Arts
Books, Movies, and PlaysDon’t Worry Darling: A Disappointing Twist and Incoherent Message
When I first watched The Sixth Sense, a horror thriller released in 1999, the twist at the end of the film was shocking to me. It was also the only...
New Gallery Spaces in the Main Building
The new gallery spaces are about to open up for students and faculty members across the hallways in the main building. A variety of visual art forms...
A Generational Story of Suffering: Pachinko Book Review
“History has failed us, but no matter.” Min Jin Lee opens Pachinko with a puzzlingly simple statement that ultimately encapsulates the powerful...
The Martyr of Japanese Cinema: Juzo Itami
Trigger Warning: Suicide is mentioned in this article. How does an internationally acclaimed filmmaker, hailed once as “the heir of Kurosawa”, fall...
Fighting & Falling: Concord Academy’s Stage Combat Workshop
Have you ever had the urge to learn how to fight… safely? Concord Academy’s Stage Combat Workshops gave CA students just this opportunity. Spread...
Wait, Which Award Show is the One for TV Again? A Recap of the 2022 Emmys
There comes a point in time every year when some interaction or social media scrolling will prompt the reaction: “Wait, the Emmys are tonight?” This...
To See, to Hear, to Human: A Love Letter to Utopia
“Where is Jessica Hyde?” This is not a question. It is a threat. A promise. A clue. It is an invitation into a tangled web of mystery and hidden...
The Comeback of Professional Music in Concord
On Sunday, September 11, Concord Academy hosted the Concord Chamber Music Society’s (CCMS) first in-person performance back since the beginning of...
Book Review: An Island
At the beginning of the summer, I was wandering around my town’s bookstore in search of a book that would fit some very particular criteria: The...
Franchise Films: The Beloved Killers of Cinema
Franchise films are omnipresent. I am certainly guilty of occasionally binging Marvel movies myself. However, the industry has come to a point where...
Summer Movie Review: Everything Everywhere All At Once
Multiverses are hard to deliver, and they are not exactly my cup of tea. Characters lose true agency; their growth and development arcs are...
The Essence of Charm and Wit: Pride and Prejudice Book Review
“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” So begins Jane Austen’s...
Debut of Will Liu: The Happiness Incident
In the final months leading up to summer of 2022, Will Liu ’24 made a spectacular entrance into the realm of experimental rock. “The Happiness...
An Introduction to Concord Academy Arts Courses
With nearly seventy cumulative visual and performing arts offerings, the Concord Academy arts program gives students the opportunity to learn at all...
The Concord Academy Arts Council
The Arts Council at Concord Academy consists of 6 students chosen by faculty members from the Performing and Visual arts departments, and members of...
Book 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...