Deep toned I enter  Hyper aware, used to observing and acknowledging identities around   I think I feel safe enough here   Fair toned he saunters  eye contact made   I recall our previous encounter   how he said he grew   “What’s it like to wear the glasses?” I ask earnestly.  “what glasses?” heRead More

“You have a long face. Your eyes are small. Have you ever considered losing weight? Your legs are as thick as elephants’” — the list goes on. Many people have heard these types of comments, from others or from themselves. Although body image is a struggle for many of us,Read More

This fall, seniors in the Visual Arts Concentration program completed portfolios as part of their Advanced Studio Art Portfolio class. This required course teaches students how to compile portfolios, a necessary skill for artists’ college and job applications. Each of the three sixth-form artists’ strengths in different mediums — StellaRead More

Photos by Rhea Shah ’22, Yoyo Zhang ’24, and Kenadi Waymire ’22.

Christian Dior once said, “Individuality will always be one of the conditions of real elegance.” The late French fashion designer’s wisdom is reflected in the Couture Spring 2021 Dior Fashion Collection; inspired by a deck of tarot cards from the fifteenth century, the 45-piece collection has a distinctly timeless andRead More

Taking a quick look at my schedule, I confirm my hunch that it’s time for my last class for the night. At 11:30 p.m, Hong Kong time, on the first day of winter term online learning, I wearily make my way back to my desk to join the Symphony OrchestraRead More

Hunching over your laptop on what seems like a Zoom call set in gallery view, the boundary between actors and audience in this year’s annual Fringe Festival slowly blurs. Seeing the Zoom squares pop up one by one, you might even begin to feel that, instead of a spectator, youRead More

Inspired by the fantastical creatures and whimsy aesthetic of “Alice in Wonderland,” Visual Arts Concentration student Senching Hsia ’21 draws the audience down the rabbit hole with her recently completed scratchboard series. Solely composed of white lines with varying length and thickness, these three pieces — Emergence, Floral Fantasia, andRead More

With his long-awaited album “Nobody Is Listening,”​ singer-songwriter Zayn Malik delivered a selection of emotional and distinctly love-driven songs. Dedicated to his long-time partner Gigi Hadid, the album has a deeply personal touch that few artists are able to achieve. The release date coincides with Malik’s 28th birthday, as ifRead More