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Reina Subramanian

Reina Subramanian, Staff Writer

Reina Subramanian (Class of 2026) is a sophomore at Carlmont High School and this is her first year as a staff writer for Scot Scoop. In her free time, she loves acting, listening to music, shopping, and Taylor Swift.

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Swiftly Speaking Ep 5: Activism(Taylor’s Version)

Reina Subramanian, Staff Writer May 14, 2024

At the beginning of her career, Taylor Swift never talked about politics for fear of it undoing her perfect “girl-next-door” persona. However, as her career progressed, she realized that she must use...

Swiftly Speaking Ep. 4: A fan’s perspective: ‘The Tortured Poets Department’

Reina Subramanian, Staff Writer April 29, 2024

Taylor Swift’s 11th Studio Album, "The Tortured Poets Department," came out on April 19. It broke Spotify’s record for the most streamed album in a day. Four days after the album came out, it also...

Swiftly Speaking Ep. 3: Taylor Swift versus Ticketmaster

Reina Subramanian, Staff Writer March 27, 2024

It’s officially been a year since the start of “The Eras Tour.” This is Taylor Swift’s three-hour-long concert that has been breaking records since it started. However, getting the tickets to the...

Swiftly Speaking Ep. 2: Taylor Swift’s impact on the music industry

Reina Subramanian, Staff Writer March 4, 2024

Welcome to “Swiftly Speaking”, a podcast analyzing Taylor Swift’s impact on different aspects of our culture. In this episode, host Reina Subramanian covers Swift’s impact on the music industry.  Taylor...

Swiftly Speaking Ep. 1: Has Taylor Swift ruined football?

Reina Subramanian, Staff Writer February 5, 2024

Welcome to "Swiftly Speaking", a podcast analyzing Taylor Swift’s impact on different aspects of our culture. In this episode, host Reina Subramanian covers Swift’s impact on football. Swift has...

'Offsetting the green': companies avoid path to sustainability

‘Offsetting the green’: companies avoid path to sustainability

Kiana Chen and Reina Subramanian January 10, 2024

It’s a Sunday at 2 p.m.-- Jenny clicks the buy button on her computer to get the new skirt from Amazon that she’s had her eye on. After Jenny clicks buy, the fulfillment center employees get to work. They...

Isa Haggarty, a sophomore, puts on the Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm in Brown Sugar. This is an example of a shade that should be included in more Sephora Holiday Sets, according to Haggarty. "I really like this shade, I feel like it really works for everyone and it's great for the fall," Haggarty said.

It’s holiday season at Sephora, but not for everyone

Reina Subramanian, Staff Writer November 30, 2023

The holidays are here, and with that comes Black Friday shopping, Thanksgiving, and most importantly, the Sephora Holiday Gift Sets. In mid-September, Sephora started releasing their holiday makeup...

Taylor Swift closes one of her shows from the 1989 Tour at Ford Field in Detroit on May 30, 2015. This was the sixth show of the tour with Vance Joy and Shawn Mendes as the opening acts. "I wonder[ed] what it would be like to get so lost in it every night and never want it to end. It would be like this. This is the 1989 World Tour," Swift said, in her "1989 World Tour" Concert Film.
(GabboT / CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)

‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’ brings back an iconic era

Reina Subramanian, Staff Writer October 31, 2023

Flannels, high-waisted shorts, ripped tights, the 1975, Lana Del Rey, Tumblr. It’s 2014, and Taylor Swift just released “1989,” an anthology about growing up, heartbreak, and moving to the big city.  Swift...

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