’s Always a Women” -Billy Joel
EPIC the musical- Jorge Rivera-Herrans

Books

“The Picture of Dorian Gray” – Oscar Wilde

“The Perks of Being a Wallflower”
“Ithaca” -Patrick Dillon
“The Hunger Games”
The Iliad and Odyssey

Food

Italian rice balls
Watermelon
Penne Alla Vodka pasta
Shirley temples
Slushies

Advice

If you spend too much time looking for love you’ll lose everyone who already loves you.
Hating someone takes too much energy. You’re allowed to not forgive people, but you still have to move on in life
Don’t look for reasons to tell someone you care about them when wanting to say it is enough of a reason to do it.
Literature is great, but reading isn’t a competition. Being able to analyze a newer novel or even a comic book is just as good as understanding a classic. Don’t balance your worth on intelligence.
You can learn a lot about people by just watching or noticing the small things and it’s the things unsaid that can really help you know someone.

Alexis Binikos

Movies/TV Shows:

“Criminal Minds”
Editor-In-Chief Alexis Binikos posing for a picture outside in the school playground. (Olivia Celano)
“The Breakfast Club”
“Shadow and Bone”
“Mean Girls”
“Clueless”

Music:

Zach Bryan
Olivia Rodrigo
Gracie Abrams
Tate McRae
Evangelia
Anastasia

Favorite Foods:

Chicken Alfredo
Loukoumades (Greek donuts drizzled in honey)
Ice Cream (chocolate, cookies and cream, vanilla, and toasted coconut)

Personal Interests:

NJ Devils (hockey)
True Crime
History

Books:

“Defending Jacob” by William Landay
“Number the Stars” by Lois Lowry
“Little Women” by Louisa May Alcott
“Six of Crows” by Leigh Bardugo

Advice:

Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become
Better to admit you walked through the wrong door than to spend your whole life in the wrong room
If it makes you happy, it’s not a waste of time

Jaden Harper

Movie