Category: Humor
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How I Reached the Top: My Journey as Humor Editor
By Sanya Bery ’17, Section Editor A lot of my articles talk about how I didn’t want to be humor editor because I am kind of the worst at being funny. My dedicated fans (I know you’re out there) have stopped me in the hallway and said, “Hey Sanya, I read your articles and sure…
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Tyler Mudge Advice Column 2
By Tyler Mudge ’18, Idea Philanthropist Dear Tyler, I think people only like me because of my family’s wealth, what do I do about this? I wouldn’t worry about that; no one at Newark Academy would use someone like that, unless your name rhymes with “Freg.” Dear Tyler, what are the coolest hang-out spots where…
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Are You Too Busy?
By Benjamin Berkowitz ’18, Staff Writer As students of Newark Academy, we all have very busy day-to- day lives, full of academics and extracurricular activities. When you are really swamped you probably wonder (like I do): “are people really as busy as me?” I wanted to answer this question, so I decided to pick a…
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Why I’m Not Funny Enough to Be Writing For Humor
By Sanya Bery ’17, Humor Editor On October 11th, the first set of The Minuteman was released. You, probably waiting by your computer for the email (because what else would you be doing?) immediately logged on and clicked the Humor Section only to find out that the editor, myself, didn’t write an article. You think…
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The Return of the Soviets
By Jackson Powers ’20, Staff Writer We all thought the USSR fell in 1991. We thought we were free from the era of espionage, puppet wars, and most importantly, backwards Soviet Russia jokes. But we were wrong. You see, the USSR still thrives in Eastern Europe – plotting, planning, and trying to get more than…
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The Rise of Memes in Popular Culture; The Beginning of the New World
By Jake McEvoy, Staff Meme Analyst 2010. A simpler time. The Saints won the super bowl, the winter Olympics were held in Vancouver, and Belgium left the recession with 0.5% growth in the third quarter. Teenagers were all on the internet, and now and then they would see a funny picture, and laugh. That funny picture,…
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America: A Circus
By Amit Kundra ’19, Staff Writer When you look at America – the greatest country in the world, the land where dreams come true, a place that people risks their lives trying to get to – you are looking at the country’s leadership. You see the strong, powerful foundation built off of morals and good…
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Tyler Mudge’s Advice Column
By Tyler Mudge ’18, Section Editor Dear Tyler, I have this really big math test coming up and I’m not doing too well in the class. How can I improve my grade? Just Cheat! It’s a lot easier than studying, and will probably get you a better grade than working hard. I used to be bad…
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The Importance of Math
By Benjy Berkowitz ’18, Staff Writer As a student trying to stay hip with the times, I’ve heard many different things said in passing conversations while walking through the halls of Newark Academy. For example, I’ll hear the daily “Golly, I sure do love school,” or “I really can’t get enough of this school thing.”…