Tag: October 2026
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A Review of The Odyssey (2026) by Valenica Leung 28′
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, starring Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, and Matt Damon, follows the Greek king Odysseus on his ten-year journey home to his family after fighting in the Trojan War, while facing dangerous creatures and angry gods along the way. Right from the opening scene, the visuals and sounds were incredible. The massive scale…
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Bad Blood: The Ed Sheeran and Macklemore Conflict by Samantha Partridge 28’
What was planned as a high profile tour quickly developed into a wider music industry dispute over free expression, political speech, and commercial performance spaces. When Ed Sheeran included longtime collaborator Macklemore to his tour, audiences anticipated joint pop and hip hop hits. Instead, the partnership ended very abruptly following disagreements over onstage commentary and…
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Yes, And?: Ariana Grande’s Eternal Sunshine Concert by Samantha Partridge 28’
After years of not touring, Ariana Grande made a long awaited return to the stage with the Eternal Sunshine Tour, delivering an emotionally resonant, visually spectacular production that proved her live performance remains unmatched. The concert went through heartbreak, reinvention, and inner peace, grounded by her world class vocals. What struck me immediately was how…
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Community and Individuality by Samira Liyana 30′
As October is coming to an end, summer break is starting to feel like a hazy memory. Coming into a new year, characters are important observations. It’s equally significant in developing your own character as well as acknowledging the personas of the people who are now surrounding you once more, or even for the first…
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The Thrill of Horror by Roxy Oduola 30’
The chemical cocktail that floods the brain when consuming horror is oftentimes cited as the explanation of society’s notable attraction to the haunted genre. The conversion of scared adrenaline to pleasure endorphins occurs as the body realizes it is not experiencing fear at the hand of a palpable threat. Simone Oduola, a psychology major and…
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The Future of New York City Public High Schools as We Know It by Iris Reyl 29′
Change is the only constant thing in this world, and it is happening right now in the school system we know and love. With the inauguration of Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the appointment of NYCDOE chancellor of Kamar Samuels, there are many changes in store for New York City Public Schools. First and foremost, you…
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10 Years Later Pundits Still Misunderstand Trump by Henry Dubinsky ’29
When Trump won the 2016 Election in one of the biggest upsets since Truman defeated Dewey, there was an immediate rush to explain the victory as most conventional wisdom predicted a Clinton victory. Now almost 10 years after the 2016 election the pundits and intellectuals have made three claims: All three claims face flaws from…
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The Era of Fast, Healthy Food is Ending by Guy Walker-Wallenbrock 30′
The rise of fast casual food was started by a college student disappointed with the food options in his university. In his own words, “there was an opportunity to have something that was fresh and healthy, but also affordable and fast” he told the Georgetown University Newspaper. The idea of fast, but also healthy food…
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Brand New Day: Worth the Hype? By Giasemi Bournias 30′
Spiderman: Brand New Day is currently the MCU’s latest film and the 4th installment in the Spiderman series, starring Sadie Sink, Jon Bernthal, Jacob Batalon, Florence Pugh, surprise guest Mark Ruffalo, and of course, Tom Holland and Zendaya. Released in theaters on July 31st of this year in the U.S., Brand New Day has officially…
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The 2026 Nobel Prizes: Discoveries That Could Change The World by Gabriele Vimont 27’
Most of us probably aren’t refreshing the Nobel Prize website every October, waiting to find out who won. But this year’s winners have been working on discoveries that sound like something out of a sci-fi movie. Scientists are using light to control brain cells, detecting mysterious particles beneath Antarctic ice, and investigating how tiny differences…