By: The Editors I know what you’re thinking. More renovations? But they just tore down the tennis courts! Alas, there is still much to be done. After all, we learn not for school but for life; to foster such an intellectual environment, it is imperative that the highest quality buildings and resources surround us students.…
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By Divya Bhardwaj and Aambar Agarwal Ms. Armstrong is our favorite teacher at HB, so we wanted to get to know her better as a person, not just as a teacher. Here’s what she said: How are you today? [This interview took place the first week of November 2020.] I am doing okay. It’s been…
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By Retrospect Editors 2020-21 Earlier today in the Retrospect Editors’ group chat, we decided to share some of our favorite books to create an ultimate Spring Break Book Recommendation list. If you share our resolution to read more this Spring Break, take a look at what we recommend! Tell us what you thought of it…
Read MoreBy Noel Ullom Her voice was always loudest in the wind. It echoed through the trees Rattling in freedom, Sang the song of endless memories Twisted in their branches, And told the tale of understood secrets To all those who sat under the leaves’ shade. The same voice took the shape of a hand That…
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by Your friendly neighborhood tortoise™ This is Elon Musk: Elon, recently named “the world’s richest person,” and man genuinely enthused about having just discovered opposable thumbs, is in possession of a net worth of $185 billion and a loyal cult (hey! this is a no-judgement space) whose members include Steve, your white-boy-who-tried-to-mansplain-bitcoin-to-you-but-secretly-has-a-bit-of-an-inferiority-complex™ neighbor. I also…
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By Sol Rivera INGREDIENTS 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 shallot, minced 1 bell pepper, diced 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 14-ounce can crushed tomatoes 1 cup chicken or vegetable broth 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional) 1 teaspoon salt 1 lb. uncooked shrimp 8 ounces feta cheese, crumbled fresh chopped parsley and lemon wedges for…
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By Grace Gilson Did you or someone you know adopt a new pet during quarantine? Many pet rescues and breeders actually struggled to keep up with the demand for pets during the stay-at-home orders! One shelter owner, according to the Washington Post, mentioned that they thought the adoption spike would fizzle as people felt the…
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By Alexa Christopherson Since the coronavirus pandemic first originated in Wuhan there have been 467K total Coronavirus Cases, 86,619 of them from China. Given the fact that the virus first originated here, many successful precautions were put in play to stop the spread, leading the country to currently only have 279 active cases and sadly…
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By Abby Coffey The first box says white The second says Hispanic My pen hovers Confused, conflicted My head and heart in disharmony My mouth creases, the edges turned upside down My mouth is a fraud The lines, the edges: they lie How can I be Hispanic if my r’s don’t roll? How can my…
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By Muna Agwa after William Blake I used to spend every weekend reclined in the same ivory oasis, cocooned by a plume of steam. Clean and white bathroom tiles tilted in a perfect lattice became the blank canvas upon which scribbled my stray curly hairs. The unstained brass handles, broad and flat, were the mirrors…
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