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AlisaArtist Lai ‘19 the EarthquakeCreates of 2008, due to Controversy Staff Writer the lack of proper construction i WeiWei is one of the most of school buildings. He deems Acontroversial artists and himself a human rights activist, activists in China. As the son of a person who seeks justice, truth, the well-known Chinese poet, Ai and freedom of speech. However, Qin, Ai WeiWei inherited both the Chinese government deems of his father’s artistic charac- him a political dissident. Dis- teristic and his rebellious spirit. pleased with the boldness of Ai The outspoken artist had more WeiWei, the Chinese government than once openly criticized the arrested and detained him for 81 Chinese government through days and prohibited him from social media and his art work, traveling abroad until July 2015. and he actively participated the Tiananmen Square Rebellion (a “When you constrain student-led movement) in 1989 and condemned the harsh ex- freedom, freedom will ploitation of workers in 2008. He take flight and land on also tried to debunk the corrupt- a windowsill.” ness of the Chinese government when he posted on social media -Ai Weiwei a list of students who died in What was the response Museum goers viewing the exhibition. Photo Courtesy of Alisa Lai ‘19. of Ai WeiWei, the daring artist? He sharply addressed the Chinese and are divided into six zones, thinking, or questioning. With their purpose is reminding people government with his newest ex- with approximately 30 portraits modern technology, we can easily that there are political dis-sidents hibition, Trace, which is current- per zone. Viewers are able to get see a picture of an activist by in the world. It is simply not a ly on display in the Hirshhorn more information about political simply searching his or her name. piece of art. Museum. This exhibition consists dissidents depicted in the por- The exact portrait used in the Ai WeiWei once said, of 176 portraits of political dissi- traits with the digital screens in exhibit would pop up just like the “Art is life. Life is art. I never sepa- dents worldwide, including one of each zone. Without a doubt, the one that we see in the museum. rated it,” and this exhibition il- the most famous Chinese political exhibition is certainly provoca- Why, then, do we bother and lustrates his personal philosophy dissidents, Liu Xiaobo, the Nobel tive and indeed raises awareness waste our time to come to the perfectly. The portraits are the Peace Prize laureate who recently about political dissidents. Hirshhorn Museum? The idea of direct presentations of political passed away in a political prison. But then what? Most presenting the portrait of political dissidents. You see the portrait. Ai WeiWei considered those viewers come to the exhibition dissidents worldwide is truly ad- You see their life. And you see art. people to be heroes who fought without knowing a single thing mirable and thought-provoking Perhaps, this is the meaning of art for their personal rights and about political dissidents, and and the usage of Lego bricks is to some. But to me, art originates beliefs, and he believed they were leave with perhaps knowing one fun and unusual, but the artwork from life, yet it exists in a form worthy of recognition. The 176 name of a certain activist. The itself lacks originality and the that is higher than life. I saw the A photo of the artist: Ai WeiWei. pixilated portraits are comprised exhibition is straightforward and “wow” factor. The exhibition and portrait. I saw their life. But I did Photo Courtesy of Alisa Lai ‘19. with of 1.2 million Lego bricks leaves no room for imagination, the artwork are successful only if not see art.

FindingBee Hyland ‘19 Solace in Horror middle-class family moves into sky) in theaters; I expected weird, In recent years, I have Staff Writer a new house, house is haunted, artistic horror—one of the best been trying to find horror movies he Halloween season brings family is dead except for the con- kinds of horror, in my opinion. that do not remind me that the Tmany cultural institutions ventionally attractive teenage What I got instead was jarring. In film industry is run by who it is with it—the all-encompassing daughter and her handsome foot- a film that seems to have the in- run by—this is to say, the afore- pumpkin spice, the eating of ob- ball player neighbor is delightful tention of empowering women, mentioned straight, white men jectively terrible candy with no to me. Still, horror movies are rife the eponymous character is given who write and produce movies Poster from the Original Release. shame, the wild parties, the cos- with themes of sexism, racism, no agency, is beaten, has slurs about straight, white men and Photo Courtesy of PlayStationEurope