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International School of Monaco                  March 2016 Edition

The Middle School Times
                              Constance Paefgen

  Gaia Dolenc-Bueno                                      Le club de philosophie

 THE UNITED NATIONS:                              POURQUOI VA-T-ON
 AN INTERVIEW WITH A                                   À L’ÉCOLE? ?
 FORMER EMPLOYEE                                                 Maxim Alekseev

                                                     GLOBALISATION
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                                                          Picture Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
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Contents

           The United Nations: An Interview with a Former Employee / page 4

                                                 The Cologne Attacks / page 5

                                           Pourquoi va-t-on à l’école? / page 6

                                                        Globalisation / page 8

                                                       Cyberbullying / page 9

                                    The Politics of the United States / page 11

    The San Andreas Fault Line, A Trip to the Oceanographic Museum / page 12

                Year 7 on a School Trip, The Environment Needs You! / page 13

                        Study Tips & Tricks, Book Recommendations / page 14

                                The Educational Benefits of YouTube / page 15

    Pewdiepie Surpasses 10 Billion Views!, ‘Joe & Caspar Hit the Road’/ page 16

               ‘Made in the A.M.’ - Top of Flop?, Netflix Takes Monaco/ page 17
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The ‘Middle School Times’ Team

SECTION
          Note from the Editor-in-Chief                          The Team

 It is with great pleasure that we introdu-    Constance Paefgen: Editor-in-Chief & Founder
 ce the International School of Monaco’s       Gaia Dolenc-Bueno: Assistant Editor-in-Chief
 newly founded newspaper. The develop-           Maxim Alekseev: Assistant Editor-in-Chief
 ment of a publication is always a collecti-       Enya Demeyer: Editor of Humanities
 ve endeavor. Without the teamwork and             Gemma Griffiths: Editor of Literature
 cooperation displayed by the team of Mi-          Kristina Litvina: Editor of Technology
 ddle School students, the creation of ‘The      Yulia Aksenova: Editor of Popular Culture
 Middle School Times’ would not have           Marie-Lou Goeminne: Editor of School Affairs
 been possible, and I would like to thank
 all journalists for their committment, con-
  tinuous dedication and tireless efforts!

                        - Constance Paefgen

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THE UNITED NATIONS:
    AN INTERVIEW WITH A
    FORMER EMPLOYEE
          Gaia Dolenc-Bueno

          Pictures Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons (Picture 2: Courtesy of Stefano Corso)

    The United Nations is an institution with a vast amount of        Nations and if you would like to find out more information,
    member countries. It is an intergovernmental organization         please simply go to www.un.org and you can discover what
    that promotes cooperation. Its aim is to promote coopera-         they do, how you can join, where they work, etc.
    tion amongst countries in order to improve the world. Its         The Middle School Times had the opportunity to speak with
    headquarters are located in New York and its offices can be       a former United Nations member part of the ISM communi-
    found around the globe.                                           ty. Regarding her experience at the UN, she stated, “When
    An organization based on the League of Nations, the Charter       asked to summarize my years in the United Nations, I found
    of the UN was signed on the 26th of June 1945. On October         myself facing a very difficult question: How do I condense
    24th 1945, it was ratified and the United Nations officially      some of the most important years of my life and convey this
    came into existence. There is a lot to learn about the United     message to a young audience?”
                                                                      “I had the privilege to work in two of the specialized agen-
                                                                      cies of the United Nations for almost 12 years. My first job
                                                                      was in the International Fund for Agricultural Development
                                                                      (the IFAD). This is an agency which has a special mandate to
                                                                      help foster development in the rural areas. IFAD finances a
                                                                      variety of activities, from micro-credit to technical assistan-
                                                                      ce to the building of small infrastructures and irrigation sys-
                                                                      tems. The aim is to support the rural communities, to fight
                                                                      hunger and to ultimately give people the tools to move out
                                                                      of poverty. In my years at IFAD, my role was mainly to ser-
                                                                      ve as a loan officer working directly with the governments
                                                                      and the beneficiaries of our projects. I was in charge of ma-
                                                                      naging loans and grants to poor countries in Africa, Latin
                                                                      America and Middle East.”
                                                                      “During my last years as a UN officer, I worked as Loan Offi-
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cer for a division of the United Nations – the United Na-
tions Office for Project Services (UNOPS). I was in charge
of direct project supervision of projects in connection
with financial and disbursement of funds.”
“If I could summarize all these years in the UN, I could say
that every day I was motivated by the fact that through
my work - and my small contributions - I have touched
and helped change the lives of disadvantaged people
around the world. When I had the opportunity to travel
to these poor regions (which was very often), it was in-
credible to see the faces of the people – young and old
– to whose lives we had made significant contributions
and improvements. There was tiredness and many cha-
llenges but the satisfaction that comes from doing so-
mething meaningful is extremely rewarding. For those
who care to do something to change the world, I defini-
tely recommend it.”

