The student news site of Oakton High School

Oakton Outlook

The student news site of Oakton High School

Oakton Outlook

The student news site of Oakton High School

Oakton Outlook

Kartik Mukalla

Kartik Mukalla, Staff Writer

I am a junior in Oakton high school. This is my third year being a staff writer for the Oakton Outlook and I mostly like writing about culture, politics, and sports.

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What Parasite’s success means for the film industry

Kartik Mukalla, Staff Writer | February 19, 2020

On February 9th, 2020, the 92nd Academy Awards commenced with much fanfare about the quality of the films nominated and the controversial exclusion of many films from consideration such as Adam Sandler...

Adam Sandler’s most polarizing movie yet

Kartik Mukalla, Staff Writer | January 14, 2020

The new Adam Sandler movie, Uncut Gems, helmed by the Safdie brothers, has received unanimous critical praise and has earned Sandler awards attention, with some critics calling his performance the...

More charges pressed in the college admissions scandal

Kartik Mukalla, Staff Writer | October 31, 2019

          A few months after the wave of scandals that caught celebrities like multiple their attempts to fraudulently enter their children into elite colleges, a new wave of accusations have...

NBA 2K20’s broken launch

Kartik Mukalla, Staff Writer | September 16, 2019

NBA 2K20 has steadily developed from a small sports game for a niche audience to one of the biggest games on the market today, essentially printing out money for its publisher, 2K games. However, the...

Anthem’s troubled development

Kartik Mukalla, Staff Writer | April 22, 2019

When Bioware’s Anthem was announced at E3 in 2017, it was marked by confusion. In fact, merely days before it was announced, it was called Beyond, but then copyright issues prevented it from being called...

Airbnb’s controversies are threatening its decision to go public

Kartik Mukalla, Staff Writer | March 11, 2019

Airbnb’s success in its field has been unparalleled. Started as a way to make rent money by two struggling roommates, it has grown into a gigantic business worth well over $31 billion. It’s among of...

The truth about “zombie deers”

Kartik Mukalla, Staff Writer | March 1, 2019

There’s a new epidemic in America, and it sounds like something out of a cheesy horror movie: Zombie deer. No, really. With viral videos of them popping up every day, the epidemic has spread to over...

What’s the deal with Bird Box?

Kartik Mukalla, Staff Writer | March 1, 2019

Netflix’s latest original movie has been driving people crazy on it, giving an impromptu marketing push and a surge in popularity for its star Sandra Bullock. But...Why?   Bird Box, on its...

Jimmy Butler and the problem with the Timberwolves

Kartik Mukalla, Staff Writer | October 17, 2018

This past NBA season, a particular trade stood out over the NBA offseason. Jimmy Butler, the young star of the declining Chicago Bulls, was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves for their 7th pick in...

Spotify’s Top Songs

Kartik Mukalla, Staff Writer | September 18, 2018

A few weeks ago, Spotify released another list of the top songs of the summer. It’s a great way to see the songs that people listened to. As the year rounds to a close, this chart showed the streaming...

Shohei Ohtani: A New Type of MLB Phenom

Kartik Mukalla, Staff Writer | April 19, 2018

While we have seen our fair share of phenoms in the MLB, from Bryce Harper to Mike Trout to Giancarlo Stanton, none have the amount of hype and game-changing potential that Shohei Ohtani has as of this...

Fast, addictive and completely free: Fortnite is taking over the nation

Kartik Mukalla, Staff Writer | March 1, 2018

Every couple of years, a new video game or genre entices the young people of America. From NBA 2K to Madden NFL to Call of Duty to Minecraft, all these games have had highly addictive gameplay formats...

Kendrick Lamar Proves He Can Make Quality Mainstream Music with DAMN.

Kartik Mukalla, Staff Writer | February 2, 2018

As 2017 drew to close and the Billboard 200 chart was released to the public, a particular thing about it stuck out: Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN. was the highest-selling album of 2017. Lamar is regarded...

Spotify Streaming Numbers: New Trends In 2017

Kartik Mukalla, Staff Writer | January 2, 2018

As the year drew to a close, Spotify began implementing its annual end-of-the-year features. Christmas playlists and playlists to commemorate the best music of the past year began appearing on the front...

Old Faces, New Places: An NBA Offseason Review

Kartik Mukalla, Staff Writer | October 22, 2017

When the Oklahoma City Thunder took a 3-1 lead against the Golden State Warriors during the 2016 NBA Western Conference Finals, it looked like Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook were finally within...

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