Author: gporcek20
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#BoysDanceToo: The Scandal, the Movement, and the Message
By Molly Lindstrom ‘21, Arts & Entertainment Writer This past summer sparked a major movement in the dance community, known as the #boysdancetoo movement. Although this movement has been an important issue for a long time in the dance world, it immediately took over the media due to an outrage caused by Good Morning America’s…
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Kanye West: Re-discovered Ties with God or A Means for Self-Promotion?
By Gianna Porcek ’20, Arts and Entertainment Editor After almost a year of teasing new music, Kanye West recently released Jesus is King on October 25th. While this is Kanye’s ninth album release, many may find upon listening to his new music that this album shares a very different message than his previous projects. After…
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Alexa Meade: Painting People in a New Light
By Kaya Patel ‘22, Arts & Entertainment Staff Writer From the Mona Lisa to American Gothic, people have been an inspiration for paintings throughout art history. As many artists struggle to master this complicated process of portrait painting, Alexa Meade attempts do the opposite: turn people into 2D paintings. When Alexa Meade came to present…
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Halloween in Hollywood
By Asha Varma ’20, Arts and Entertainment Editor We can all agree that Halloween is one of the most fun holidays of the year. Not only is it the one day of the year when eating an unreasonable amount of candy is acceptable, but it’s also a day when dressing up as ridiculously as possible…
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The Big Picture Return of The Joker
By Dafne Hernandez ’20, Arts and Entertainment Writer Superheroes make people believe in the impossible and become invested in a world that makes them think in a new way. Movie industries portray superheroes as almighty beings that people can depend on and aspire to become. The Joker suggests that there is more character and story…
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Newark Academy Waves Goodbye to the Middle School Newspaper…For Now
By Gianna Porcek ‘20, Section Editor The Middle School Newspaper has officially come to an end, at least for the 2019-2020 school year. According to Dr. LaPadula, an eighth grade English teacher who has run the Middle School Paper for the past four years, “there just wasn’t interest from the students.” However, this lack of…
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Netflix “Must Watches” for Summer 2019
By Gianna Porcek ‘20, Arts and Entertainment Editor Summer is just around the corner and many Newark Academy students, myself included, will be using their summers to de-stress and maybe even catch up on much-needed Netflix time. If this sounds like you, keep reading! In June, new movies, shows, and episodes will be added to…