THE COLOGNE ATTACKS
                                                                         Picture Courtesy of Veit Schagow,
       Maxim Alekseev
                                                                         Flickr.com

On the New Year’s Eve of 2015, chaos prevailed in Cologne, Germany.
The police of Cologne later on received over 1,000 criminal comp-
laints in relation to the attacks.

As stated by witnesses, a crowd of teenagers and adults of North Afri-
can or Arabic origin gathered at the main train station of Cologne
on the evening of the 31st of December 2015. A large number of
them were drunk. Throughout the night, the men carried out sexual
attacks, harassment and thefts. Women in the trains, train station and
the local areas were affected. As well as setting off fireworks, which
burned various people, alcohol glassware was thrown around.

As the result of the attacks, in the proceeding period of time, many
protests were carried out by the citizens of Cologne. In addition to
this, extra security measures were taken during the February carni-
val.

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POURQUOI VA-T-ON
          À L’ÉCOLE?
            Le club de philosophie                                         Picture Courtesy of ismonaco.org

    L’école, c’est d’abord l’endroit où les élèves passent la     l’instruction est obligatoire. En France c’est le cas depuis
    plus grande partie de leur temps - du matin jusqu’au          1882, et les parents qui ne garantissent pas une instruc-
    soir, cinq jours par semaine. Ils y acquièrent des con-       tion à leurs enfants sont passibles de sanctions.
    naissances en différentes matières avec l’aide de leurs
    professeurs et y pratiquent des activités intéressantes       Il s’agit alors de comprendre le sens d’une telle loi. Quel
    voire même ludiques avec leurs camarades. Ce temps            intérêt y a-t-il à rendre l’instruction obligatoire ? Il sem-
    passé à l’école aurait essentiellement pour but de pré-       ble que ce soit d’abord une exigence sociale. Une bonne
    parer les élèves à l’insertion dans la vie active et la so-   instruction est une des principales clés de réussite dans
    ciété en général. Mais aller à l’école n’est pas toujours     notre société. Plus nous pourrons justifier d’un haut ni-
    facile et agréable. Se lever tôt le matin, passer des tests   veau d’études, plus nous aurons de chances d’exercer
    et des examens, faire ses devoirs lorsqu’on rentre à la       un travail valorisant, stimulant et bien rémunéré. Ainsi
    maison… L’école peut aussi être vécue par certains            c’est pour donner à chacun la chance de réussir sociale-
    d’entre nous comme une activité pénible (stress, fa-          ment que l’école a été rendue gratuite et obligatoire (du
    tigue), contraignante (on n’y va pas toujours de notre        moins dans les pays occidentaux.)
    plein gré !) voire même insensée (j’y vais parce que je le
    dois, mais au fond je ne sais pas très bien pourquoi…).       Mais l’école n’est pas seulement un outil de réussite so-
    Il serait donc intéressant de se demander pour quelle(s)      ciale. Elle favorise également notre développement en
    raison(s) et dans quel(s) but(s) sommes-nous amenés à         tant qu’individu et en tant qu’être humain. En effet l’éco-
    fréquenter l’école tous les jours et dans quelle mesure       le nous transmet des connaissances et des savoir-faire
    cela en vaut la peine.                                        qui nous aident par la suite à nous adapter à notre en-
                                                                  vironnement et nous rendent ainsi plus indépendants
    Si nous devions nous interroger d’abord sur les raisons       et autonomes. Songez par exemple aux difficultés que
    pour lesquelles nous allons à l’école, nous aurions ten-      peuvent rencontrer au quotidien les personnes qui ne
    dance à répondre spontanément : parce que nous y              savent ni lire ni écrire : impossible pour elles de déchi-
    sommes obligés. D’où vient alors cette obligation ? Elle      ffrer un courrier, de remplir une feuille d’impôts ou de
    semble venir d’abord de nos parents qui chaque matin          comprendre une notice de médicaments... Cela les rend
    nous y envoient, même si cela ne nous fait pas toujours       évidemment très dépendantes et vulnérables.
    plaisir. Mais nos parents eux-mêmes y sont obligés par
    la loi ! En effet dans la plupart des pays occidentaux        Enfin l’école nous permet de nous développer non pas

