Review: 'Born This Way' Marks Gaga As Genuine Artist
May 27, 2011
Lady Gaga released her sophomore full-length album, "Born This Way," on May 23. | Screenshot by Ben Reiser '13 Lady Gaga’s second full-length studio album, “Born This Way,” dropped on May 23, and in the words of blogger Perez Hilton, “It’s the record that is going to break all... Read more »
Music Industry Prepares For An ‘Odd Future'
May 27, 2011
Photo from YouTube Imagine going to a middle school playground during recess. If you were to pick out the most immature, obscene, and profane ten-year-old out of the bunch and were to cross breed that child with Eminem, Quentin Tarrentino, and Bart Simpson, then multiply that strange lovechild by nine,... Read more »
Exceeding Expectations: Staples Musicians Perform at Professional Level
May 27, 2011
Sam Weiser '12 performs on his violin that he has played for 13 years. He studies at the Manhattan School of Music Pre-College program for classical and jazz. | Photo contributed by Sam Weiser '12Musicians, in some ways, are like athletes. Instead of crunches and sprints, there are scales and... Read more »
Ready to Wear: Jon Wormser '12 Starts Clothing Line
May 27, 2011
Photo by Jackie Kerames '12 For some teenagers, it’s a hassle to simply find clean clothes. Jon Wormser ’12, on the other hand, is starting his own fashion company. Wormser feels that his up-and-coming fashion line titled “SwagURtail Apparel” is similar to companies like Vineyard Vines. “It’s... Read more »
The Show Must Go On: Senior Players Participate in Last Production
May 27, 2011
Photo by Stevie Klein '12 Only four short years ago, many of the current senior Players were standing on the Staples stage for their first auditions. Now after lots of singing, dancing, and acting, the members of the Players class of 2011 are moving on to bigger stages. For their final production... Read more »
McCreery Wins ‘Idol’ Season 10
May 25, 2011
American Idol finalist Scotty McCreery reacts to the large crowd of fans gathered for his performance at Lake Benson Park on Saturday afternoon May 14, 2011 in Garner, North Carolina. (Robert Willett/Raleigh News & Observer/MCT) Scotty McCreery has been crowned the new American Idol. On May 24,... Read more »
Talking with the Heads: A Sit-Down with Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz
May 20, 2011
Weymouth and Frantz still rock hard, always generating new material created in their very own Fairfield home and studio. (Photo by Meghan Prior) In the new wave of music equivalent of the Bible, the members of the legendary band The Talking Heads are like Adam and Eve. The Talking Heads, for the otherwise... Read more »
Newest Superhero Entry “Thor” Is No Modern Marvel
May 19, 2011
Sammy Warshaw ’12 A&E Editor Newest Marvel enry "Thor" fails to impress. | photo courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes Oh, how times have changed. When I first heard the news that Kenneth Branagh was slated to direct the Marvel Studios summer blockbuster “Thor,” based on the classic... Read more »
Newest Superhero Entry “Thor” Is No Modern Marvel
May 18, 2011
Oh, how times have changed. When I first heard the news that Kenneth Branagh was slated to direct the Marvel Studios summer blockbuster “Thor,” based on the classic comic book series, I nearly did a double take. First off, for those who aren’t familiar with Branagh, you might recognize him as Gilderoy... Read more »
Merging Local Merchants with Save the Children
May 13, 2011
Photo courtesy of Matthew Lev '12. Matthew Lev ’12 has created a plan to get local merchants involved in raising money for Save the Children. Lev wanted to raise money for the organization and help local businesses by encouraging people to shop. While volunteering weekly at Save the Children,... Read more »
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