By Jaesun Yang ’27 • Dec 10, 2025 These days, I’ve been enjoying watching the dating show Transit Love . Whenever I watch it, I get so caught up and excited that I’ve noticed myself becoming quieter in my day-to-day life. Although each dating show has its own concept, many viewers—including myself—can easily observe how the cast behaves and how they respond to the situations they’re placed in. However, when it comes to our own relationships, recognizing our own behavior becom

By Seoyeon “Claudia” Kim ‘28 • Dec 10, 2025 The most iconic album cover is no image or painting. It's a pixelated painting with a golden outline and a scarlet red background, a portrait so obscene it was banned before most listeners even heard a note. George Condo’s artwork for “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” announced the outward rebellion, even before Kanye West ever opened his mouth: a satire towards fame and success, embellished with extravagance and spectacle. Condo’

Emily Cho ‘27 • Dec 6, 2025 Title: ‘Annunciation’ Artist: Leonardo da Vinci Year: 1472-1475 Medium: Oil and tempera on panel Size: 98cm x 217cm Location: Uffizi, Florence, Italy Angel Gabriel is kneeling down to Mary in two strikingly contrasting scenes. In Leonardo da Vinci’s 1472 Renaissance¹ painting, the encounter unfolds in a bright, serene landscape with lush, soft grass and fresh, tall, green trees, depicting her announcement that she will bear Jesus(Art Post Blog,

By Minsung Kim ’26 • Dec 5, 2025 Every generation witnesses a medical breakthrough—a moment when science pushes past long-standing limits and reshapes what we believe is possible. These breakthroughs are not merely incremental improvements; they redefine our understanding of disease, treatment, and hope. We don’t usually notice these shifts until one stands out so dramatically that it forces us to rethink what modern medicine can do. Last week, such a moment arrived. The U.

By Ian Kim ‘26 • Dec 5, 2025 Springfield Commonwealth Academy (SCA) expanded its global footprint this year by taking their team of students to COP30, the United Nations annual climate summit - giving them a firsthand experience at the world's most influential environmental discussions. The experience offered students the opportunity to not only see through the high-level diplomacy but also to blend themselves in with the uniquely global cultural society. With world leaders

By Yunah (“Yujin”) Joe ‘26 • Dec 5, 2025 Yayoi Kusama Many people look at Yayoi Kusama’s work and think they’re seeing nothing more than bright colors arranged for a quick photo. But beneath the surface of those dots and mirrors lies a world that has shaped entire museum landscapes and quietly threaded itself into the minds of teenagers searching for something that feels both uncanny and honest. As one of Japan’s most recognizable contemporary artists, Kusama has rewritten w