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seulement en tant qu’individu isolé, mais
aussi en tant que membre d’une commu-
nauté. (C’est peut être un des avantages de
l’instruction scolaire par rapport à l’instruc-
tion à domicile.) C’est à l’école par exemple
que nous apprenons à comprendre et à ac-           “...elle favorise notre dé-
cepter la différence de l’autre, à travailler en
équipe et à mieux communiquer. Autant de
                                                     veloppement en tant
compétences qui nous préparent à notre fu-
ture vie sociale et politique.
                                                     qu’individu et en tant
                                                         qu’être humain.”
Ainsi la raison principale pour laquelle nous
fréquentons l’école, c’est que notre société a
rendu l’instruction obligatoire. Aller à l’école
nous est alors apparu comme un moyen de
réussir socialement et professionnellement
dans le monde actuel, mais aussi comme un
facteur essentiel de notre développement
personnel en tant qu’individu et citoyen.

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GLOBALISATION
           Maxim Alekseev                                                 Picture Courtesy of Mike Mertz, Flickr.com

    Globalisation is the way in which goods, companies,          sation affects all of us. Firstly, most of the things we use
    information and ideas are spread in an easier way            are there just because of globalisation, as for example
    around the world, and the way in which the communi-          some of our food, such as coffee, bananas and other
    cation and transportation around the globe improve. It       products, which come from other parts of the world as
    all started when in the very far past the merchants tra-     South America or Africa. On top of this, even if we can be
    velled from city to city, moving and selling different       sure that our croissants or pizzas are made locally, they
    goods in the local areas. The next big step in the pro-      were nonetheless invented in another place, and the
    gression of globalisation was the time of exploration,       recipe subsequently spread around the world. Moreo-
    when in the Renaissance the famous explorers started         ver, most of clothes are products of globalisation, as for
    sailing to the new World and in search of new lands,         instance the creation of a pair of jeans takes the partici-
    spreading information and ideas around the planet.           pation of 15 countries, ranging from the US to Australia.

