Skip to Main Content
Your World. Your Stories. Everyday.

METEA MEDIA

Your World. Your Stories. Everyday.

METEA MEDIA

Your World. Your Stories. Everyday.

METEA MEDIA

Lorde released her album "Solar Power" on Aug. 20, 2021 covering various topics like fears and the environment

Lord’s experimental album, ‘Solar Power’

Bela Sanchez
August 25, 2021

After a four year hiatus, Lorde released her album “Solar Power” on Aug. 20, 2021. Lorde did some experimenting with her sound, by making the first released song “Solar Power,” which has a more...

The sequel to "Mean Girls," "Mean Girls 2," is not as good and the previous movie.

‘Mean Girls 2’ fails to live up to expectations of the first film

Bela Sanchez
June 2, 2021

I have developed a new fascination with unnecessary sequels. There is just something so interesting about being so desperate for a quick cash grab that people are willing to disrespect the name of a beloved...

Opera is making a comeback after the pandemic. The Lyric Opera of Chicago has just announced their newest season coming late 2021 and early 2022.

In a post-COVID era, opera needs to continue the creativity it has cultivated

Ursula Sturgeon
May 26, 2021

In the past year, I have talked about many of my interests here on Metea Media. The autism rights movement, politics, current events, Mold-A-Rama machines. I thought it would be a perfect way to end the...

There can be extreme effects on LGBTQIA+ youth from family rejection such as homelessness, overdrinking, and self-harm

GUEST WRITER: How to prevent homelessness in the LGBTQIA+ community

Ollie Shuminas, Guest Writer
May 17, 2021

Family rejection based on sexual orientation or gender identity can have extreme effects on LGBTQIA+ youth. Although it can be hard for all kids to be kicked out of their homes, it can be much harder for...

The Will County Mass Vaccination Center, held in an old Toys R Us building.

My COVID Vaccine experience

Emily Veenstra
April 27, 2021

It was April 17 at 3:43 p.m. when I arrived at the facility that had once been a Toys R Us. It was warm out, which is strange for April in Joliet The sun was hot as it beat down into the car. I patiently...

Women are raised to live up to unrealistic beauty standards put upon them and this can have very negative effects on them.

The beauty standards placed on women are unrealistically unachievable

Jada Jones, Diversity Editor
April 9, 2021

From a very young age, women are raised to live up to unrealistic beauty standards put upon them by society. They are expected to be hairless all over their body, have to be slim with no tummy but big...

Every disabled person, as human beings, deserve respect, we need to learn to respect autistic people regardless of how useful and convenient they are to us personally.

The conversation around autism needs to focus on acceptance, not compensation

Ursula Sturgeon, Perspectives Reporter
April 8, 2021

There is this common idea that “disability” is a dirty word. I remember many episodes in middle school, particularly where counselors would take me into their quaint, stale offices and ask me about...

"The Outcasts" a teen comedy that fails to be memorable due to its stereotypical plotline.

Weekly Movie Review: “The Outcasts” fails to make a lasting impression on the audience

Warning: Spoilers ahead. From a revenge scheme to forgiveness, “The Outcasts” is a movie that covers the stereotypical life of high schoolers. Stereotypical plot lines generally allow the writers...

Women of color need to be represented during women's history month.

Queer women of color need more representation during Women’s History Month

Jada Jones
March 22, 2021

As the blueprint to a lot of trends and multiple movements, being a black queer woman during Woman’s History Month feels like doing a lot of work but only getting a quarter of recognition. We tend to...

Johnson & Johnson and Merck & Co work together on the Covid vaccine.

Biden Administration’s decision to use Defence Production Act would be more effective if used early on

Pravalika Balajivaishnavi, Perspectives Reporter
March 11, 2021

The Biden administration announced that two major American pharmaceutical companies, Johnson & Johnson and Merck, will collaborate from March 2 to expand the production of the COVID-19 vaccine. After...

"Judas and the Black Messiah" portrays a great historic drama about the 1968 Illinois Black Panther Party starring Daniel Kaluuya and LaKeith Stanfield.

Weekly Movie Review: ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ shows complexity of a ‘just’ society but gives justice to the 1968 event

Katrina Viloria, Perspectives Editor
March 5, 2021

Warning: Spoilers ahead. The Illinois Black Panther Party emerged on the city's West Side towards the end of 1968. As one of 45 Black Panther chapters around the country, the Illinois Chapter gained...

The third and final movie, "To All the Boys: Always and Forever," released on Feb. 12 which stars Lana Condor and Noah Centineo in a teenage romance movie.

Weekly Movie Review: ‘To All the Boys: Always and Forever’ has many pros and cons as the final movie of a romance franchise

Cache Merriweather and Katrina Viloria
February 19, 2021

Warning: Spoilers ahead. Netflix introduced the “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” movie franchise two years ago. First started as a novel series were written by Jenny Han, gained more popularity...

Load More Stories