Category: Entertainment
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iPic Revolutionizes the Motion Picture Experience
Who doesn’t want unlimited popcorn brought by a personal waiter to their leather reclining seat while watching a movie? iPic Theatre, located only 10 minutes away from Stone Ridge in the new Pike and Rose complex, provides just that. This high-end movie theatre allows guests to feel like they are watching a movie at home–but…
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Snapchat’s Live Stories: The New Backpack Journalism
There are multiple methods of receiving news in this day and age–a thin, freshly printed newspaper delivered to the front door, local television broadcasts, and social media newsfeeds. Teens scroll through their Twitter and Facebook newsfeeds, momentarily pausing to read the tidbits of information that immediately attract their attention. Social media is an easily accessible,…
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Debunking False Art School Stereotypes
Art schools are sometimes very negatively stereotyped as institutions filled with starving artists where very little meaningful learning occurs, but if you were to talk to some of the students who plan on attending one of these institutions, they’d paint a very different picture. “At art school it’s a lot more flexible” says Claire Hansen,…
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The Shame in Music Shaming
“Ew! I cannot believe you listen to their music!” This phrase pervades the bustling halls and crammed cloak rooms of Stone Ridge. Judgment of musical preference is a recurring issue within the senior lounge, the library, and the community at large. Everyone enjoys good music. The melodious combination of instruments and vocals possesses the power…
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To Be or Not to Be (Theatrically Sufficient)
“Appropriate environments are carefully crafted to accommodate [students’] respective artistic needs and interests so that they can develop and grow as creators and consumers of the arts.” These words are taken straight from Stone Ridge’s website, under the Arts Mission and Philosophy, but some students may beg to differ. While most visual arts divisions have…
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The Class Structure of Music Festivals
Every music lover knows that warmer weather brings not only cookouts and road trips, but also the beginning of festival season. From star-studded Coachella, to our very own Sweet Life, there can be no denying the magnitude and reach of these events. However, what many attendees do not appreciate, or even acknowledge, is the history…
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The Lost Art of Fashion
Obviously, the girl walking down the street in the rather drab ensemble has more intellectual thoughts on life, love, and the economy than the woman beside her in Louboutins looking like she just stepped out of Vogue. (*sarcasm*). I am not saying that wearing brand names is the only way to be well dressed, in…
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The Question of Greek Life: To Rush or Not to Rush
Why Greek Life has Been All Over the News in Recent Months By Pamela Lawrence Although opinions of Greek Life can depend on the individual and their personal preferences, there have been multiple negative experiences and incidents involving sororities and fraternities highlighted in national media that have tainted the name of certain chapters and…
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SR Art Show: A Visual Tour
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Zayn Malik Leaves One Direction
If you have opened a computer or stepped outside in the past week, you have probably heard that Zayn Malik, ⅕ of One Direction, has left the British boy band. Zayn, 22, has been a member of One Direction since their start on the X-Factor back in 2010. The band’s Facebook page released an official…