tumes. One Halloween tradition, and homophobia. Bigotry per- thrown at her, all with no real also scantily-clad, young, white on Flickr. however, is, in the opinion of the vades most media, of course, but narrative consequence. While women who scream when they are (dir. Ana Lily Amirpour) is one of author, is the most important. It this is particularly common in it can be argued that it is com- caught by the monster. Of course, the greatest vampire movies ever, is an institution worth billions, horror, and so I must admit that mentary, or what have you, critics Jordan Peele’s excellent Get Out while tackling feminist themes. full of diverse interpretations, my fave is, as the kids say, prob- (including myself) have taken is chief among my official list of The classicNight Of The Living celebrated by people from all lematic. umbrage with the pure excess of Dead (dir. George A. Romero) walks of life, from A-list celebri- For example, I recently the violent misogyny—it manages explicitly tackled racism and was ties to teenagers with phone cam- saw Mother! (dir. Darren Aronof- to ruin the subtlety of the horror “Bigotry pervades most the world’s introduction to the eras. This tradition, of course, is and anger women in the audience media, of course, but zombie movie. ThePurge fran- that of the corny horror movie. at the same time. In more blatant, this is particularly com- chise, for all its flaws, has tackled I have never enjoyed classic horror movies, there is the mon in horror, and so I systemic bigotry while maintain- senseless violence in film, nor “scream queen” trope, the “bury ing a corny, very twenty-first am I easily scared by movies, your gays” trope, the “black kid must admit that my fave century horror vibe. The Final but something about October goes first” trope. In these stories, is, as the kids say, prob- Girls (dir. Todd Strauss-Schul- inspires about a dozen 3:00 AM women lose their agency to the lematic.” son) is a delightful satire of sexist rewatches of Mulholland Drive monster and characters of color horror movie tropes that keeps with popcorn and nothing on my or LGBT characters are killed the best elements of 80s slashers. mind. I grew up on old bootleg off, often violently. This brings to Horror Movies That Are Actually I still love horror movies. VHS tapes of Child’s Play and mind the overwhelming amount Good And Not Super Painful To I will love horror movies forever. its seemingly endless supply of of straight, white men working Watch Having A Hint Of Social But in this era, it really is difficult sequels, on Hitchcock marathons, as writers and directors of horror, Awareness, but other, recent films to find escapism in films that per- on hundreds of rip-offs of other which, quite frankly, puts a huge also make this list. For example, A petuate the horrors some people rip-offs. The constant cycle of Photo Courtesy of Wikemedia Commons. damper on my Halloween spirit. Girl Walks Home Alone At Night face in reality. sonal experience that vent yourself, or others, from be- they’re a little ing murdered. too real for There are so many PG me. One ways to have fun too. It’s a busy trip to time for everyone, and some- times, getting into the spirit of Halloween means eating candy corn while watching Netf- lix instead of something more… adventurous. It is my personal DIY belief that everyone should take a few minutes (or hours, whatever floats your boat) to watch a Hal- Cute Costumes loween themed DIY on Youtube. Watching a costume come togeth- Without Breaking the Bank er from old paper tubes and tutus, or an It inspired makeup look us- Julia Pecau ‘20 2. Rosie the Riveter 3. Veronica ing that one tube of red lipstick Staff Writer The next one is a pin-up girl. Are you a Riverdale fan? If so, ‘ve Mar- from the d o l l a r store is ometimes Halloween just You most likely own most of this then you can go as Veronica Inev- k o f f ’s tru- Ssneaks up on you. You don’t costume. You need to have high- lodge. Just get fancy clothes and er really Haunted ly have the time to make a costume, waisted jeans, a denim button up, an I Heart Archiekins sticker and been a “fear- F o r e s t fas- and you don’t have the money for a red bandana and red lipstick. you’re instantly Veronica! less” type of person. is enough cinat- a finished one. But come on, who Tie up the button up at the waist, Thriller movies are not my fa- fuel for a lifetime ing. As would pass up the opportunity for put your hair up in a high bun and vorite thing to watch, what with of nightmares. And an added bo- free candy? Here are a few sugges- tie the bandana around it with the all the fake blood and dubious jump scares? They tend nus, it usually tions for some quick and cheap knot facing up. plotlines. In my opinion, they are to make me, well, jumpy. Even take me on a