November 2023

Opinion

Italian Pastries

I’ve been eating and making Italian pastries for years now—part of my ongoing wish to connect more with my family lineage. The recipes I use are often family ones, but some are taken from online or print cookbooks. There are some I love more than others, so here is a ranking of the most famous Italian pastries. To find good Italian . . .

|  By Marina Eigenmann

Entertainment & Media

This Just In: War And Peace Made Shockingly Digestible! 

DISCLAIMER: (1) This show was made by The Weinstein Company. I hate it and it haunts me every day that someone so purely evil could be behind something I love so much. But, also, when you read further about some of the details of the show, it is unfortunately a very fitting passion project for Harvey Weinstein. (2) It’s impossible to . . .

|  By Hildy Wicks

Entertainment & Media

'A Curse for True Love': A Love Story Fated to End

Travel to the beautifully written land filled with small curiosities and tremendous secrets. In a world full of dragons, sprawling gardens, and bejeweled courts, readers will be swept away from the very first sentence. Blast Taylor Swift’s song, “Mastermind” and get the tissues ready, because once you have turned that first page, there is . . .

|  By Olivia Dodak

Entertainment & Media

Concert Review: Who Would We Be Without Boygenius?

On September 25th, in Boston’s Fenway area, a line to enter MGM Music Hall stretches hundreds of feet along Lansdowne Street, buzzing with uncontainable energy. It’s the first of two sold-out nights in Boston for indie supergroup Boygenius, who are about to kick off their North American tour nearly six months after the release of . . .

|  By Lili Temper, Media & Communications Manager

Science & Technology

Earth’s Gravity on Spaceships

It may be possible to have normal gravity on a spacecraft. After reading Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, I started thinking about having gravity similar to our own, even while flying through space. There are multiple ways it can be created, but one recurring issue was the effect it would have on humans and the human body . . .

|  By Eon Stern

Advice & More

All Ears: Advice by Ayla Shimoni

Advice columnist Ayla Shimoni '24 addresses questions about holiday stress, work-life balance, and the discovery of queer love in the very first edition of "All Ears." Lean in, listen close, and ask your burning questions . . .

|  By Ayla Shimoni

Poetry

"Elizabeth"

By the first time we’d spoke back in kindergarten
the universe had deemed us best friends
and our lives intertwined . . .

|  By Ayla Shimoni