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Food trends of 2016

Food trends of 2016

February 8, 2017

Food is not just something you eat anymore, it has changed to something artistic and something that is heavily influenced by food bloggers, journalists, and by prominent social media figures. 2017 will...

Dominique Ansel Review

Dominique Ansel Review

January 23, 2017

With the Dominique Ansel Bakery achieving massive success in New York and Tokyo, the bakery finally arrived in London with its world-renowned “Cronut”: A mix between a croissant and a doughnut. On...

Review: La La Land

January 23, 2017

Having been forcibly dragged by my parents into the packed theater over Winter Break, I can safely say that La La Land was worth every single reluctant, “Yes, Mom and Dad, it was an amazing movie.”...

Unveiling the upsidedown

December 12, 2016

As the credits flashed on my computer screen, I sat wondering how I completed an entire television series in less than 48 hours. Not typically a fan of science fiction, I found myself stunned with utter...

Spring into action

December 12, 2016

While many high school students spent their summer doing internships or going to camps, Sebastien Fousse (’18) spent his creating Spring Loaded, an online-based clothing line centered around his personal...

Review of The 39 Steps

Review of The 39 Steps

November 18, 2016

The High School production of The 39 Steps opens with a short clip of a “behind the scenes” with Alfred Hitchcock, the director of the 1935 film adaptation of The 39 Steps. Hitchcock rises from his...

Prom 2016: Style

Prom 2016: Style

June 8, 2016

As a junior, prom was beautifully new and exciting, and surely a night to look back on with a wide smile. The memory is accentuated by the flood of dreamy dresses and tailored tuxes I saw, everyone looked...

Sipping Lemonade

June 8, 2016

“You can taste the dishonesty it’s all over your breath,” Beyoncé said in her melodic voice as she introduces her surprise visual album entitled Lemonade. The screen opens to a series of visually...

Top 10 Summer activities

June 8, 2016

Olivogelo 28 Elizabeth Street, SW1W 9RB Open 12 pm. - 10 p.m. Sloane Square or Victoria tube stop Olivogelo is a gelateria in Belgravia which serves a variety of homemade Italian gelato....

The rise of activewear

June 8, 2016

Justin Hoyt (’18) has watched the sports industry continue to challenge the world of fashion in recent years. In 2012, Nike released the Air Yeezy II, a collaboration with hip-hop artist and producer,...

Exhibitionism

June 8, 2016

I walked into the Saatchi Gallery to find the typical starch white walls embellished with a simple bold, bright message: Ladies and Gentlemen, a reference to the Rolling Stones 1974 documentary. The bright...

Hip-hop’s place in popular culture

March 15, 2016

African American presence in media as been a talking point as of late, whether it be in regards to the Oscars and the esteemed award show’s lack of diversity, or Beyoncé’s black panthers-esque Super...

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