You- costumes. over-hyped and hard as a kid I was scared of evil queens t u b e binge, in which I end to follow, al- and the fake ghouls from Scooby up watching no less than 17 Illu- though that Doo. So how could I possibly en- minati conspiracy theories. may be joy Halloween, a holiday Whether you are a hor- b e c a u s e dedicated to all things ror fiend, or a casual observer, I I spend scary? It just so hap- hope you have a good (or rather, Around the Oval: most of pens to be a perfect horrifying?) Halloween. Watch the movie time to delve deeper into a Disney Channel Original, or crouched an interest of mine: crime a Stephen King behind a stories. Who needs made up thriller, and Photo Courtesy of Pixabay. Photo Courtesy of The CW. pillow. I horror when the real terrors snatch up all 1. 404 Error 4. Sally from The Nightmare Be- could go to are all around us? I like to the free treats You can always come clean on fore Christmas a haunted take the time to catch up on you can. I your forgetfulness. This costumes You only need some old clothes h o u s e , my favorite episodes of Fo- know I requires 2 things: a white t-shirt and white tights. In order to finish but I’ve rensic Files and dive into a true will. and a sharpie. Take the sharpie it, take your white tights and find f o u n d crime novel or two. There is a and write “404 Error Costume a black sharpie. Draw some circles f r o m comfort that comes from know- Photo Courtesy of RedBubble. Not Found” It’s simple but cre- and lines on the tights, then add a per- ing all the ways that you can pre- Decorated pumpkins on the Oval. Photo Courtesy of Victoria Akagha ‘19. Design Courtesy of blackbase. ative and honest! Photo Courtesy of Keiko Lynn. few stitch marks on each. 5-Minute Craft: Paper Bat Halloween Came Early Isabella Han ‘21 3. Fold the tip down to the line, Then fold the the second trace to Gabby McClellan ‘20 sleep very well that night. He and fold the whole thing into half the middle line as shown (P5). Staff Writer Staff Writer ...Scary Story tossed and turned, but he could by using the tip of the triangle as not find a comfortable spot that ould you like to have deco- the middle line. Open it, and flip t was cold this year. The win- this year. He had never known eased his mind into a restful state. rations done by yourself W to the back. ter winds had come early, and any of the people who suddenly Groaning, Will got up and wan- in your room for Halloween? If I frost coated the rolling hills in vanished—they were mostly fac- dered outside. so, please take a look below, and 4. Fold a flap up by putting its bot- thick, white layers. Staring at the tory and maintenance workers. The sky was dark but learn how to fold a paper bat! tom line onto the middle line of tree line against the horizon, Will “Disposable,” as Will’s friend Har- clear. Padding through the damp, the bat. The trace created should watched his breath condense and old said. frozen grass, Will made his way to 1. First, have a piece of square pa- be in the place of the black line. fog every time he exhaled. Hal- “Someone’s going to go the barn, sitting down in the hay per ready. Fold one of its corners Open the fold, and fold the tip loween was tomorrow, and Will, missing tomorrow,” Will said, next to Daisy. Sitting up upon to its opposite corner to form a to where the finger is pointing. (P7) like every kid in town, knew that fumbling around with his fork. his arrival, Daisy whimpered triangle. Then fold a base corner A trace should also appear in the this meant trouble. His Mother gasped, her mouth and shook as he stroked her fur. to the other to form a smaller tri- place of the black line (P3). (P5) Every year, someone in parting slightly and her eyes wid- He had left the barn door open, angle (P1). town went missing on Halloween. ening. His father growled, shov- and a sharp, cold gust of wind The right side shows how the fold Although Will’s mother told him ing himself and his chair away whooshed inside. Growling, Dai- should look for these two mini- that people come and go all the from the table. Will made eye sy jumped up onto all fours, dart- steps. Then fold the tip towards time, he knew something was up. contact with Eliza, and she slowly ing out the barn. the middle, aligning the fold with In fact, even his dog knew. Daisy, shook her head, as if disappoint- “Daisy!” Will jumped one of the folds before (P5’s right a friendly hound with a dark coat ed. up, sprinting after the dark streak side & P6). of fur, spent most of her time of fur. He made his way out of the whining and cowering in the barn Once he got his bear- barn and into the fields, running as the leaves started turning and ings, he sat up, aware of and huffing as he tried to keep up with Daisy. He squinted, realiz- the winds began whipping. Shiv- the