Georgia Marshall, Freshman I’m going to go ahead and assume that everyone has committed the humiliating act of talking about somebody without realizing they’re right behind you. It’s so easy to do that it can happen in warm, bustling, friendly coffee shops. It can happen even to those of us who pride ourselves on being…
Category: Opinion
Nuclear Implications in Asteroid City
Nathaniel Carper-Young, Sophomore Wes Anderson, singular aesthete and auteur darling of the 21st century (The Grand Budapest Hotel, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Moonrise Kingdom), has dreamed up a new spectacle: Asteroid City. It is perhaps his most accomplished work to date. The film is, even by Wes Anderson’s standards, a gonzo and labyrinthine production. It is…
How siblings become rivals
Rachael Albert, Senior, Assistant Editor My brother and I were born two years apart and grew up during the golden age of technology. We did not rely on it for entertainment but enjoyed playing Mario Kart and Minecraft when the mood hit. This, of course, meant we led very normal, suburban childhoods. Every school morning…
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial: A master class in small-budget cinema
Nathaniel Carper-Young, Sophomore The final William Friedkin (The Exorcist, The French Connection) film, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, is a fitting testament to the director’s eclectic talents: it is at once riveting, economical, and profoundly restrained. The film (whose text originates from a celebrated 1951 Herman Wouk stage play of the same name) engages in a…
Busting the myth of the (Math) person
Georgia Marshall, Freshman Everybody has that one class. You know, the one you just can’t seem to wrap your head around. You tell yourself that it’s okay and not as hard as you’re making it out to be. Just ask for help, right? First, you beg your friend who seems to know what’s going on…
How the American school system enables toxic sports culture
Rachael Albert, Senior, Assistant Editor Teen dramas are, by nature, histrionic, and often criticized for their romanticization of unsafe behaviors such as drug use and partner abuse. Their premises, however, are not unfounded. We all know that teenagers across America drive unsafely, drink, do drugs, etc., but these choices are made by the individual and…
Ford’s Mustang Dark Horse: latest, loudest, and possibly last
Maxwell Doron, Freshman, Guest Writer You may not know the term “muscle car,” but ask anyone at an auto show and they will share story upon story about the attention-drawing cars of the 60’s and 70’s. However, such vehicles are starting to slowly disappear, and the companies that make them are switching to consumer-friendly crossovers….
The creative world of Jim Henson
Rachael Albert, Senior, Assistant Editor There are many genres of television, and many media to create them, but none compare to those which show entire worlds and huge casts of characters. Those which are the result of entirely out-of-box thinking, risks, and rewards. The only time I see shows like this is when watching some…
Locked
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….
A case against default whining
Charlie Seliger, Sophomore I am going to present you with a mildly uncomfortable scenario. It is mid-winter, or early spring if you’re the optimistic type. You’re on the way to a swim meet, or basketball game, or a capella event… the destination isn’t relevant, instead, the person beside you is. The bus is bursting with…