Category: Arts & Entertainment
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NA Concert Choir Joins the Global Community
By Gabi Poisson ’17, Staff Writer Jim Papoulis is an award-winning composer and conductor who has travelled around the world with international artists, composing music that combines a multitude of cultures and music traditions to create a “global community” of music. He has performed on live television, scored films; he’s worked with Aretha Franklin and…
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Blonde or Blond? The Frank Ocean Dilemma
By Chris Pyo ’17, Staff Writer When I heard the rumors that Frank Ocean was possibly releasing a new album, one that fans have been waiting for ever since he dropped Channel Orange, I honestly laughed and completely disregarded them. After all, I was used to being disappointed by the unreliability of every Frank Ocean…
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Lemonade- Pain and Reality in Beyoncé’s Newest Work
By Ellie Pitkowsky ’18, Arts and Entertainment Editor If you give Beyoncé lemons, she will make Lemonade, literally. Queen Bey’s newest album is a testament to the pain she has felt throughout her life, largely due to the infidelity she has faced from her husband Jay-Z, Lyndall Locke, her first serious boyfriend, or her father, who…
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The Legacy of Prince
By Lydia Yeshitla ’17, Arts and Entertainment Editor Funk Lord. Rock Star. Provocateur. Genius. No other words can simply describe Prince and his incomparable style. His ability to effortlessly combine his unparalleled charisma, evocative lyrics, and multidisciplinary approach to performing music makes him a hero. It would be almost impossible to imagine what pop and…
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Choral Appropriation? Examining the Role of the Choir Department Within NA Diversity
By Emma Hoffman ’16, Staff Writer If I could name the three most common words in my art history class they would go as follows: Renaissance, modeling, and appropriation. Appropriation, or the borrowing of a cultural element, has taken on a rather a sour tone recently, following highly publicized incidents of and discussions about racism…
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The Hamilton Experience (Part I)
By Emma Hoffman ’16, Staff Writer Confession: I have not listened to the Hamilton soundtrack. I know that it’s pop culture blasphemy but it’s true: I am a Hamilton virgin. I have stood idly by as my friends have sung paeans to the glory of Lin-Manuel Miranda and his theatrical genius. Through her Hamilton-induced giddiness, senior…
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Innovation in a Broken System
By Samantha Sidi ‘16, Arts and Entertainment Editor When Masters of None was awarded the Best Comedy Series at the Critics Choice Awards, the co-creator and producer Alan Yang jokingly thanked an unexpected group of people in his acceptance speech: straight white guys. Yang stated, “Thank you to all the straight white guys who dominated movies and TV…
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How Netflix is Changing the Binge Watching Game
By Oluwadamilola Oshewa ’16, Arts and Entertainment Staff Writer Netflix has long been a hub where you could go for all of your binge watching needs. Easy access to multiple seasons of your favorite television show makes it easy to procrastinate writing that essay or starting that presentation. Recently, the company has begun to do more than just…
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Cubed: Connecting Mathematics and Artistic Endeavors
By Zoe Ades ’18, Staff Writer In December, Ms. Brodie stood in front of the school and asked everyone to bring their math homework to life as she presented “Cubed,” the theme for Newark Academy’s 13th Annual Community Art Exhibit. She set a creative challenge before the school with various interpretations of the theme in different art forms. When asked about…
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#OscarsSoWhite…Again
By Dalton DeStefano ’16, Arts and Entertainment Editor This feels all too familiar. I distinctly remember sitting at my computer this time last year, writing an article about the disappointing lack of diversity within the 2015 Oscar nominations. It pains me to say I was not too surprised when the 2016 Oscar nominations yielded the same,…