Best People of 2021

Being the world’s best gymnast, Simone Biles is used to making headlines. But this past year, the 24-year-old Olympian made the front pages for a different reason. Biles abruptly withdrew from the 2021 Tokyo Olympics right before the women’s team gymnastics final. At first, people assumed it was a physical injury, but Biles later confirmed her reasoning, and it was not what viewers were expect...

One of the most known pop stars Britney Spears has been freed from her Concervership. Ms. Spears has been out of control of her financial duties since she dealt with substance abuse in 2008. In 2014, she began to explore removing her father’s name as conservator due to claims of her father’s “drinking problem”. Ever since then she has been fighting with getting her 60 million dollar fortune b...

Picture this. You're a 17-year-old actress who just broke up with their costar. You hop on TikTok and share part of a song you wrote about the experience. It goes viral. You decide to make the song into a single and release it. Not only does it make it onto the infamous Billboard Hot 100, but it holds strong at number one for a month. It also makes history by becoming the first song to stay in the top 10 for an entire year.  This is ...

From Rocky Blue on Disney channel to Rue Bennett on the hit show Euphoria, Zendaya blossomed into 2021 with the goal to rule Hollywood. She started acting when she was only 14 years old and now at just 25 she’s accomplished things people can only dream of.  In 2021 Zendaya won the CFDA Fashion Icon Award with the Spiderman No Way Home film, and the Critics Choice See Her Award. She also won m...

After seven straight years of the Mercedes F1 racing team winning the driver's championship, Max Verstappen created history. The 24-year-old Dutchman pulled off a record total of 18 podiums, 10 of which being first place. Verstappen was even able to win a race in Zandvoort, Netherlands, becoming the first Dutch driver to win in his home country. Racing in your home country always adds pressure to the driver, and Verstappen pulle...

I want to start off by saying what everyone else is thinking: Dolly Parton is a national treasure. With her confident and sweet personality, she is always a great role model and the epidemy of southern hospitality.  I have always looked up to Dolly. As a music lover, she was one of the first artists I was introduced to. She is incredibly talented in not only music but in acting, philanthropy, ...

On the last day of 2021, Betty White passed away. Despite no longer being with us, the Golden Girls icon and the legacy she left behind will always be remembered by her fans. Born in 1922, White’s acting career spanned more than 80 years. In those 80 years, she’s earned notoriety, millions of fans and more than 50 nominations for major awards.  White was a funny, caring and compassionate per...