The Eye of the Storm

By: Josh Portnoy Currently, AI feels like the innovation of the century. Companies talk about it like it will change everything, and the stock market agrees. Confidence is high, and anyone who doubts it seems out of touch. However, if you dig deeper and see how this boom is being paid for, things become confusing. Big tech companies are borrowing huge amounts of money to fund AI projects. Since data centers, chips, and the power to train AI models cost a ton of money, compani

By: Gabe Rosenbluth Preface:  The information in this article about what AI can and cannot do is based on explanations and examples provided by AI systems themselves. This article is intended to explore the topic thoughtfully rather than to issue Halachic rulings. Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a powerful tool in many areas of life. It helps recommend movies and music, translate languages, and organize large amounts of information quickly.  Recently, some people have

By: Daniel Sorotzkin On October 21, 2025, the 2025-26 NBA season officially began. One difference between this season and most others, though, was that this season was hosting the third instance of the Emirates NBA Cup.  The NBA Cup is a multi-stage tournament consisting of a group stage and then a playoff-type elimination bracket with 3 groups consisting of 5 teams, each for each conference. Each team would play 4 group stage games. The top team from each group, as well as o

By: Eli Forman, Eli Rotenberg In 1977, Bill James, a security guard working for a pork-and-beans company, self-published The Bill James Baseball Abstract , where he introduced new statistics that fans, executives, and players had never seen before, later known as sabermetrics. Many of these stats are still used today—like Runs Created and Game Score - which measure a pitcher's performance on a 1-100 scale. Other advanced stats that fans consider when evaluating a player’s per

By: Jojo Jacobov This Saturday night, January 3rd at 7:15 PM, get ready for an electrifying showdown as TABC Storm takes on Frisch, their ultimate rival, in what promises to be a must-see matchup.  The JV Storm comes into this game with an impressive 6–2 record, and this win could be the one that clinches a playoff spot, making the stakes higher than ever. The last time these two teams faced off, fans witnessed an unbelievably close and intense battle that came down to the fi

By: Yehuda Singer Qatar is one of the richest countries in the world. However, those riches came about through luck, as they were extremely poor before they found oil.  Since making this find, Qatar has been making investments, selling the oil, and doing various other things to increase its wealth. But one thing has been on Qatar's (as well as many other Arab countries') to-do list. That is to destroy Israel.  Israel is a huge embarrassment to the Arab world, as all the Arab

By: Eli Rotenberg This question is highly debated, and the answer varies from student to student. As a result, I will not attempt to propose an answer to what is simply the best restaurant overall, but I will share my views on what each restaurant specializes in and what their best deals are.  This article will not include every restaurant, only the ones highly frequented by TABC students (or the ones that aren’t but should be). Every day, TABC students enter Schnitzel Plus,

By: Jacob Schmutter As of Friday, December 5, 2025, all countries know which group they are in for the World Cup. All countries participating in the tournament have spent years preparing for this event, with a significant part of that preparation being the draw.  The draw determines which teams compete against one another in group play, and the top two teams in each group move on to the elimination round.  Every team hopes for an easy group to increase its chances of making i

By: Ezra Edelstein Most hobbyists focus on what they can see: the beautiful scales on a fish and the golden crust on a sourdough loaf. However, after a couple of months of baking sourdough and keeping fish, I have found an interest in the fascinating science happening past the human eye.  The most important “residents of my home” are the ones I cannot see, a group that spans from the nitrogen cycle, which keeps my tanks crystal clear, to the bacterial succession that gives my

By: Josh Posner The quarterback is widely considered to be the most important player on any NFL team. They have the responsibility of leading the offense, making split-second decisions on almost every play, and they have a major impact on important metrics, such as points per drive.  But can an NFL team succeed without an elite QB? The short answer is yes, but it is not very common. For example, Eli Manning managed to win the Super Bowl two times, both against Tom Brady, even