    With the latest ICT developments, globalisation has be-      Secondly, many of our habits and pastimes are ideas
    come an everyday thing, because every day we use diffe-      that spread thanks to globalisation, like football, which
    rent products from all around the world and we use and       was originally played in China and subsequently spread
    share information. In a way, through all of these exam-      around the globe. Today, it is the most popular game
    ples, the world is “shrinking”, because the things that      in the world. Another example is the way that we tra-
    took a long time in the past are now being done more         vel around the world or the way that we look at pho-
    quickly. For example, in the 19th century, it took a long    tos on social media sites, which enables us to com-
    time for a product from the US to arrive in Britain, while   municate and move through the surrounding world.
    now it takes just a few hours. Today, information travels    Thirdly, many of our ideas and opinions are developed
    much faster, and now you can discover news from the          as a result of globalisation, in the same way as most of
    other side of the world in a matter of seconds, while 100    the things that we know or that we study have been
    years ago, it would have taken days. Although all of this    discovered or developed in other parts of the world.
    seems great, there are many side effects of globalisation.   Furthermore, many ideas and religions that we follow,
                                                                 like the ideas of Nelson Mandela or the Muslim religion,
    To start with, it is important to understand that globali-   are not the beliefs that were developed in your city.

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However, even if globalisation affects you in such a            the global warming and in the future, your life might
good way, it has many other negative effects. First-            be threatened by a climatic cataclysm.
ly, the ideas that spread thank to globalisation are
not always beneficial, because they might be ina-               In conclusion, globalisation makes everybody’s life
ppropriate or they may be spreading some incorrect              easier and better, because it permits us to have
ideas, like ideas of racial or gender inequality or false       goods from all around the world, makes our life style
facts. For instance, if a student bases a school report         possible, permits us to have our global opinions and
on information derived from Wikipedia, which allows             ideas, and gives us the possibility to travel and com-
any individual to post facts, there may be a range of           municate around the world. Nevertheless, also globa-
errors in the assignment                                        lisation is bad because it can spread dangerous goods
                                                                and wrong and inappropriate information is spread
Secondly, globalisation is bad, because it might be             around the globe and can cause pollution.
spreading dangerous goods, as for example guns or
drugs, which might put you in danger. For example,
thanks to globalisation, guns may be transported ille-
gally to a range of European countries, potentially
putting your lives into danger. Lastly, globalisation is
bad for you, because it ruins the environment and
pollutes the world that you are living in. This causes

                  CYBERBULLYING
        Gaia Dolenc-Bueno

 On Friday the 6th of November, the Year 7s had                 anonymous and may not even know the target at all.
 a     meeting   with   the   school    counselor,   Stepha-    They are often motivated by anger, revenge or frustration.
 nie     Woollacott,    to    discuss     internet    safety.   Have you ever experienced cyberbullying? If you are a
                                                                victim of it, it is important that you notify someone, whe-
 Various topics, including the advantages and disadvan-         ther it is your family, teachers or friends. Never keep on-
 tages of the World Wide Web, were talked over as part          line bullying to yourself! People around you, including
 of the new topic of internet safety in the Year 7 Home-        your parents, might already have experienced a form of
 room classes. A primary area of discussion was cyber-          online harassment before and know exactly how you feel.
 bullying. Questions ranging from ‘Why is cyberbullying
 dangerous?’ to ‘How can we prevent cyberbullying?’             In conclusion, the cyberbullying aspect of the Year
 were asked and answered by students and teachers.              7 curriculum will most certainly prove to be bene-
                                                                ficial for all students, as it is a topic that is particu-
 With the increasing use of technology, bullies have found      larly relevant in today’s online world. Do remem-
 a new platform for spreading their harmful intentions.         ber that if you wish to speak about an incident of
 Unlike “old-school” bullying, cyberbullies can remain          cyberbullying – Stephanie’s door is always open!

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THE POLITICS OF
                 THE UNITED STATES
          Gaia Dolenc-Bueno

          Pictures Courtesy of Mika Mozart, Jeffrey Zeldman, Gage Skidmore & Marc Nozell,
          Flickr.com

     US politics have recently been a primary topic featu-
     red in world news. With Obama’s presidency set to
     end in January 2016, a total of 15 individuals have
     presented themselves as candidates for the upco-
     ming election. There are two main parties, which
     are the Republic Party and the Democratic Party.

