I'm Joseph Swit. This is my 3rd year writing for The Mustang. I mostly write movie reviews so if you've seen a bad movie, chances are I've complained about it too so you should check out all that in the arts section.
SDA Theatre ended the year on a literal high note with a dazzling production of “Honk!” The musical is a production of George Stiles and Anthony Drewe’s story based on the ugly duckling fairy tale.
There...
The wildfires that ravaged San Diego County last week and canceled two days of school throughout the San Dieguito Union High School District have caused several scheduling problems for San Dieguito Academy. ...
The most important news in the world of college football on Wednesday didn’t come from one of the many spring training camps opening at schools around the nation but from a downtown Chicago courtroom. ...
As selection Sunday for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament approached I was pessimistic about my chances of producing even a respectable bracket that I could display without shame. After all, my...
Keeping audiences entertained and amused throughout a production is hard enough nowadays in any theatre, but doing so while exploring the sensitive issues of illness and familial bonds requires walking...
Claire Brady
Can you describe your rock climbing? How often do you do it for? Where do you do it?
I rock climb at minimum twice a week, but usually more. I have had weeks were I climb every single...
According to an age-old superstition the name of Shakespeare’s tragedy “Macbeth” is believed to be cursed. Actors often avoid saying the title, instead using “The Scottish Play.” Urban legends...
Unless you reside in the Pacific Northwest or fly a number 12 flag, Sunday’s Super Bowl was utterly disappointing given all the pre-game hype about the league’s best offense squaring off with the top...
From the opening of the curtain, “Legally Blonde” thoroughly engaged and entertained me. SDA theatre’s annual musical hit the mark. The musical, based on the novel and film of the same name,...
Government teacher Jill Seidenverg had at last achieved her goal of visiting the famed Inca ruins at Machu Picchu. However, this momentous occasion took a bizarre turn when she found herself stuck at...
At the start of every new television season, a seemingly endless run of promos fill our screens imploring us to watch “THE NEXT BIG THING IN TELEVISION.” During these bombarding ad campaigns I silently...
The San Dieguito Academy Theatre Department put on an emotional and heart-wrenching performance of “Tell Me That You Love Me Junie Moon” as part of the third SDA’s third annual Theatre for a Cause...
About halfway through “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone”, I reflected back on the series of events that had conspired to place me into a half empty movie theatre watching an utterly predictable and...
It’s a date marked on the calendars of mathletes and scientists everywhere; the 14th of March, or Pi Day as it has come to be known. Pi Day fever has been growing in recent years across the world,...
This Sunday the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will hand out its golden statuettes for the 85th time to honor the best of cinema from 2012. Before the big awards ceremony, hosted by “Family...
From beginning to end ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ manages to thrill and inform its audience. We follow the decade long manhunt for Osama Bin Laden through the eyes of CIA analyst Maya (Jessica Chastain) as...
You’ll remember singing along to their lyrics in your mom’s car on your way to a soccer game, hearing their songs on the radio. In the mid-2000s songs such as “Move Along” and “Dirty Little...
The All-American Rejects haven’t wasted any time in following up on their highly successful album “When the World Comes Down”, because their new album “Kids in the Street” just might have surpassed...
If you’re looking for a little excitement to give a shock to your spring TV lull, then tuning in to ABC at 9 p.m. EST on Tuesday nights just might give you the answer you’ve been looking for. The...
Mysterious disappearances, criminal masterminds, the most notorious prison in American history, and a likeable crime solving duo characterize FOX’s new Monday night thriller “Alcatraz”. The premise...