November Staff Recs

Evolution Staff

 

Best Thanksgiving Food

The leftover sandwich the day after. - Sophie Bradecich, IA ‘24

Mashed potatoes (not overrated) - Samuel Parigela, CW ‘ 25

Cornbread (the box kind without actual corn) - Sofie Dooley, PM ‘ 26

Tamales - Adriana Perez, BF ‘26

Favorite Fall Activity

Go bake something! Whether is cookies, a cake, or any kind of pastry it can be so much fun to do by yourself or with a friend (and you end up with a great snack at the end!) - Angie Kidder, MT ‘26

Going to coffee shops and studying. It is so fun trying the new fall drinks and it is also productive. - Sofie Dooley, PM ‘26

My favorite break from homework is to take a walk just before sunset around the neighborhood. Stepping on all of the leaves on your path is a must, even if it annoys your poor dog. - Sophie Bradecich, IA ‘24

 

Music

Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? - The Cranberries; it's lingering season. - Sophia Kang, PD ‘24

September by Sparky Deathcap. I love the instrumental bc it's so ethereal and beautiful. - Aadya Sharma, IMSO '24

Cherry Blossom Ending by Busker Busker. You won't understand the lyrics, but the music is iconic. - James Yi, CW ‘24

Staring out the window of your old apartment by Jeff Rosenstock. It’s so good and it’s the best pop punk song ever ever and I love it and everybody has to listen to it. - Jeri Stein - ACT ‘26

Movies

Suburban Gothic. It is like an indie-mystery-ghost story- rom com. There is a scene where the teacher goes off on an evil student that lives in my mind forever the dialogue is so good. Plus, the movie also has Matthew Gray Gubler as the lead. - Sofie Dooley, PM ‘26

Culpa Mia/My Fault. If you understand Spanish, watch it in Spanish, but it's really good. You can find a bunch of clips on YouTube, so if you like them, I suggest watching it on Amazon Prime. - Adriana Perez, BF ‘26

Books

 

Mother of Learning by nobody103. Intricate and unique world and characters. Story doesn't lag off in the later books. - James Yi, CW ‘24

The Rumor Game by Sona Charaipotra and Dhonielle Clayton: It's about 3 girls at an exclusive D.C prep school and rumors start to grow about them through social media, their lives begin to unravel trying to figure out where all of it is coming from. - Angie Kidder, MT ‘26

Everyone should read 1984. I don't read books that often anymore but sometimes I just open 1984 because it's just a classic. You also get to tell people "I've read 1984" with a smug look on your face. - Samuel You, CW' ‘24

The Secret History - Donna Tartt; A poetically written thriller that'll make you feel cozy and satisfy the mystery-genre-itch October has left behind. (It's basically a comedy half of the time). - Sophia Kang, PD ‘24

 

Places

If you can find a Somi Somi near you, the ice cream is really awesome. You can order Bungeoppang (a sweet red bean pastry shaped like a fish) as well, and they're pretty decent. - Samuel You, CW ‘24

Bowlero at the Garden Walk. I love bowling with my family, it's just hours of us throwing balls and eating food and laughing. - Adriana Perez, BF ‘26