Arts
Books, Movies, and PlaysHow Performing Arts Classes Are Happening Virtually
The Concord Academy’s performing arts department has been working tirelessly to improve students’ experience of dealing with performing arts...
On Movie Theaters Reopening
As far back as I can remember, movie theaters have been a huge part of my life. Be it an AMC Multiplex or a small independent venue like the...
Student Arts Council
Jack Lin ’21, a passionate pianist of the Chameleon ensemble and an experienced saxophonist of the Advanced Jazz ensemble, is also part of the newly...
Not Just Here To Amuse You: 30 Years of Goodfellas
The 1990s was an incredible decade for American cinema. In the early ’90s, new voices in the indie scene, such as John Singleton, Steven Soderbergh,...
Book Review: Rory Power’s Burn Our Bodies Down
Rory Power’s sophomore novel, Burn Our Bodies Down, came out on July 7th, 2020. According to Musing, Power pitched the book as “Field of Dreams, but...
The Chameleon: Adaptability in a Time of Distance
As the coronavirus pandemic led to nationwide school closures, students’ learning experiences have altered drastically. At Concord Academy, all...
Winterfest Talent Show Recap
Each year, the Concord Academy community eagerly looks forward to Winterfest as an opportunity to spend time with friends, enjoy delicious food, pie...
Roden Crater’s effect on pop culture and the environment
If you have seen the video for Drake’s Hotline Bling, or, more recently, some of the promotional art in companion to Kanye’s new album, Jesus Is...
Concord Academy Dance Project
On February 29th, the Concord Academy community gathered to watch CA Dance Project’s production of Down the Rabbit Hole. The show was thirty-five...
Winter Mainstage Review: Indecent
On February 21st and 22nd, the CA Performing Arts department put on the winter mainstage, Indecent. Telling the story of Sholem Asch’s controversial...
Drawing 3 Pop-up Art Show: Sketchbooks in Progress
On Tuesday, February 4th, students from Drawing 3 had their first pop-up art show of the spring semester in the upper Stu-Fac, exhibiting their...
Grammys 2020 Review: The Year of Billie
The 62nd Grammy Awards took place on Sunday, January 26, 2020 in Los Angeles’s Staples Center. Hosted by Alicia Keys, the night was quite a...
Activism & Art
I am an advocate for menstrual justice, and I work with an organization called Period: The Menstrual Movement in order to break down the stigma...
The Irishman Review
“Where is Jimmy Hoffa?” was a question at the forefront of many Americans’ minds in August of 1975. Many wild theories were produced after the...
The Testaments by Margret Atwood
The Testaments, the long-awaited sequel to Margret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, finally came out on September 10th, 2019. After a thirty-four year...
Matt Damon/Christian Bale Docudrama almost hits 7000 RPM
Tackling issues of corporatism yet staying true to its car movie format, Ford v Ferrari is a long run time, fast-moving Half Biopic, Half Docudrama....