Attempting to pronounce ununtrium (113), ununquadium (114), ununpertium (115), ununhexium (116), ununseptium (117), and ununoctium (118) has officially come to “the beginning of the end.” …
Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight Has Some Competition
Have you ever read a book that was so exciting that you literally started dancing? Last week, I was finishing The Dead Girl’s Dance, the …
White Flour- Talk About Toxic!
Imagine a food that is natural, wholesome and nutritious. Imagine the protein, vitamins and minerals that surge through your body as you eat this nourishing entity. Now …
The Timeless Rebecca
“Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again” is the iconic opening of Daphne Du Maurier’s 1938 romantic suspense novel Rebecca. Rebecca was also …
High Fructose Corn Poison
Most of us put it into our bodies all the time without ever really being aware of it. What is this mysterious substance? Oxygen? No – …
Read All About It!: Did you Miss the Hewitt Book Fair?
As members of both P.E. classes and Upper School town meetings would know, Hewitt’s annual Book Fair returned to the Gym to promote both a …
SAT/ACT Cheating Scandal on Long Island
On Tuesday, November 22, 13 students (in addition to the seven first charged in September) were accused of accepting payment or paying others to take …
The Spread of Occupy Wall Street
They’ve outlasted snowstorms, hefty opposition, pepper spray, and even eviction, but it doesn’t seem like the Occupy Wall Street protesters are going anywhere for a …
Why Do We Care About Kim K’s Wedding?
All of us have witnessed Kim Kardashian’s famous wedding. Some have even said it to be bigger than the marriage of Prince William and Kate …
My Obsession with The Phantom of the Opera
I have been obsessed with The Phantom of the Opera ever since I bought the CD “Sarah Brightman: The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection,” many years …