By Anna Clark and Caroline Brenia, ‘25 The holiday season is upon us, which means delicious food, quality time with family and friends, and a break from school. But most importantly, holiday movies! We surveyed the Severn Upper School student body to determine the greatest holiday movie of all time, and the results are in.…
Category: Arts/Entertainment
Tragedy at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Concert
We have all heard of famous rapper Travis Scott, whether it be through his music, his relationship with Kylie Jenner, or his most recent scandal. Astroworld, Scott’s music festival in Houston, was scheduled to take place from November 5th to November 7th. Famous performers such as SZA, Lil Baby, 21 Savage, and Tame Impala were…
Fashion Atrocities and Sleek Silhouettes: A Review of the 2021 Met Gala
Last Monday the 13th held one of the most highly anticipated and exciting nights of the year: the 2021 Met Gala. For those who live under a rock, the Met Gala is an opportunity for A-list celebrities to showcase unique and out-of-the-box outfits to fit each year’s theme (this year’s being “American Independence”). We experienced…
Donda vs. CLB
2 of the most popular rap artists both released an album within the same month. Now as you can imagine this started a huge debate about which album was better. Kanye and Drake hold 2 of the largest fan base’s in rap. Both of these artists and fan base’s have had a feud since September…
How to make millions on Tik Tok
With 680 million monthly active users, Tik Tok was one of the most used apps in 2020. Tik took was created in September of 2017 and within the last couple of years has completely changed the social media world. With the For You Page, many people are able to get their videos featured and viewed…
Elon Musk on SNL: A Review and Reactions
No matter your personal views on its contents, characters, or cast, this past week’s Saturday Night Live episode made history. Billionaire Elon Musk became the first person not in the entertainment business since Donald Trump in 2015 to host the show. Elon has broken barriers in fields such as space travel, as well as fully…
“I saw Anne Frank in the park one day”
I saw Anne Frank in the park one day Studying the world around her, picking it apart as if it were a novel – balancing a pencil freely, cascading across the pages of an open diary, Her feet swinging slowly from her perch on the bench where I knew she would never sit still.…
What It Was Like To Be An Extra on Wonder Woman 1984
After a long wait of pushing back release dates due to coronavirus, Wonder Woman 1984 finally debuted this past Christmas to be streamed or watched in theaters. All the way back in summer 2018 I had the experience of being an extra in the mall scene of this movie at Landmark Mall in DC. I…
“The Dealer”
A Review of the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: The Nickel Boys, by Colson Whitehead
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead, winner of the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, introduces a boy named Elwood Curtis growing up in the Black neighborhood of Frenchtown in Tallahassee, Florida. Elwood is a hard worker, a dreamer, and a fighter. The reader understands that he is a firm believer in the Civil Rights movement.…