Category: Arts & Entertainment
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Daniel Caesar: New-Age Soul and the Resurgence of Mainstream Gospel
By Spencer Wang ’19, Staff Writer With a seemingly never-ending radio cycle of mainstream artists and increasingly similar sounds and melodies, the music industry could be seen as an increasingly dull art medium. It seems reasonable, with only a finite number of rhythms, notes, that eventually music will all begin sounding the same. Yet, once…
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A Look Back at Rick and Morty: Season Three
by Jake McEvoy ’18 Fans of the hit TV show Rick and Morty welcomed the opening of season 3 with open arms this summer. The first episode of season 3 arrived in April to build up the show’s hype, and the rest of the season was released over 9 consecutive weeks starting at the end…
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Summer ’17 Music Roundup
By Jake McEvoy ’18, Arts & Entertainment Editor Summer ‘17 was a good season for music. With a few exceptions (17 by XXXtentacion), I was pretty happy with most projects that’ve been released in the past few months. To elaborate on my distaste for his latest project, X basically put out a karaoke album –…
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Was Wonder Woman Really That Wonderful?
By Victoria Li ’18, Arts & Entertainment Editor UPDATED ARTICLE I’m extremely sorry for how my article turned out. My intent was to write about the controversy surrounding the lead actor of Wonder Woman, but my word choice disregarded a very serious issue that I am not qualified to speak upon. I know that the…
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Thirteen Reasons Why: Raising Awareness or Romanticizing Suicide
By Vicki Li ’18, Arts and Entertainment Editor Netflix’s new original series, Thirteen Reasons Why, released on March 31, and rapidly rose in popularity amongst teenagers. Based on a book written by Jay Asher, the show picks up after the death of Hannah Baker, who leaves behind thirteen cassette tapes, each indicating a reason of…
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Is it Wickedness, Is it Weakness? A review of Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN.
By Jake McEvoy ’18, Arts and Entertainment Editor Kendrick Lamar is back with his sixth studio album, DAMN. DAMN. exposes a side of Lamar that we haven’t seen since his 2012 album Good Kid M.A.A.D. A possibly more people-pleasing side, using more trap and underground beats by Sounwave and Mike WiLL Made-It, it strays from…
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From Bugs to Braids: Issi Young on @igotbraidsinatlanta
By Ellie Pitkowsky ’18, Section Editor Most of the Newark Academy community knows Issi Young ’17 for her funny and entertaining Jewish and French Club announcements and her unfailing friendliness. However, what most may not know is that Issi has a serious hidden talent. Just a few months ago, Issi started a braiding account on…
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Reid Christmann on Performing at the Grammy Awards
By Lydia Yeshitla ’17, Arts and Entertainment Editor Last month, Newark Academy’s very own Reid Christmann ‘18 earned the privilege of travelling to Los Angeles to perform at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards. Accompanied by 32 other gifted high school students from across the United States, Reid’s contributions to the Grammy Band allowed him to…
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A Message Behind the Madness: Lady Gaga’s Super Bowl Halftime Show
By Ellie Pitkowsky ’18, Section Editor It is hard to argue that Lady Gaga’s Super Bowl halftime show was anything short of spectacular. From incredible dancing, to crazy outfits, to jumping off of structures – and not to mention impressive vocals on top of all of that – it was truly captivating. To some viewers,…
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Super Bowl LI Ads: The Winners and Losers
By Lydia Yeshitla ’17, Section Editor Whether you watched the Super Bowl LI to see the Falcons and the Patriots go head-to head-in the NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, or because of Lady Gaga’s electrifying performance, the commercials were sure to give all audiences a reason to have their eyes glued on the television screen.…