Damilola Graciella Olabisi, Freshman, Guest Writer This photo was taken on the fifth day of my freshman year. After going to the office to get a locker, I was handed a lock, one that I didn’t know how to open. The directions for opening the lock were written on the back, along with the combination….
Category: Creative
Gorilla Girls
Ila Bumagin, Senior, Editor-in-Chief When she hugs me wraps those paws around my heart beats slow. When fur and warmth and mama shutter my eyes to sleep, Too young am I to know the shame my comfort becomes. Then I slam the door against love just because I can. Mama fought so that I can,…
Trite reflections on the past in Master Gardener
Nathaniel Carper-Young, Sophomore The flower offers up some very easy metaphors, as far as narrative framing devices go. There is a certain crudeness to its myriad contexts—your life-in-bloom-isms, your cyclical rejuvenations and decayings, what have you. It all feels a touch too easy by this juncture, when thinking of cinema in the modern age: have…
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Bella Takata, Senior, Guest Writer Statisticians have told us that a sample should be representative of its entire population and while I have no reason to believe that this room of glass flowers is an accurate reflection of every flower that ever was, when petals turn up like fallopian tubes and bisections slope like sesame…
I’m salty about ‘Saltburn’
Benji Boyd, Junior, Assistant Editor 2023 was a big year for cinema. The online ‘Barbenheimer’ phenomenon brought millions flocking to theaters back in July for the simultaneous release of Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’ and Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer,’ allowing both movies to rake in massive profits in the box office. Ridley Scott delivered the second major biopic…
New Year’s resolutions
Aislin Freedman, Senior With the new year starting, many people encounter the question of a new year’s resolution. It is a popular tradition to, at the start of a new year, set a goal for yourself. The goal of this is often to motivate yourself to accomplish something that you have wanted to accomplish for…
An ode to stars
Mona Gelfgatt, Senior, Editor-in-Chief Each light in the sky has its own story. Your back hits the grass. You feel every prickle of the ground, every motion of the world. The wind blows past your face, you close your eyes, and take in a deep breath. Your eyes open to a deep black abyss full…
Thespian vs. Athlete
Sam Jendrysik, Junior Extracurriculars are a cornerstone of any kid’s school experience. They fill afternoons and put a nice little bow on college applications. Some extracurriculars, such as newspaper club or ACG club, can be done with ease, and without too much commitment. However, some of the bigger ticket extras take up a little more…
Stephen Sanchez in concert
Charlie Seliger, Sophomore Stephen Sanchez, Tiktok-darling-turned-50s-pop-rocker, is new on the scene. Many only know him from his 2021 hit, “Until I Found You.” Nevertheless, on December 1st, the line for his show at Boston’s Roadrunner curved thrice around the venue. Mostly young people composed it, along with intermittent elderly women who clutched their tickets with…
Connecting
Rachael Albert, Senior, Assistant Editor The New York Times. Everyone knows them, most people love them, and the biggest part of their audience comes for the games. In 2022, the Times had a monthly audience of 145 million people, but the games alone surpassed this number by over 2,700%. The main reason for this is…