honoring culture through creative expression
The Día de los Muertos art exhibition opened on Oct. 23 from 4-7 p.m. at the Roberts Art Gallery, showcasing Samo and JAMS art students’ pieces. This yearly exhibition serves as a communal space where students in all of the different art classes on campus come together and are able to honor the cultural significance of Día de los Muertos.
Paul Thomas Anderson’s complex commentary on modern america
Paul Thomas Anderson’s long-awaited directorial return, “One Battle After Another,” released on Sept. 26., was a film that starts off sprinting and somehow manages to keep up that pace for a lengthy two hours and 50 minutes.
The sweetest of serenades
The Samo Choir program held its annual Sweet Serenade event on Oct. 18 at John Adams Middle School (JAMS) in Santa Monica. Choir students performed a variety of pop, alternative, and country music from multiple eras. The event is the choir’s biggest fundraiser of the year and is an important source of income for the program.
HOTLB: Whats your go-to study playlist?
With school approaching the halfway mark into the semester, we asked some Samo students what their go-to study music is to listen to when they need to focus on schoolwork. Do people prefer soft, low-beat, classical music to soothe them through their work, or do they need music to be more hype for them to focus? Here is what people around campus had to say about this…
The death of perspective
One of the most remarkable aspects of media is that people have the ability to interpret it in any way they deem appropriate. This is media literacy, a term defined by the ability to critically analyze stories presented in media and determine their credibility and accuracy.
Inside Samos art classes
AP Art is one of Samo’s hidden gems. Students of all skill sets, backgrounds and ages are able to come together to create complex and extremely personal portfolios over the duration of the school year.
The comeback of Blood Orange
Devonté Hynes, better known as Blood Orange, released his newest album, “Essex Honey,” on Aug. 29. This record is his first major release under the Blood Orange name since 2019, and with it, Hynes takes listeners on a journey through the cycles of grief and resilience in the face of change.
The White House’s War on Free Art
President Donald J. Trump has openly expressed his disdain for any historical artworks that don’t appeal to his own biased and offensive ideals.
What happened to Claymation?
It has been too long since the last major claymation release. After multiple successes such as “Fantastic Mr. Fox”, “Isle of Dogs”, and “Shaun the Sheep”, not to mention the three top-grossing stop motion animated movies: “Chicken Run”, “Wallace and Gromit - The Curse of the Were-Rabbit”, and “Coraline”. Since these major releases, there haven’t been any new hits in the genre in recent years.
Chamber and madrigal choirs´ weekend away
On Aug. 28th- Sep 1st, on Labor Day weekend, the chamber and madrigal choirs went on their annual retreat to Camp Wittle in the tall mountains of Big Bear as part of their yearly tradition.