These are the kind of words used by the mysterious eponymous corporation at the heart of 2024’s most controversial horror film “The Substance” to describe the product’s effects on their customers. A dangerously underground substance, the drug comes into the attention of recently fired actress Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore) who just lost her job as main host of an aerobics program for reaching the age of 50, a deliberate move by the network (manifested by a rather quirky performance by Dennis Quaid playing the unsubtly named “Harvey”) to grab much younger, “hotter” talent.

Spotlight on Open Books
Open Books is a local nonprofit bookstore and community project in downtown Pensacola. The bookstore is entirely run by volunteers, with all proceeds going to support the Prison Book Project which donates books to inmates throughout Florida prisons. The project itself has been in the works since 1999, with the CORE (Collective of Resource Empowerment) House.
Lynda Blackmon Lowery comes to PSC
By: Trinity Lentz Lynda Blackmon Lowery, author of “Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom” and Bloody Sunday Survivor, came to PSC to talk to students and the Pensacola Community about her inspirational life story as well as her book. Lowery was born in 1950 in Selma, Alabama. Between the ages of 7 and 15 she had already been jailed...
Floridians fight back against controversial DeSantis decisions
By Enrique Viveros The race is on for the 2024 Presidential election candidates and the Florida Governor, Ron DeSantis. is gearing up for his “spot”. During his State of State address, on March 7th, DeSantis said, “You ain’t seen nothing yet.” Based on this and recent headlines it looks like DeSantis is building his foundation by diminishing marginalized groups. Within...
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Faculty Art Show
by Enrique Viveros From October 10th to 28th the Visual Arts faculty hosted an art exhibition in the Anna Lamar Switzer Gallery with artist introductions and reception on October 20th. The exhibition, Show and Tell!, showcased ten faculty members with art ranging from ceramics to painting to photography. Brian Weaver, department head of Visual Arts, introduced the exhibition with excitement....

PSC hosts Pirate Open-Mic Night
by Grace Lindquist On November 2nd, PSC students gathered in the second story common room of the library to read their original poetry and prose while supporting fellow, student and faculty poets. The event was hosted by Professor Sara Smith, who teaches literature and is the faculty sponsor for the school’s Lit Club. From literature to STEM students, the audience...

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Rescues the World of Video-Game Adaptations
by John Mcleod Among the many Netflix original anime that has been released this year, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners stands out as a tragic tale set in the same universe as CD Projekt Red’s controversial release Cyberpunk: 2077. The anime is currently certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes and is rated 100% on the Tomatometer. The show is set in a universe with...

Stormfolk Band Rocks PSC During WSRE’s StudioAmped Concert Series
By Arda Johnson Beginning on 26 Sept., PSC faculty and staff had easy access attending WSRE’s StudioAmped concert series, located next to the tennis courts’ parking lot at the Jean & Paul Amos Performance Studio. With five total concerts scheduled, attendance was free and offered everyone a chance to attend a concert during different dates; the last one was on...