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Looking Through the Cracks: An Analysis of the Exhibition “How the Light Gets In”
Since September, the Johnson Museum of Art has been hosting a remarkable exhibit entitled “How the Light Gets In.” Organized by Andre Inselman, curator of…
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Top 5 Places In Ithaca For Artistic Inspiration
For me, one of the most awkward parts of art is finding reference photos. I always feel weird using other people’s photos as references, but…
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Autumn Playlist
The autumn months evoke great memories and strong associations in some people. Whether your favorite part of fall is warm drinks, colorful leaves, turtlenecks, or…
Inktober: A Marathon for Artists!
Every October, thousands of artists embark on a journey, armed with only a pen and a blank sheet of paper. Their task: to go wherever…
2019 Back-to-School Playlist
“Nobody” by Mitski Imagine this: it’s one o’clock A.M., you have homework for four classes that you haven’t even started, you have two projects due…
Jake Myers Interview
What’s it like to spend a day with the producer of Mission: Impossible? In my experience, it included listening to Tegan and Sara in the…
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Shakespeare in the Park
For those of us who have only read Shakespeare line by line in English class, the experience can be monotonous, not to mention confusing. This…
Spoilers: Orpheus Looks Back, A Hadestown Review
From the moment I walked into Walter Kerr Theatre on a humid August day, I knew Hadestown was going to be incredible. The stage itself…
Into the Woods at the Hangar Theater
Disney’s live remakes and childhood stories have put fairytales back on our minds. Into the Woods, a musical by Stephen Sondheim based on the James…
Dead Poets Society: Emotions from 1959
Dead Poets Society, a movie released in 1989, is set in Welton Academy, an academically rigorous all-boys high school with conservative attitudes that are reflective…
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Visiting the Ithaca Art Trail
On the first Saturday of every month, the Greater Ithaca Art Trail hosts dozens of local artists, allowing the public to visit studios, enjoy great…
Summer 2019 Playlist
“Countdown” by John Coltrane Legendary saxophonist John Coltrane released his first album, Giant Steps, in 1959; the album is to jazz saxophonists what the Rosetta…
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Interview with Luke Monoghan
Luke Monoghan, a senior at IHS, recently received a scholarship from Oberlin Conservatory to study jazz trumpet performance. As a musician, he participates in Wind…
Tenth Annual Spring Writes! Literary Festival
For the past ten years, Ithaca has hosted the Spring Writes! Literary Arts Festival, featuring local and regional writers and artists who give a variety…
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An Interview With Darlingside
On April 12, Darlingside, the four-man indie folk band from Boston, MA, returned to Ithaca’s Hangar Theater, having played The Haunt last February. The most…
Conversation with 2019 Cornell University Concerto Competition Winner Aditya Deshpande
After one of our chamber music rehearsals, I had a chance to sit down and chat with two Cornell Freshmen: Aditya Deshpande and IHS alumnus…
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Seniors Get Creative With WISE Projects
The WISE program is an elective English course open to all IHS seniors. Half of the year is structured like a normal English class, but…
Album Review: Weezer’s The Teal Album
Cover songs, and to a lesser extent, cover albums, have always been integral to the musical medium and industry. They allow artists to perform established…
The CCOYO: A New Outlet for Young Musicians
Can you imagine a fourteen-year-old performing Dvořák’s New World Symphony? To clarify for those non-music-geeks among us, it’s fast. And it’s hard. And it’s…
Telling Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Story: A Cinematic Comparison
My mother rarely watches movies, and if she does, it’s always within the shelter of owning the volume control and controlling the number of people…