by Peyton Blumenfeld ‘22 Denis Villeneuve’s attempt at directing the deemed unfilmable novel, Dune, proves that some story aspects are meant to be left for the imagination. Frank Herbert’s 1965 landmark science fiction novel of the same name is set in the distant future, when noble houses rule over different planets in a feudalist society. The story focuses on Paul … Read More
by Marissa Harris ‘22 From my elementary school years to now, I have always enjoyed watching Dancing with the Stars. The pairs take each week’s theme very seriously, and the eliminations become more intense over time.While ratings have been dropping this season, I still find the show to be just as entertaining and exciting as it was years ago. It … Read More
by Joseph Oscilowski ’22 Almost a decade and a half after her first album Sirens, American singer and songwriter Lana Del Rey strives to continuously push out music. The day after the release of her seventh album in early 2021 titled Chemtrails over the Country Club, Del Rey announced news of another upcoming album. With a few singles to keep … Read More
by Liam Trump ’24 After a nearly eight year-long hiatus from live action films, director Wes Anderson is back with The French Dispatch. Starring the likes of Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, Owen Wilson, Timothée Chalamet, and many more, Anderson weaves together an anthology that only he could dream up. Chronicling the final days of the fictional Ennui-sur-Blasé based newspaper called … Read More
by Naomi Bang ‘23 From Squid Game to BTS, there’s no question that South Korea has been making waves in international pop culture. Hallyu or “Korean wave” is a term to describe the rise in global popularity of South Korea’s pop culture. The country has made its mark in entertainment, cuisine, fashion, technology, terminology, and beauty. The recent K-drama Squid … Read More
by Kyla Sanchez ‘22 The date is October 4. After years of inactivity, the Twitter account @mitskileaks, the official information account of famed and supposedly retired indie musician Mitski, posts a single image of the artist’s back as she stands in a glossy elevator. The image contains white text across it reading, “mitski – October 5th, 2021. 10:00am ET. From … Read More
by Selene Ashewood ’22 American Psycho: The infamous film adopted from the 1991 novel by Bret Easton Ellis that went uncomfortably deep into examining the world of wealth—specifically through the lens of said American psycho. The endless atrocities he commits in the film all come from the same thing: his money. It consumed him and fixated his life on upholding … Read More
by Rachel Klein ’22 Twenty-two years ago marks the release of the hit movie She’s All That, starring Rachael Leigh Cook and Freddie Prinze Jr. Since then, the rom-com has become a classic, right up there with 10 Things I Hate About You and She’s The Man. Like many good classics, Hollywood cannot resist the need to remake it. On … Read More
by Jena Le ’23 BTS is currently the most popular music group in the world with numerous records, including the most viewed music video on Youtube in 24 hours (108.2 million views), most streamed music act on Spotify, and three No. 1 songs on Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart. This seven-member K-Pop group has made their mark with their catchy tunes, … Read More
by Ella Scher ’23 As a mask-wearing man lounges back in a lavish room of which he is undoubtedly the owner, we see through a surveillance feed four hundred fifty-six people playing what seems to be a game of Red Light Green Light. Then someone moves on red, and the shooting begins. It’s sickening how engrossing Squid Game, Netflix’s newest … Read More