(Alicia Deng) Hanging in the Capitol Building as the winning entry for the 2021 Congressional Arts Competition in Ohio’s twelfth district is “Lucid,” an oil painting created by Columbus Academy student, Alicia Deng.  While she is a student in Mr. Block’s Portfolio class, Deng also spends a lot of time outside school painting and drawing.…

In March of 2021, Netflix released the adaptation of  Moxie, written by a NewYork Times best-selling author, Jennifer Mathieu. After learning about her mother’s rebellious past, the shy high school student, Vivian, calls out the sexism occuring at her school. Her friend Lucy and she are appalled at the physically-focused ranking list of females circulating and…

(Pixabay) Albert Camus’s 1942 novella The Stranger is considered a literary classic of the 20th century and remains one of his most famous works. The novel follows Frenchman Meursault in Algeria and his indifference to the world around him as he attends his own mother’s funeral and is nearly emotionless during it. Weeks later under…

(Wikimedia Commons) This movie may not be set in “a galaxy far, far away,” but it is definitely the start of another fictional intergalactic war. Only this time, it stars Timothée Chalamet. Dune sets the stage for the next big movie series. It was slow, and slightly anti-climatic, but it left me with a curiosity…

(Wikimedia Commons)  The Book of Boba Fett may seem like an expansion series on the Mandalorian because of its success, but this film has enough action packed storytelling and inspired world building to carve out a place for this show as its own. The series starts after the events of “Return of the Jedi,” showing…

(Cami S./Staff) On  January  28 and 29, the Middle School  staged its production of Matilda, directed by Ms. Whitney Eads. Gabi A. performed as Matilda. Mr. Scott Dillon created the set, with its numerous movable parts, and worked on the play’s intricate lighting to differentiate various scenes. Memorable takeaways included  Jude S. as Bruce, eating…

(Wikimedia Commons) The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho, details the journey of Andalusian shepherd Santiago. After having recurring dreams, Santiago consults a fortune teller who tells him that his dreams are a prophecy of him finding treasure at the Egyptian pyramids. Later, an old man tells him he must find his “personal legend.” The shepherd then…

(Flickr) Crime and Punishment, written by Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky in 1866, remains a classic in literature, and rightfully so. Set in St.Petersburg, the novel introduces Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov, an impoverished law student struggling to pay for his studies. He devises a plan to murder and rob a pawnbroker for her money. Leading up to the…

(PopBuzz) In 2020, Mindy Kaling and Lang Fisher’s Netflix comedy hit landed at #1 on the streaming site. Narrated by former tennis champion, John McEnroe, with actor Andy Samberg and model Gigi Hadid, the writers loosely adapted this story from her childhood experiences as a first-generation Indian American girl. After her father’s sudden death, Devi…

(Flickr) Two astronomers discover a comet is heading straight for earth with the ability to destroy the world earth in six months.  This movie felt more like a wake up call, showing how much we need to see the consequences of our actions and put our differences aside for the better of the community. Before…