     The US Branches of Government

     In the United States, there are three branches of the govern-
     ment, including:

     1. Legislative (those who make the law) – Usually consists of 100
     elected Senators (2 per state) and 435 elected representatives
     (based on the population of each state). These two large groups
     form the Congress.

     2. Executive (those who carry out the laws) – Usually made up
     of a President, a Vice President and a Cabinet (nominated by the
     President and must be approved by the Senators, at least 51 vo-
     tes).

     3. Judicial (those who evaluate the laws) – Consists of the Su-
     preme Court (9 justices, which are nominated by the President
     and must be approved by at least 51 Senators) and other Federal
     Courts.

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US politics are rather complex, but these are the basics. They
have been marked by an array of scandals, including the glo-
bal scandal regarding Hillary Clinton utilizing her home server
whilst working as the US Secretary of State and using it to send
emails, etc. This is forbidden by the law, because it would have
been necessary for her to use the Government Security Server,
which, according to various public sources, she had not been
using.

        US Elections: The Major Candidates
        		(18.03.2016)
    Democratic Party Can-     Republic Party Candi-
    didates:                  dates:
    •     Donald Trump        •      Hillary Clinton
    •     Ted Cruz            •      Bernie Sanders
    •     John Kasich

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THE SAN ANDREAS FAULT LINE
           Enya Demeyer

           Picture Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons,
           NASA

     ВThe San Andreas Fault Line is a 1,300 km long fault line        When an earthquake does occur, make sure to take cover.
     that runs through most of America. It is the boundary be-        Places where you can hide are under a table or under any
     tween the Pacific Plate and the North-American Plate. An         other solid, big object. If you live near large empty fields,
     earthquake is supposed to occur every 150 years and in           make sure to go there if you have time. Falling buildings
     2016, it is more than 100 years overdue and it could cause a     are great causes of damage, so make sure to stay clear from
     shattering earthquake any day now.                               them.
     Andrew Lawrence was the first to identify the Northern           If this disaster does happen, stay safe.
     fragment of San Andreas in 1895. In 1906, there was an
     earthquake in San Francisco, which caused the fault line
     to extend all the way into the southern part of California.
     Scientists have been drilling into the San Andreas line to im-
     prove their understandings and have an easier prediction of
     future earthquakes along the line.

       A TRIP TO THE OCEANOGRAPHIC
                  MUSEUM
            Maxim Alekseev

     From the 6th to the 9th November 2015, the oceanographic          and the ways in which their life is made more enjoyable day
     ‘BLUE Film Festival’ takes place in the Monaco’s oceanogra-       to day.
     phic museum. This revolutionary event and summit of fa-           After the documentary, Dr. Sylvia Earl held a speech about
     mous fighters for the Ocean and Environment protection            the importance of keeping the oceans clean. Towards the
     was visited by a group of motivated and active students           end of our visit to the film festival, we watched a short mo-
     from Year 9 and from Secondary School, as part of a an            vie about the work of A. Tong, who is the President of Kiriba-
     ocean and environment protection project, which com-              ti, a small island country in the Pacific Ocean, and has been
     menced in September of this year.                                 fighting against global warming for many years.
     This group of twelve students visited the last day of the         After this video, Mr. Tong was awarded the ‘BLUE Film Fes-
     exposition and movie festival together with Miss Crowley          tival’ award. He subsequently made a speech covering his
     and Mrs Godfrey. As part of the program we viewed a docu-         opinions about the ocean levels rising and the work he is
     mentary movie entitled “Antarctic Edge 70 Degrees South”,         completing to promote the fight against the global war-
     which was about a group of research scientists, who con-          ming. At the end, he shared his plans for the future. After
     duct studies regarding the ocean and land animals of the          this fantastic presentation, the ISM students enjoyed free
     South Pole, traveling as far as 70 degrees South. This and        food provided by the organisers of the festival and then re-
     a range of other documentaries clearly depicted the main          turned to school.
     ideas and tasks that make up the project of the scientists
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YEAR 7 ON A SCHOOL TRIP
      Gemma Griffiths                                       Picture Courtesy of Michael Gwyther-Jones, Flickr.com

