Category: Arts & Entertainment
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Admiration for Artists
By Siyona Bordia ‘25, Arts & Entertainment Staff Writer Collection of spirit boards in the NA hallway Image courtesy of Ivie Drogin Every year, people walk by the SAC hallway without so much as a second glance to the spirit boards. These boards play a large role in the final rankings of Spirit Week, and…
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Connecting Religion and Art
By Krisha Chhabra ‘26, Arts and Entertainment Staff Writer In October, the David Teiger Art gallery was filled with mystical photographs depicting people dressed as Hindu gods. Manjari Sharma, the artist, designed this art to provide insight on an Indian temple experience. Sharma believes art can show the essence of a culture, and has hosted…
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Spirit Week Scandal
By Caleb Epstein ‘25, Arts and Entertainment Staff Writer Every year, Newark Academy’s spirit week culminates with the beloved spirit videos. These lighthearted, humor-filled films have been historically non-contentious. Enter Evan Breckman ‘25, whose directing and filmmaking led the class of ‘25 to back-to-back film victories. However, this year Evan faced a new challenge: the…
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How Photography Changes our Perception of War
By Victoria Pevzner ‘24, Arts and Entertainment Editor Borodyanka, Ukraine, on April 5, 2022. Image courtesy of Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo In recent months, we’ve seen the media flooded with photographs from the war in Ukraine that capture the damage that Russia has inflicted on the country. We’ve all seen photographs similar to the one above…
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Mark Your Calendars: NA’s Fall Semester Arts Lineup
By Ivie Drogin ‘25, Arts and Entertainment Editor Image Courtesy of James Worrell The 2021-2022 school year was a breakthrough for NA’s school spirit. The infamous “Mamma Mia Student Section” will go down in history. But just because Jackson Derman ‘22 and Luke Waskow ‘22 left for North Carolina should not mean that our school…
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Working Outside the Box: NA’s IB and Advanced Visual Art Exhibitions
By Lauren Siegel ‘23, Arts and Entertainment Editor (April 2022) For the past two years, artists from Newark Academy’s IB and Advanced Visual Art classes have worked tirelessly to develop beautiful, unique, and thought-provoking art portfolios. Now, with their time at NA coming to an end, these senior artists are exhibiting their work in the…
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What’s in Store for Will Smith after the 2022 Oscars?
By Ivie Drogin ‘25, Arts and Entertainment Staff Writer (April 2022) For many celebrities and viewers, the biggest upset of the Oscars this year had nothing to do with the awards. While Chris Rock was performing a short comedy sketch before announcing the winner of “Best Documentary Feature,” he made a joke about Will Smith’s…
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Charles Michel: The Relationship Between Food and Art
By Victoria Pevzner ‘24, Arts and Entertainment Staff Writer We generally don’t associate food with art, since the sole purpose of food is to be eaten, not to be observed like a painting. After all, how can food be art? And how can art be food? To many, it seemed clear that these two concepts…
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Justice, the N.F.L, and the 2022 Super Bowl Halftime Show
By Lauren Siegel ‘23, Arts and Entertainment Editor Image courtesy of Entertainment Weekly The 2022 Super Bowl halftime show was undeniably one of the best in history. Hip-hop legends Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar, 50 Cent, and Eminem joined the stage on February 13th for an unforgettable fifteen minutes of performances…
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Sneaker Culture and Its Significance in the US
By Victoria Pevzner ‘24, Arts and Entertainment Staff Writer Every year as companies create new designs, eager buyers all over the world purchase the newest and most fashionable sneakers. The growing popularity of sneakers has led them to become a hallmark of high fashion, with influencers and celebrities sharing pictures on their platforms to promote…