Benny Burns, Junior Kaelin Ellis’s album THE FUNK WILL PREVAIL starts with the song BUCK, giving you a message to not skip the song, as “any other movement will disrupt the force that is now about to enter your bloodstream, that force is known as The Funk.” the song then starts the album with a…
Category: Culture
Tips and Tricks from a Part-Time Ally
Rachael Albert, Junior Guest Writer Good job. By reading this article you are already one step up from being willfully ignorant. I can also assume that you either consider yourself an ally, or are trying to be one, and the last thing you want is for people to label you as a bigot. Being a…
Glass Onion Movie Review
Benji Boyd, Sophomore A glass onion: an object that seems densely layered, but in reality, the center is in plain sight. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery is the sequel to the adventures of the world’s greatest detective, Benoit Blanc. Since his debut in Knives Out (2017), the world has been reawakened to the wildly…
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Review
Benji Boyd, Sophomore For ten years, the Harry Potter franchise had the world in a chokehold. Fans eagerly awaited each new installment until 2007, when Harry’s epic lifelong battle with Voldemort came to an end. Or so we thought. Nearly eleven years after that – enough time for a baby to be born, raised in…
The Origins of Thanksgiving
Benji Boyd, Sophomore All over the world, autumn is a time for festivals. Germany celebrated the fall harvest with Erntedank on the 11th of September. Japan appreciates their workers on Labor Thanksgiving Day, on November 23. For the US, our famous fall festival has a history that stretches back before the founding of our nation…
Moving Out for College
Aislin Freedman, Junior For millions of high school juniors and seniors all over the country, the question of where to apply to college is daunting. Even after getting accepted into multiple colleges, the question is still a difficult one. A deciding factor when looking for colleges to attend is the location of the college. For…
Wake Up, it’s Fall
Mona Gelfgatt, Junior Ah, the smell of pumpkin pie coming from the kitchen. The view from your window of the leaves turning red. The apple cider brewing on the stove. The flannels and sweaters creeping their way out of the closet. You know what time it is? It’s fall! Now summer might have its warm…
Novos Baianos – Acabou Chorare Album Review
Benny Burns, Senior I am reviewing Acabou Chorare by Novos Baianos. It was released in 1972. There are 10 songs and the album goes for nearly 40 minutes. The album has been rated very positively over the years, with Rolling Stone even naming it the number one Brazilian album in 2007 on their list, “The…
The Books of my Summer
Katherine Jenkins, Senior As we advance deeper and deeper into fall, reflecting on the past season is inevitable. While summer is the perfect time to catch up on reading, it can also be chaotic and hard to find the time. My summer was amazing overall, but I did not find the time to read quite…
Bros Movie Review
Benji Boyd, Sophomore The LGBTQ community did not need the movie Bros. When I first heard about this movie, I completely misjudged it. I assumed, based on the trailer, the movie poster, and the title, that this was going to be the kind of gay movie that a straight person with ‘dark humor’ would write:…