A beginner’s guide to know which films are good through Saltburn. by Collyn Robinson ’25 Writer’s note: If you haven’t watched Saltburn, watch it, then come back to read this piece. “I love it–no I hate it.” That’s all I could say after watching the movie for the first time. The reason I watched Saltburn…
Category: Criticism
Reflections on the Barbie Movie
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…
Exclusively Reading “Serious Literature” Does Not Make You Better Than Me, It Might Make You Worse.
In defense of contemporary romance and in protest to the partition of literature By Anaiis Rios-Kasoga ’25 An Author’s note In this piece I talk down a lot on smarties, wanna-be smarties or self-identifying smarties. I am not outright opposed to smarties, I fear if I was I would be a hypocrite not to lay…
unauthorized syllabi: seven
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…
Fighting The Climate Crisis Requires Dismantling Capitalism
By Sebastian Ward ’26 “Our world is dying,” or any variation of the phrase, perfectly characterizes the reformist nature of the current climate change movement, and can also offer insight as to why it has been unsuccessful. Our world is not dying, our world is being killed. The people with the blood on their hands…