As the school year closes off, The Bear Truth has provided fun and introspective recommendations for our readers. Our staff has given their top 10 picks ranging from podcasts to restaurants offering takeout services.

Riley Hazel, Editor-in-Chief

When Calls the Heart (TV show), 500 Days of Summer (Movie), The Merciless Trilogy/Tori Vega (Book), “First Class”/Rainbow Kitten Surprise (Song), Freakonomics/Stephen Dubner and Steven Levitt (Podcast), Tijuana Flats (Takeout)

Dr. Paula Vickers, Sponsor

The Last Man Standing (TV show), Armageddon (Movie), Alas, Babylon/Pat Frank (Book), “Blinding Lights”/The Weeknd (Song), Mark Dice (Podcast), Texas Roadhouse (Takeout)

Sara-James Ranta, Layout/Design Manager

Criminal Minds (TV show), Ready Player One (Movie), Eleanor & Park/Rainbow Rowell (Book), “Poison”/Martin Garrix (Song)

Allie Nichols, Copy Editor

The Good Place (TV show), To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before (Movie), Dear Evan Hansen/Val Emmich (Book), “Riptide”/Vance Joy (Song), The Office Ladies/Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey (Podcast), Dominik’s (Takeout)

Reanna Ettman, PR Manager

The Blacklist (TV show), The Notebook (Movie), My Name is Memory/Anne Brashares (Book), “Cherry”/Harry Styles (Song), Taco Bell (Takeout)

Olivia Song, Business Manager

Big Brother (TV Show), Frozen 2/A Star is Born (Movie), The Diary Of a Young Girl/Anne Frank (Book), “Chicken Fried”/Zac Brown Band (Song), Gals on the Go/Danielle Carolan and Brooke Miccio (Podcast), Chipotle (Takeout)

Sophia Guerra, Staff Translator

Grey’s Anatomy (TV show), Pretty Women (Movie), The Little Prince/Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (Book), Headlines/Drak (Song), Chick-fil-A (Takeout)

Emily Tran, Feature Editor

Friends (TV show), Train to Busan (Movie), Sad Perfect/Stephanie Elliot (Book), “Wish You Were Here”/Pink Floyd (Song), Stupid Genuis/Emma Chamberlain (Podcast)

Bailey McLean, News Editor

Black-ish (TV show), The Greatest Showman (Movie), “Japanese Denim”/Daniel Caesar (Song), Steak ‘n Shake (Takeout)

Miranda Guthrie, Entertainment Editor

Supernatural (TV show), “Flatbed Freestyle”/Playboi Carti (Song)