The Holdovers: An Ode to Unlikely Friends
By Hermione Silver, Year 11 I’ve never been a big fan of awards ceremonies; the Oscars, the Grammys, the Emmys,…
Tag: the arts
The Beatles’s “new” song
By Alexandra Lopez Petalas, Year 11 The Beatles’s “new” song, Now and Then marks a huge leap in the music…
What to watch when you’re not studying?
By Ioannis Sistovaris, Year 12 The winter break has unfortunately already ended, and hopefully all of you enjoyed it. Whether…
Desert Island (2) – What would you dream of most on a desert island?
By Victoire Heyworth, Year 12 Experiencing food, though seemingly mundane, is one of the great delights for humans. Mix in…
The story behind this year’s musical: Mary Poppins
By Dariga Atayeva, Year 12 After many months of hard work, actors for the secondary school’s musical Mary Poppins finally…
How Roy Lichtenstein’s rejection of artistic norms revolutionised the world of art
By Claire Hines, Year 12 In 1961, Gallery owner Leo Castelli started exhibiting Roy Lichtenstein’s artwork, finally giving him a…
Wes Anderson’s world
By Roxane Liguti, Year 12 In the film industry, colour creates a connotation, a specific message, or even communicates a…
‘My last duchess’ by Robert Browning: Insight on Victorian power dynamics and the relevance of the poem today
By Layla Golchin, Year 12 That’s my last Duchess painted on the wall, Looking as if she were alive. I…
Why do 2D cartoons implement 3D into their animation?
Animation is a medium used to tell stories on our screens, using many different art and animation styles. It has…