Tori Sirak’23 as Clara. (Courtesy/ Bridget Sirak) Over the upcoming holidays, many people enjoy celebrations and traditions. The Nutcracker, written in 1892 by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, is a favorite performance during the Christmas season.The New Albany Ballet Company (NABC) features this classic annually, and this year was its 20th anniversary of the production. Four of our…
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Wikimedia Commons As early as 2007, Netflix unveiled a streaming service for movies and television, the first of its kind. Though Hulu debuted the next year, Netflix has remained the most popular streaming service of its kind for years. But this may no longer be the case. The Walt Disney company released Disney+ in November,…
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The 2019 Black Friday ranked second all-time for online sales. (Wikimedia Commons) On Friday, November 29, over 165 million shoppers purchased about $7.4 billion worth of products, making this Black Friday the second largest online sales day behind last year’s Cyber Monday, compared with the $69 billion spent in brick-and-mortar stores from November 28 to…
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(Cami Seymore’23/Staff) Looking for something fun to do on the weekend? Head over to Otherworld. But be prepared to never want to return to reality. Otherworld is an immersive art experience. It is a mix of sci-fi, fantasy and fairy tale rolled into one, with over 40 rooms designed by different artists. These rooms have…
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(Max Walker’22/Staff) Avocado toast delivers a creamy texture and great taste when spread on toast. It is easy, healthy, tasty, trendy among millennials, and sure to impress your taste buds! Ingredients: Two halves of soft avocado One-half of a lemon Kosher salt Crushed red pepper Two ½ inch slices ofsourdough bread Steps: Toast the sourdough…
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Gyvnn Mendenhall’22 on the tenor saxophone. (Julia Devore’22/Media) On Friday, November 15, The Columbus Academy Jazz Ensemble had its first concert of the year. Filled with phenomenal music, the performance showcased our school’s finest jazz musicians. Sophomore Malachy Sullivan introduced “Flight of the Foo Birds,”with a brief background on the song’s composition, allowing the audience…
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(Aleeza Yakoob’22/Staff) On November 13, Academy’s upper and middle school orchestras performed in the fall’s concert, conducted by Mr. Wong. First to perform was the 6th grade that played “Dragon Dances” by Soon He Newbold. The 7th grade and 8th grade orchestras followed with melodies ranging from folk songs to a medley from Frozen. Next came…
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(Image/)Flickr Warning: this review contains spoilers. Nearly forty years ago, audiences across the world were mesmerised yet horrified in equal measure by Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining. Now, the saga continues with the recent release of Doctor Sleep. The film opens with the original Warner Bros. logo seen in The Shining, before going into a series…
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(Max Walker’22/Staff) For steak lovers, the only drawback with Filet Mignon is its outrageous price! If you are up for a spluge, this recipe with a caramelized crust (at medium rare) will not disappoint! Ingredients: Kosher salt Black pepper Cumin Garlic powder Garlic butter Minced garlic …
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Seniors Jay Gokhale, Ezra Johnson, Simon Iobst, Kathan Reddy, Donovan Simpson, and junior Lily Plaugher sang “I Can See Clearly Now” on the theater’s balcony. The 6th graders followed with “Seize the Day” from the musical, Newsies, along with “Pictures of Fall” and “The Moon.” The 7th grade singers performed “Wonderful Life” from the movie, Small…
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(Max Walker’22/Staff) This one is for the late nighters-a meal you can make in 5 minutes. When a hot pocket doesn’t sound quite right, this can be your new go-to quick and easy meal: a beef taco salad. It is healthy, tasty and has the perfect crunchy and creamy mix with lettuce…
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Queen + Adam Lambert perform live at Nationwide Arena. (Cole Leis’21/Staff) Among the classic rock bands that characterized the ‘70s and ‘80s was Queen, a group that I have become familiar with and come to love over the past year or so. As such, when I learned from my parents on my birthday in January…
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A crush. An Affirmative Action program. A tiny guardian angel who decides to play matchmaker. Struggles with inner demons personified as people, complete with death, melancholy, and self-loathing. What the above have in common is that both deal with scripts (byKami Tibbles’17 and Taylor McGowan’18, respectively) are among the selected 10 ten-minute plays, all written…
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The singers filed into the empty gym in silence. The boys looked clean-cut and professional in their tuxedos, and the girls were uniform and elegant in their identical, floor-length, black dresses. As the singers silently filled the risers in the center of the gym, three judges stared at them, all with a device to record…
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As a dress rehearsal for the upcoming OMEA solo and ensemble districts, Academy’s Women’s Chorus and Camerata had a combined concert with the concert band on Tuesday, February 21. Director Amy Brooks and band conductor Jessica Sneeringer, proudly showcased their hard-working students. The Choir, adorned in identical black gowns and dangling “diamond” earrings, began with “Ominia…
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Shopping outlets generally sell apparel, cookware, and the like at cheaper prices than at retail stores, so if you are looking for a bargain or a new place to browse and order pizza or grab a coffee, and just take it easy, the Tanger Outlets in Delaware, directly off 71 North, may be appealing. Express,…
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The groundhog saw his shadow on the first Tuesday of February, predicting six more weeks of winter. While many more days of cold weather and gray skies are a bummer for those of yearning for a warm, sunny spring, the wintery weather sets the perfect backdrop for a major trend in Columbus: hotpot restaurants. Hot…
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Ezekiel Elliot is undoubtedly one of the NFL’s brightest stars. He leads the league in rushing and has spearheaded the Dallas Cowboys’ record-setting seven game win streak. But a dark cloud has been hanging over his head amidst all his on-field success.
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For tart tooths looking for a change in traditional frozen yogurt flavors, Yagoot (formerly located in Easton Town Center) opened on May 7th near New Albany’s Giant Eagle.
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Located on High Street’s Impero Coffee Roasters, Lyric Donuts includes unusual varieties of sweets that speak for themselves, as Lime in the Coconut, for example. Its S’morrissey, a Nutella-filled cinnamon donut is topped off with a roasted marshmallow.
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Ethan Weiser
Class of 2022
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