Author: BQ Broadside
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A Note From the Editors, October Issue
Hello BHSEC students and faculty! This year is a big one for news: between the impending election, continued conflict overseas and a mayoral scandal, there is a lot for us to read about. Our hope for the BQ Broadside’s 2024-2025 run is to bring readers some insight into the inner workings of Bard and the…
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“Quiet on Set”: How One Man Ruined an Entire Generation of Child Stars by Ronae Watson ’25
It has become increasingly common for the experiences of childhood stars to serve as cautionary tales about the dark side of children’s television. Lindsay Lohan, Drew Barrymore, and McCauley Culkin are examples of child actors who were lucky enough to generate success as actors in their early years. But this kind of fame and success…
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“Untitled” by Anonymous | Nuestra Voz
the leaves of the palm trees blowin the winds of the lands i call homethe suns gleam on white sandy shoresy el yunque rainforest for one to explore santo domingo y san juanson los barrios de mi familiamangú y los tres golpes antes de la iglesiay arroz con guandules para cenar el coqui is a…
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Tamales as a Cultural Essential in Latin American Holidays by Anabel Pesantez ’24 | Nuestra Voz
Tamales are traditional in Latin American family gatherings; they are not only a valuable contribution to the dinner menu, but they are also significant culturally, historically, ancestrally, and emotionally. Dating further back than the colonial era, tamales originated around approximately 5000 B.C. – 7000 B.C. within Aztec and/or Mayan civilizations. The true cultural origins of…
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“Dark Ghettos Review” by John Walden ’24 | Op-Ed
Have you ever wondered why, despite reform efforts, poverty remains such a prevalent issue in the Black community? Credit: Barnes & Noble “Dark Ghettos: Injustice, Dissent, and Reform” by philosopher Tommie Shelby is an aptly titled political philosophical work of normative theory that delves into issues of institutional racism, justice, and injustice that underlies the…
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October/November Movie Reviews by the BHSECQ Film Club
At film club, we nominate a weekly movie as a group, and club members watch it over the course of the week to discuss in the following club. When rating movies, we each give our individual rating out of 5, and then the scores are averaged to give us the club rating. Credit: IMDB Donnie…