First Person Besides Burnett to Receive the Honor by: Anne DeLello ’20 A&E Staff While most attendees of the annual Golden Globes spend the night waiting for their names to be called, this year, there was one award for which waiting was not necessary. Ellen DeGeneres received the Carol Burnett Award, and she was certainly […]
Director Greta Gerwig Highlights Attention to Detail by: Sara Conway ’21 A&E Co-Editor “I like good strong words that mean something.” So says the iconic, empowering, stubborn, and complicated Jo March of the novel Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. The most recent adaptation by director and writer of the screenplay Greta Gerwig—which opened on […]
by: Madison Palmieri ’22 A&E Staff With the new year comes a new lineup of movies, television shows, albums, and other forms of entertainment to be released over the course of the next 12 months. Disney, in particular, will release a number of new films in theaters in 2020. Ranging from reboots to adaptations to […]
Netflix Releases Season 2 of You by: Grace Whitman ’22 A&E Staff The psychological thriller You premiered its second season on Netflix on December 26, 2019, and it has already drawn in millions of viewers. You’s main character, Joe, played by Penn Badgley, is a reserved bookstore manager in New York City during season one. […]
Host Concert at the Barclay’s Center by: Daniel O’Neill ’21 A&E Staff On Dec. 31, thousands of fans packed into Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn to see The Strokes perform their New Year’s Eve set. For many of the fans, this concert was the first time seeing The Strokes in quite a while. The band took […]
Dear Santa, I don’t really know if this is in your jurisdiction, but I don’t know who else to ask. The city won’t listen to me, even though I have sent at least six letters (studies show that’s usually the most effective number). I don’t know if you can assemble some of your reindeer and […]
by Erin Venuti ’20 Her last Christmas season here. The first one was exciting. Although they’d had an entire Thanksgiving break to get ready, it seemed that the campus had transformed itself overnight. Each day, Kate discovered something new—another Christmas tree, more lights, the cheesy decorations in the dining hall. She and her roommate Ashley […]
by Sarah McLaughlin ’23 I found myself shopping for you in Barnes and Noble, of all places. I never realized a bookstore could be such a shit show, but hey, I guess it’s Christmas Eve. I’ve never been much of a reader; you know that. You’re the smart one. I just pay the bills. Kidding. […]
by Sam Ward ’21 Take what joy these tidings give and gift them back to all who live! Fear and hunger can be adjured next summer; the joy we share must last all winter. For frostbitten souls: “The season is here!” All the scrooges: “Christmas is near!” Grab mittens and scarves lest you bold. Only […]
by Grace O’Connor ’22 The warm light filled the room as the fire crackled Sweet sound of music brought smiles to the faces The smell of cookies floated through the air Darkness and powder snow surrounded the house She laid out all the ornaments on the ground As she smiled and laughed contagiously The serene […]