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In death, new respect for Amy Winehouse

By Eden Braunstein, Staff Writer August 22, 2011

If you're like me, before this summer you probably didn't know much about Amy Winehouse, and you knew even less about her music. The only song of hers you knew was "Rehab," in which she stubbornly rejects...

Lady Gaga: Uplifting the ‘little monsters’ in all of us

By Eden Braunstin, 9th Grade June 4, 2011

Lady Gaga, or Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, is the queen of controversy, wacky outfits, and catchy songs.  But she has an underlying message in everything she does: Be yourself, and flaunt it. Many...

Out and about: An inside look at this year’s Renaissance Faire, where modern meets medieval

By Eden Braunstein, 9th Grade June 3, 2011

From 10am until 7pm, the Renaissance Fair is a place of pleasure and happiness. From the moment I walked through the doors of the Santa Fe Dam Recreation area, I felt enjoyably stuck between the present...

Girls Chorus: New singers, more songs, no boys

Girls’ Chorus: New singers, more songs, no boys

By Leona Fallas, Senior Staff Writer June 3, 2011

Ever since choir president Ariella Benji announced at Town Hall that the energetic singing group was in grave danger of being cancelled unless drastic measures were taken, every performance leaves the...

After five years, a new album of passion and intensity

After years of what seemed like a complete disappearance, The Strokes recently released their most complex and varied album yet, Angles. We generally liked the album and found it worth the five-year wait,...

Lady Gaga’s “Monster Ball:” Scream-talk-talk…yawn

By Jacob Ellenhorn, Arts Editor June 3, 2011

I finally was able to see Lady Gaga in concert, so okay I wasn’t actually in the first row. Nor was I at the back of the stadium – rather, I was sitting at a safe and comfortable distance of 2,466...

The Beatles: True genius or hype?

By Jacob Ellenhorn, Arts Editor April 20, 2011

I am not a fan of the Beatles or their music.  It’s not like I haven’t tried to like them.  Believe me, I tried, my parents tried, and even my grandfather tried to fashion me into a Beatles fan. ...

Liz Taylor: Lackluster acting, but very beautiful

By Jacob Ellenhorn, Arts Editor April 18, 2011

Elizabeth Taylor was not a stellar actress.  Now that my opinion of her acting skills has been offered, I feel sufficiently unburdened to explore the reasons she was legendary.  I am not the only one...

Student One-Acts: Wayward wallets, teen angst, and some magic

By Hannah-Leeba Ellenhorn, Staff Writer April 18, 2011

Much anticipated, this year’s One-Acts were once again a showcase of quality writing, directing, and acting.  Using the unlikely vehicle of a wallet to marry universal themes such as love and questioning...

Despite laughs, Sandler’s genre is becoming obsolete

By Zev Hurwitz, Editor-In-Chief March 14, 2011

After a while, they all start to sound exactly the same and the low expectations heading into the theater are usually met – Adam Sandler’s movies, that is. The latest disappointment of the 44-year-old...

REGGAE: The latest Jewish sound is Rasta

By Leona Fallas, Senior Staff Writer March 11, 2011

When I think of Jewish music, I think of Uncle Moishy, or the niggunim my family sings at the Shabbat table. But there’s a new category that I think makes the cut: reggae music by a bonafide reggae musician...

AP Art: Designed to make you think

By Hannah-Leeba Ellenhorn and Zev Hurwitz, Staff Writer and Editor-In-Chief March 11, 2011

Hanging right outside of the art room, Micha Zana’s latest work is at once complex and frustrating in its simplicity.  A group of kitchen utensils is nailed to a simple plywood canvas, and painted. ...

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