In November 2019, a San Francisco businessman spent $9,500 on a dress for his wife. Apart from its hefty price tag, you may be wondering why the fuss over a long-sleeved maxi dress with an iridescent cape? For one thing, the dress does not exist, not in real life at least; it is a 3D-rendered digital garment that is "worn" by superimposing it onto a photograph of its wearer.
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The 111 million watches on Squid Game might have bigger effects than you previously thought
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Fiona Apple's 5th studio album and its significance
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“Two in four people in Brooklyn are Jewish”; that is not a definite fact, but it’s a figure of speech my grandmother claims to be true. She repeats this phrase as a hope, as a reminder, as a prayer, as if in some way saying it makes it true.
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This month, October, is a national LGBTQ+ history month. This month is dedicated to reflecting and celebrating LGBTQ+ past. Celebrating LGBTQ+ history month that allows for the agony and disrcimination and trauma that the community has experienced.
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From waistline-reducing to carcinogenic, artificial sweeteners have worn many hats. In this article, I will attempt to dispel some myths about this name clouded by much fad and fear.
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Everywhere in the world, people exhibit certain common patterns of behavior. We dub these patterns inherently human, and we recognize them as the bond which ties us together. Even so, these patterns can often be divisive and work against human togetherness. Take the human tendency to be tribal for instance. We may think of tribalism […]
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When I was 7, in 2012, I bought the CD for Green Day’s Dookie. I saved up my 25 cent weekly allowance for months, and finally I was able to purchase the treasured music from Target, complete with a song packet and 12 inch poster. Besides my relatively odd taste in pop-punk music as a […]
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Consistently falling on April 22nd, the annual event has been celebrated since 1970, and with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) beginning operations a little over seven months afterward (12/02/1970), this first Earth Day may have been the beginning of modern environmentalism. Back in the ‘70s, Earth Day was meant to increase awareness for oil spills, […]
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Constructed in 631 A.D. in southern Spain, the Great Mosque of Cordoba is an Islamic center for worship. Built in 1100 A.D. in Cambodia, the Angkor Wat is a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu. Upon first glance, the two buildings cannot be any more different: one is Islamic, the other is Hindu; one is in […]
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Andrew Hung is a junior at St Marks from Tustin, California. Andrew enjoys reading fantasy and dystopian fiction. In his free time he enjoys gaming, particularly playing Overwatch. He is interested in technology, economics, and politics.
Katelyn Yang is a boarding student from Singapore and a member of the St. Mark’s class of 2024. She loves sports and plays on the tennis and squash teams at St. Mark’s. Academically, Katelyn enjoys Religion, English, and History. Katelyn is an avid reader and enjoys listening to all types of music...
Diane Kwon is a IV form boarder at St. Mark’s School from Atlanta, Georgia. She loves playing her viola, traveling to different cities, performing, literature, and hates sports and mint chocolate chip ice cream. Her favorite class at St. Mark’s is Roman Philosophy, and she is passionate about humanities. Diane is an avid romance novel reader and Harry Potter fan. She’s excited to learn and connect through the Parkman Post!
Emma is a IV form boarding student from California. She likes drawing, keeping her growing collection of succulents alive, and playing piano in her free time. She’s especially interested in the sciences and math and how that intertwines with design and art. Having lived in both Toronto and Beijing for an even amount of time, she has plenty of thoughts to share on both her interests and the intersections within her own identities here on the Parkman Post.