by Josh Averbach ’18 Many have dreamed of musical success. Eric Schwartz, who graduated from Sherwood last year, may be on the verge of achieving it. Schwartz plays guitar and is a backup singer for an alternative-rock band called Malibu, whose four members all attend Monmouth University, a small private school in a New Jersey beach town. The band is … Read More
by Sarah Nove ‘20 Jake Paul, youngest of the famous–or infamous–Paul brothers, and CEO of the social media company Team 10, recently launched a program called “Edfluence.” Edfluence claims to be a service that teaches users “how to do social media,” as Jake Paul states in his video entitled “HERE’S WHY 2017 WAS THE BEST YEAR OF MY LIFE.” … Read More
by Mallory Carlson ‘19 The Weinstein Company, the film and media powerhouse co-founded by the Weinstein brothers in 2005, on Sunday announced its plan to file for bankruptcy. The announcement shortly followed the collapse of a potential sales deal with an investor group led by Maria Contreras-Sweet, who also was the 24th Administrator of the Small Business Association from 2014-2017. … Read More
by Dinah Aguilar ’19 The “Cloverfield” franchise is known for its secrets and surprises, but to many fans, the announcement of the new “Cloverfield” movie being released on Netflix was not a welcomed one. “Cloverfield” is a very popular movie series in the genre of monsters and aliens and each film gives a different point of view of someone’s life as … Read More
by Peter Niverth ’18 The Marvel franchise has long been known for its multitude of superheroes, with each one sharing a similar background and reason for fighting. It usually entails parents killed at a young age, the young hero struggling to find their place in a world which shuns those with unique abilities, and a villian who just wants to … Read More
by Mallory Carlson ’19 New York Fashion Week started on Thursday, February 9. The industry has been undergoing change, as issues of equal representation and diversity have arisen due to a cultural shift causing brands and stores to reconsider how they market to consumers. But in addition to increased inclusivity, the fashion world has become decidedly more political; the most … Read More
by Vendela Krenkel ’20 So many great artists have emerged with new music, so why is it that the Super Bowl Halftime Show features an old singer whose time has passed? Justin Timberlake’s performance for the Super Bowl Halftime Show this year was underwhelming. The show started backstage with his new song “Filthy,” which was the only song he used … Read More
by Riley Whelan ‘18 Women have been fighting for their rights for a long time now, not asking for superiority, but simply equality. The struggle for fair treatment of women in Hollywood dates back to the 1950s or even earlier, but after news of the Harvey Weinstein scandal broke, women in the industry took action, refusing to back down. Weinstein, … Read More
by Owen Steffan ‘18 After a dominant 2017 which included two Grammy nominations and several chart topping singles, Atlanta rap trio Migos returns with their new album “Culture II.” The project is a follow-up to the critically acclaimed 2017 album “Culture” which featured songs such as “T-Shirt” and number one hit, “Bad and Boujee.” With “Culture,” Migos established themselves as … Read More
by Natalie Murray ‘18 Netflix has seen lots of success with its original sci-fi shows, most notably “Stranger Things” and “Black Mirror.” So it may seem surprising that Netflix’s newest original, “Altered Carbon,” a ten-episode series which was released last Friday, has just 65 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. Having watched the first half of the series, I can see why … Read More