![Maddie Leigh, an ASMR creator of two years, creates a video using a flashlight as a prop. [When creating a video], I use a ring light and try to change my background every couple of months, Leigh said. I sit down and make the video, and I always improvise. I dont use scripts, I just [keep in mind] what props Im using for what.](https://scotscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/maddie-leigh-asmr-900x506.jpeg)
Tap. Tap. Tap. Brush. Brush. Brush. Scratch. Scratch. Scratch. Along with all those words being onomatopoeias, they share another thing in common: they can all be used to trigger autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR). ASMR is a relaxing sensation that begins on the scalp and moves down...
Hundreds of Bay Area residents gathered in front of the Federal Building in San Francisco yesterday to protest the Supreme Courts' decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973). On Monday, Justice Samuel Alito’s draft of the majority ruling of the Supreme Court on the decision to illegalize...
Working eight hours a day and five days a week has long since been the norm in the U.S. However, California legislators have recently proposed amends to current labor laws in a new bill. “After two years of being in the pandemic, we’ve had over 47 million employees leave their job looking for...
Being able to follow one’s true passion while simultaneously making their family proud with acceptance to an esteemed school is an accomplishment. The hefty scholarship that came along was just the perfect cherry on top. Trevor Koto, a graduating senior at Carlmont High School, was admitted to...
In a sudden announcement to Carlmont students and families, Activities Director Jim Kelly announced that masks would no longer be mandated at Carlmont’s prom. “In keeping with our District COVID protocol, masks will be strongly recommended,” Kelly wrote in the email. The change of the mask...
Electric vehicles (EVs) may seem like a better alternative to save money, as gas prices have dramatically increased in recent months. While it has been known for a long time that EVs can cost less to operate, the recent upsurge in gas prices, approaching six dollars a gallon in California, is a...
According to The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), the U.S. saw record voter turnout in the 2020 presidential election, with 66.7% of eligible voters participating, or 159 million people. However, the questions of people in the U.S. that year that did not or could not cast their vote—about 80 million...
Bill Shrader feels the wave building behind him, staying concentrated on the shoreline ahead. The wave’s growing momentum pushes him faster and faster as he paddles through the cold water, pushing his body up, he catches the wave just as it begins to break. “As you line up to catch the surf,...
