Arts
Books, Movies, and PlaysBook Review: Editing Humanity
My older sister is excellent at picking out books. So in March, when she handed me the 2020 book Editing Humanity: The CRISPR Revolution and the New...
Spring Mainstage Review: The Cradle Will Rock
On the weekend of April 30, Concord Academy's Performing Arts Department showcased another masterful performance with its spring mainstage, The...
The Art of Dance: Rashaun Mitchell ’96
The ability to dance, create, and share is a passion that Rashaun Mitchell ’96, the 2022 Centennial Hall Fellow, was able to bring to the Concord...
Movie Review: The House
The House is a cozy kind of creepy. Unlike conventional horror films, The House relies much less on cheap jump scares, rather giving you nightmares...
Directors’ Workshop Presents Mustardseed and The Lifespan of a Fact
This May, the bustling spring performing arts season at Concord Academy continues the celebration of student-driven productions through Directors’...
Cat’s Eye by Margaret Atwood Review
Margaret Atwood’s Cat’s Eye, published in 1988, is a novel about the experience of Elaine Risley, who goes back to her hometown Toronto and...
Winter Dance Project: A Room With Us in It
As audience members ascended the central stairway of the Student Health and Athletic Center (SHAC) Saturday, February 26, evening, warmly-lit fairy...
Book Review: Rocket Boys
A few years ago, I stumbled upon Rocket Boys by Homer Hickam, Jr. while browsing a local bookstore. As someone who likes science and astrophysics,...
Masking While Playing a Wind Instrument
The current pandemic has had a tremendous impact on musicians, but none have been affected more than wind instrument players. In the fall, wind...
In the Mood for Love
“It is a restless moment. She has kept her head lowered … to give him a chance to come closer. But he could not, for lack of courage. She turns and...
Movie Review: Mon Oncle
Mon Oncle is a 1958 French comedy film by Jacques Tati. It was the first of Tati’s films to be released in color and is almost entirely without...
February Chamber Music Concert
On Friday the fourth, the February Chamber Music Concert was held in the chapel. The concert was a success, with Concord Academy students, faculty...
Fall Art Show
At the beginning of each spring semester, the Visual Arts Department at Concord Academy extends an invitation to the campus community for the Fall...
A Review of Faithful and Virtuous Night by Louise Glück
Louise Glück’s 2014 poetry collection Faithful and Virtuous Night starts with a poem called “parable” that introduces the narrator’s...
Crafts with Lilia: Scarf-Knitting Video Series
Let’s get crafty! In this video series, I will be teaching you how to knit one of my favorite scarves. In each video, I will cover one of the basics...
Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde
Concord Academy’s winter mainstage, Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde, provided the community with a fast-moving and gripping...
Book Review: The Third Pole
The Third Pole by Mark Synnott is a gripping story of mystery and discovery on the top of the world. Synnott tells the harrowing story of his own...
Book Review: Anna Karenina
To me, the hardest part of reading is starting and ending, which is why I decided to read Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy. Beginning this novel is...