Category: Arts & Entertainment
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Arts and Entertainment as an Outlet During COVID-19
By Victoria Pevzner ‘24, Arts and Entertainment Staff Writer Soon after its first appearance, the COVID-19 virus rapidly spread all over the world, sending millions into lockdown and quarantine. Through these difficult times, fear was a common emotion. People felt that there was no one to support and guide them. However, through arts and entertainment,…
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Newark Academy’s Fall Play 2020
By Lola Cantillon ‘23, Arts and Entertainment Staff Writer Cover Art Drawn by Silvy Zhou ‘21 Every year, Newark Academy puts on its annual Fall Drama. This year, things had to be a little different due to the coronavirus. Since the play was completely virtual, it gave the actors, directors, and set designers an opportunity…
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Should Celebrities Be Publicly Involved With Politics?
By Molly Lindstrom ‘21, A&E Editor Celebrities influence what we wear, what we eat, and what we buy. When we see our favorite celebrity using a certain product, we feel compelled to buy that product. In fact, studies have shown that celebrity endorsements can increase the sales of a brand by at least 20 percent.…
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Diversity in the Film Industry
By Kieri Keys ‘24, Arts and Entertainment Staff Writer Underrepresentation for people of color in the media and film industries is a multilayered issue. Representation for a race does not simply involve identifying one famous name with it. For this field in the beginning, not only was there a lack of POC, but also an…
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How Broadway’s Closure Has Shown the Resiliency of the Performing Arts
By Kaya Patel ‘22, Arts and Entertainment Editor Picture from the Virtual Choir Performance for Stephen Sondheim’s 90th Birthday (courtesy of the New York Times) As the coronavirus continues to ravage the country and the world, the performing arts industries have suffered tremendously. The magic of performing arts comes from watching a live performance where…
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Community, Comedy Television, and the Laugh Track
By Lauren Siegel ‘23, Arts and Entertainment Staff Writer Image courtesy of vulture.com If you take a look at comedy television throughout the last seven decades, the one aspect that has remained constant is the sound of laughter, regardless if it’s by the characters or the audience. When the television classic I Love Lucy became…
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How the Arts and Entertainment Industries Have Confronted Racial Injustice
By Molly Lindstrom ‘21, A&E Editor In response to the racial injustice that has surfaced in the United States, members of the arts and entertainment industries have taken initiative to combat the police brutality that caused the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and others. As the nation mourns and protests these unjust…
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Social Media Activism: Why This Isn’t Just Another Trend
By Kaya Patel ‘22, Arts and Entertainment Editor If you are active on any social media platform, you have likely noticed a major shift in its culture and emphasis on social justice in the past few months. While platforms such as Twitter and Facebook have highlighted and amplified political or social justice movements in the…
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How To Take Back Your Life During A Pandemic, in Six Apps
By Kaya Patel ’22 and Annika Inampudi ’21, Arts and Entertainment Writers As of the time we’re writing this article, the entire world is in effective lockdown. Busy city streets are now empty, people are standing six feet apart from each other in the grocery store, and the idea of going into a crowd is…
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Sundance Film Festival
By Vittoria Socolof ’22, Arts and Entertainment Writer Every year in mid-January, hundreds of filmmakers and celebrities travel to Park City, Utah for one of the most prestigious film festivals in the United States. Sundance Film Festival is a ten-day screening of independent films, as well as parties, music, and more. The festival predicts movie…