Mystic Disc:
For those into the good old era of Rock n’ Roll. Classic bands abound here, from ABBA to Zeppelin and back again. Run by a kindly gentleman by the name of Dan (attendee of Woodstock,...
“All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States” from Clause 1, Section 1, Amendment 14.
The above text, though...
ELHS Drama Club’s production of “The Wizard of Oz” wrapped up March 15 with students yearning for more experience and exposure to the theatrical arts, but with their two-show season being over, the...
Earned. Not Given,” reads the website of The Congressional Award, established in 1979 with the collaboration of Congress; amongst the most prestigious prizes available to enterprising young people aged...
In 1986, Gerard Jan van Bladeren - an unemployed Dutchman staunchly opposed to abstraction - entered a gallery of the Stedelijk Museum wielding a knife. Fortunately, the object of his fury was not...
A palatial temple of the arts, enshrining the masterworks of yore – one may thus describe The Frick Collection.
I, an eager supplicant at the altar’s stone edifice, entered...
Dearest reader,
To live the life of an aesthete: that is, to submerge oneself entirely in beauty, surfacing merely to satisfy necessity…such a proposition possesses an undeniable allure. As the year...
Prefatory remarks:
The chief danger imperiling a writing upon gratefulness is banality, for, upon their every turn, the essayist is compelled to platitudes. Indeed, the greatest sin of the modern artist...
Schooner’s:
Excessively sweet, Schooner’s cider offers little to the drinker, lacking depth and dimension, the sole taste which so
tragically lingers upon the palette is best suited to the taste...
Katelyn’s Experience:
I have listened to the singer, song-writer, Lorde, ever since I had access to Spotify, but nothing could’ve prepared me for hearing her voice live at my first concert.
Lorde’s...
Narrative:
My sister hasn’t left her room since mom left for the store. I’m sitting and waiting to hear the creak of her floorboards, the hinge of her door, the nothing of her gait. The house is silent....
Though the name of Albrecht Dürer - born to Albrecht the Elder and Barbara Holper in Nuremberg, Germany - receives far fewer mentions than that of Michelangelo, an Italian contemporary, his fabulously...
Established in 1964, the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, so named for its close proximity to the great playwright’s cottage, provides skilled performers a variety of programs intended to nurture creative...
Upon discovering her selection as an AlbertvEinstein Distinguished Educator Fellow, Ms. Thomson, “shocked”, wondered “can I really do this?”
The East Lyme School District, however, clearly possessed...
Donald Trump’s use of the executive order - a presidential directive regarding the federal government’s behavior - is daring, perhaps radical, yet not entirely without precedent. F.D.R, 32nd president...
Undeniably, the student-teacher relationship is of critical importance. If I may briefly wax poetic, it is these sculptors' gentle hands responsible for tomorrow’s masterworks, not made in clay but living...
This spring production of “Freaky Friday” is sure to be a hit: simply take it from any one of the romping musical’s own cast members (March 21-23).
The general lesson to be taken from the musical’s...
Viking Saga: When did your interest in writing poetry first develop and what caused it?
Richard Siken: It was the summer between my sophomore and junior years of high school. I had just switched schools...
The spirit of this clever novel is twofold: it serves as a revolt against Twain’s stereotypes and a celebration of his honest depictions of life along the great Missouri. Harsher than a love letter but...
If you wish for definitive proof of the beauty inherent in chaos, seat yourself early at the orchestra and admire their sound - ambient, pure tones unrestricted by melody or rhythm.
Such was the case...
The scenic habitat of numerous waterfowl, a marsh, is a birder’s delight. Looking past the occasional smell and legs aching from the hike, the enjoyment one may find in bird watching far outweighs any...
Do not be discouraged by “Intermezzo’s” complete lack of quotation marks, for Sally Rooney’s latest novel is a wonder: a precise masterwork of hyper-simplified grammar and laser-focused prose which,...
In one corner, chimes rang out in melodious song; in another, drums beat loudly, competing with a clarinet’s harmonic tune. Focused on their instruments, the solemn focus was occasionally broken by giggles,...
