Choosing Animals

In an era of Buzzfeed personality tests and “Would You Rather?” quizzes, it seems that everything we do or choose inevitably reveals an aspect of our personalities. Prefer fro-yo to ice cream? Then you must enjoy sulking in the shadows and avoiding social...

The Jet Lag Experience

Every year I lose perhaps one hundred hours of high-functioning time due to a certain mental phenomenon. For most it is a rare quirk of travel. But international students and frequent fliers know the feeling of jet lag all too well. It is the inexplicable sensation of...

Are Weekend Activities Too Close Together?

Concord Academy is a place that prides itself on its academically rigorous environment, and though this philosophy of hard work deeply permeates student life, time to celebrate is appreciated every once in a while. Like many other schools, extracurriculars and clubs...

Political Art and Modern Triteness

“The opinion that art should have nothing to do with politics is itself a political attitude.” –George Orwell, “Why I Write” Why do we sing when we are terrible at singing? Why do we hum when no one else is around to hear? Why do we stop to admire mountains and...