Last October, Year 7 went on a school trip to
Avignon, Nîmes, Orange and Arles. The purpo-
se of the trip was to learn about the Romans.
We visited wonderful sites that were all built by
the Romans like the Pont du Gard, an old Roman
aqueduct, the Maison Carré, an ancient theatre,
the arenas and a Roman winery. It was an ama-
zing experience and we got to visit beautiful mo-
numents.

The Environment Needs You!
                                                       4. GROWING PLANTS: Grow a garden of flowers,
Nowadays, helping the environment is of primary
                                                       trees or crops, and if you have a balcony, you can
significance. If we don’t start acting now, our fu-
                                                       get a pot to grow them in. This is fun at the same
ture and the future of the next generations will be
                                                       time as helping the environment, and it can provi-
affected. We can all play a small role in protecting
                                                       de food or flowers and produce oxygen!
our environment and helping our planet, all whilst
having fun and enjoying ourselves. Here are 5 fun
                                                       5. NO LITTERING: Do not throw rubbish on the
and easy ways in which you can help the environ-
                                                       road, you can either throw it in a regular rubbish
ment:
                                                       bin, or recycle it if possible. This really helps the
                                                       environment and helps keep the city clean.
1. RECYCLING: Recycling can be fun and helps the
                                                       Of course there are more ways to help the envi-
environment, so why not try it?
                                                       ronment but you can start with these!

2. WALKING: take the bus, ride a scooter, a bike,
                                                                                                 Gemma Griffiths
or a skateboard, instead of taking the car. Apart
from helping the environment, alternative ways
of getting around, that don’t pollute the environ-
ment, are fun to do!

3. TURNING OFF THE LIGHTS: Switch all lights off
when you Emerald eyes filled mineleave the house
and switch them off when you’re not using them.
This not only saves the environment – it also re-
duces the electricity bill!                                      Picture Courtesy of Colleen Lane, Flickr.com

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STUDY TIPS & TRICKS
       Marie-Lou Goeminne

       Picture Courtesy of the University of Arkan-
       sas, Flickr.com

1        Use flash cards                                   6    Eat healthy food
2        Have a clear work space                           7    Don’t stay up late
3        Before an exam; try to practice with someone      8    Colour code your work
4        Take breaks every 25 minutes for 5 minutes        9    Plan out your work
5        Take notes and know your definitions              10   Organize your work
                                                           11   Listen to calm music
                                                           12   Don’t get distracted
                                                           13   Chew gum, because it can help you remember
                                                           14   Read in your free time
                                                           15   Practise before bed, practice in the car, etc.
                                                           16   Wear comfortable clothes
                                                           17   Meditate
                                                           18   Don’t stress

            BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS
        Gemma Griffiths

        Pictures Courtesy of Brenna Daugherty,
        Flickr.com

 1.       ‘Girl Online’ by Zoe Sugg
 2.       ‘Sky Hawk’ by Jill Lewis
 3.       ‘Skellig’ by David Almond
 4.       ‘Dork Diaries’ (series) by Rachel Renee Russel
 5.       ‘Starcross’ by Phillip Reeve
 6.       ‘Noughts and Crosses’ by Malory Blackman
 7.       ‘The Hunger Games’ by Suzanne Collins
 8.       ‘The Giver’ by Lois Lowry
 9.       ‘Holes’ by Louis Sachar
 10.      ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ by John Green

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THE EDUCATIONAL
  BENEFITS OF
    YOUTUBE
       Yulia Aksenova
                                                                        Picture Courtesy of redsoul300, Flickr.com

YouTube is a website that is not only useful for enter-       ‘Crash Course’ is a very popular and educational chan-
tainment purposes – it can also be exceedingly educa-         nel. It simplifies complex topics, such as the history of
tional. It encompasses an array of videos that can edu-       the universe, the Big Bang theory and metabolism. The
cate young individuals.                                       videos are short and easy to understand.

