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Category: Arts & Culture

Reflections on the Barbie Movie

Posted on November 3, 2023December 4, 2023 by Camila Perez

By Camila Perez ’26 Author’s Note: This piece contains spoilers. But to be fair, this movie has been out for a couple of months… so if you have not watched it at this point, can you really be mad at me right now? My best friend Noe and I rush down Temple Street, our arms…

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DOWN Reads

Posted on October 23, 2023December 4, 2023 by DOWN Editors

by Camila Perez ’26 The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz  I cried the first time I read The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, and you will too. Through the use of colorful, Dominican Spanglish and profound historical insight, Junot Díaz invites us into the vibrant lives of Oscar, Lola, and their…

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Diary of a 20-Year-Old Teenage Girl

Posted on October 6, 2023December 4, 2023 by Gianna Campillo

Gianna Campillo ’25 My girlhood is fleeting, but my bedroom shields me from its conclusion. Resting on my desk is a pearly white jewelry box. Its lid bears my childhood nickname “Gigi,” with each letter representing a descriptive adjective: G-graceful, I-inspiring, G-generous, I-intelligent. A heartfelt gift from my grandfather, it serves as a reminder of…

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unauthorized syllabi: seven

Posted on April 9, 2023December 4, 2023 by Michelle Ampofo

a bi-weekly column by michelle ampofo ‘25 managing editor  ✶✶✶ ALL THINGS MUST GO This column is mostly recommendations this week because I’ve abandoned thought, though not consideration. But first, a word. We’re so close to the end of the school year. SO close. But I feel increasingly contained and uninspired. So I want to…

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The Devastation Genealogy

Posted on April 7, 2023December 4, 2023 by Edwin Zishiri

by Edwin Zishiri ’25 DADDY A small devastation is the sound that Daddy made when he put the cup down. He was always putting that brown cup down. That brown cup with the rotten, brown afterlife in it. That cup that he took with him to the park with the lavender flowers and big oak…

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