Sean Hwang ‘26 • Nov 2, 2025 Colin Choi ’27 is a Junior from Seoul, South Korea. At school, he is co-head of the Math Club and Songs for Smiles, co-captain of Varsity Swimming, and a member of Varsity Tennis.  He is also an accomplished pianist, who won first prize at the Audrey Thayer Competition in 2022. At school, Choi frequently performs in piano recitals.  How did you become involved in music?  I discovered my passion for piano in seventh grade at a chamber music camp, w

By   Seoyeon “Claudia” Kim '28  • Nov 4, 2025 The poster for   The Truman Show   — a film that blurs the line between reality and spectacle. The Truman Show  is one of the most innovative yet groundbreaking movies that has transcended the way people think. By introducing the idea of life in a TV Show,  The Truman Show  has provoked people to decipher the genuineness in life, by exploring philosophical topics and criticizing Reality TV and social media. I would like to redefin

Can’t Wait Till The Night Comes © Yoshitomo Nara 2012 Yunah Yujin Joe ‘26 • Oct 24, 2025 Often mistaken for a child’s doodle, Yoshitomo Nara’s work not only hangs around the Aomori Museum of Art, but also decorates countless teenage girls’ Pinterest feeds. As one of Japan’s most recognizable figures in contemporary art, Nara has redefined how innocence and rebellion can coexist on canvas.  Big eyes, whimsical faces, and faintly frowning smiles: ‘ The Girls ,’ Nara’s signature

By Emily Cho ‘27 • Oct 24, 2025 Bal du moulin de la Galette  — Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1876. Oil on canvas. Musée d’Orsay, Paris. A Sunday afternoon in Paris—sunlight filters through trees, laughter floats in the air, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir captures it all in Bal du moulin de la galette . Painted en plein air , his canvas gleams with movement and warmth: a swirl of color and life where every brushstroke flickers like music. Half a world away in feeling, though not in time,

Artist of the Issue: Sue Roh ‘26  Sean Hwang ‘26 & Eric Jeong ‘26 • June 24, 2025 Sue Roh ‘26 is a three-year Senior from Seoul, South Korea. At school, she is the principal double bassist in the orchestra and the philharmonic orchestra. Roh has taken rigorous courses in the music program for three years and has been selected twice to play at the school’s annual instrumental recital. She also performed as the double bass soloist with the school’s music summer program, Springf