For instance, YouTubers can assist with certain subjects,     If reading over your textbooks and notes does not
such as Biology, and show you how to make school              tempt you, watching YouTube videos might be a viable
supplies. ‘Study with Jess’ is a great choice for girls, as   alternative for you. Visual learners will certainly profit
Jess helps you get over various issues that might occur       greatly from the wide range of video material available.
at school and can show you how to have an organized           Why not try out a new method of studying for your next
planner.                                                      test?

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PEWDIEPIE SURPASSES
                      10 BILLION VIEWS!
      Yulia Aksenova

      Picture Courtesy of camknows, Flickr.com

The Swedish YouTube star PewDiePie, who produces highly
popular commentaries on games, has become the first You-
Tuber to supass 10 billion views.

With 36 million subscribers, Pewdiepie is the most popular
YouTuber of all time. Every year, he earns between 7 million
to 12 million dollars and donates half of this amount to a
charity. In October 2015, he released a book entitled ‘This
Book Loves You’, which will contain life changing quotes. It
has been estimated that he will receive 23 million for this
endeavor. Moreover, Pewdiepie has released a game, which
is called ‘Legend of the Brofist’ and is suitable for children
and adults.

      ‘JOE & CASPAR HIT THE ROAD’
       Yulia Aksenova

      Picture Courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Flickr.com

                                                                 Joseph Sugg and Caspar Lee, two prominent YouTubers, re-
                                                                 cently released a film, which premiered in Leicester Square
                                                                 on the 22nd of November 2015.

                                                                 Their movie, which is entitled ‘Joe & Caspar Hit the Road’, is
                                                                 about the two YouTubers touring Europe in a van and trying
                                                                 to earn money to return to London. The film was highly suc-
                                                                 cessful and beat the record on Amazon of the fastest selling
                                                                 movie. A range of merchandise was released, including a
                                                                 calendar with pictures from the road trip.

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‘MADE IN THE A.M.’ - TOP OR FLOP?
       Enya Demeyer

       Picture Courtesy of marcen27, Flickr.com

One Direction, the world’s most successful boyband, relea-
sed their 5th album ‘Made in the A.M.’ on the 13th of No-
vember 2015.
An album with a total of 17 songs, it has received favoura-
ble reviews from critics. It debuted at number one on the
United Kingdom’s Albums Chart, having sold 93,189 copies.
In addition to this, it debuted at number two on the United
States’ Billboard 200, subsequent to selling 402,000 copies
in its first week.
As of February 2016, ‘Made in the A.M.’ has produced three
singles: ‘Drag Me Down’, ‘Perfect’ and ‘History’. It marks One
Direction’s first album without Zayn Malik, who left to pur-
sue a solo career and recently released his first single as a
solo artist.

                     NETFLIX TAKES MONACO
       Kristina Litvina

        Picture Courtesy of Televisione Streaming, Flickr.com

Netflix, a well-known website for movies and TV shows, has       Netflix can be highly entertaining, but nonetheless, it invol-
finally made its way around the world! Previously, Netflix       ves individuals spending a lot for the hours sitting in front
was solely available in the United States of America. Now,       of a screen and staring at it. In the future, beware how much
it’s available in a variety of European countries, ranging       time you spend sitting in front of a screen wasting your pre-
from Monaco to Poland to Bulgaria.                               cious time.

The idea behind Netflix, which used to be called Kibble, ori-
ginated in 1997, after its future CEO was charged $40 for
a late VHS copy of Apollo 13. Today, there are 75 million+
Netflix subscribers in this world. They are able to choose be
tween 76,000+ categories when searching. In 2015, the
number of hours users watched was 42.5 billion hours.

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