blood dripping down (P8) ering, Will retired to his cramped ing Daisy had run into the woods. bedroom until dinner. Evening his face, arms and legs. He cried out her name, pausing to whistle. It was no use. (P1) (P3) 7. Slightly push the paper on the came quickly, and Will felt his stomach grow sour as he won- “Now, Will,” his mother The woods were dark 2. Open your last fold and turn places pointed to by the arrows 5. Fold the first trace formed in Source: Very Easy Origami Bat (Ta- dered what it would be like to go looked him in the eyes, her gaze and suffocating. Will stumbled, the triangle upside down. Fold the inwards to make the bat’s ears the previous step into the middle dashi Mori): https://www.youtube. missing. cold as she tilted her head, “why feeling the trees to guide him tip of the triangle to the triangle’s (P9). Then the bat is done (P10)! Drawing by Gabby McClellan ‘20. line of the bat, as shown on the com/watch?v=dmVZAMHO3Cg. “How was your day, Wil- would you say such a thing?” deeper and deeper into the woods. center. Then fold the line formed picture by the lines and arrow ly?” His mother plopped down Will sighed, saying, “Be- He heard growling and whimper- that this thorn bush overlooked any animal he had ever seen. this time to the edge (P2). (P4). next to Will’s sister, Eliza, spoon- cause someone goes missing on ing, and although it sounded cold a clearing. Not just any clearing, Shivers spread through- (P6) ing food out onto everyone’s Halloween every year.” and unfamiliar, he followed the but a clearing full of fire pits and out Will’s body. The hairs on the plates. “We’ve been over this,” sound farther into the forest. small, wooden cabins. back of his neck stood up, and he Lastly, fold the side towards the “It was fine.” Will picked His father interjected. “Hallow- Exhausted, Will stopped “What is this place?” could not take his eyes off the ani- line just created (P7). up his fork and pushed the food een is the start of cold weather, and started to walk. After taking Will whispered. It appeared to mal skins. So pale… around on his plate, his stomach Will. Lots of folks leave to avoid a few paces, he fell into a thick, be some sort of settlement—but Something grabbed his 6. Make sure the above step is aching and swirling. the winter.” prickly bush. His muffled cries he didn’t see any people. Squint- shoulder. He shouted and strug- done to both sides. (P8) is how His father huffed, shov- Will frowned and stood were caught by thorns and gnarly, ing, Will observed what appeared gled as unfamiliar arms pulled at the bat should look after that step. ing food into his mouth. “Why up, stating, “I’m not hungry.” He twisting leaves. Once he got his to be animal skins strung up on his limbs. Open the bat by pulling the flaps aren’t you eating?” left his family gaping at him, and bearings, he sat up, aware of the wires between trees. Shuffling A deep voice silenced outwards. Then lay it flat, and em- Will frowned, looking prepared himself for a fitful night blood dripping down his face, closer to the edge of the overlook, him. “Halloween came early this phasize the fold traces. Once this (P9) (P10) at his lap. He didn’t know why he lacking sleep. arms and legs. Will noticed that the animal skins y e ar.” (P2) (P4) is done, flip to the back. was so nervous and frightened He was right; he didn’t Suddenly, Will realized were pale, thin, and smaller than Mummy Brie Fay Zhang ‘18 Spook-Tunes Bee Hyland ‘19 Staff Writer floured work surface, unroll puff Staff Writer pastry and cut into 1” strips. Wrap Happy Halloween! Time for some strips around brie like a mummy. ’Tis the season—the Halloween season! If you’re like me, you need a hot crunchy yummy Mummy playlist for every mood any human could ever have, and if “Halloween” Brie! 2. Whisk together egg and milk TOTAL TIME: 35 minutes and brush over pastry. Transfer isn’t an emotion, I don’t know what emotion is. From classic holiday PREP: 15 minutes brie to a parchment-lined baking tunes to punk tales of horror to what is possibly Rihanna’s greatest song LEVEL: EASY sheet. SERVES: 4 of all time, this time of year brings to mind some all-time best songs. 3. Bake until brie is warmed Enjoy. INGREDIENTS through and gooey and puff pas- 1 sheet puff pastry, thawed try is deeply golden, 20 minutes. I Was A Teenage Werewolf - The Cramps 1 round brie 1 large egg 4. For eyes, place two mini pep- Disturbia - Rihanna 1 tbsp. milk peronis into two sliced olives. Thriller - Michael Jackson 2 mini pepperoni Serve with crackers. 2 sliced black olives Pet Sematary - The Ramones Source: www.delish.com/holiday- Werewolf Bar Mitzvah - Cast of 30 Rock DIRECTIONS recipes/halloween/recipes/a49347/ 1. Preheat oven to 400°. On a mummy-brie-recipe/. Pumpkins in front of the Student Center. Photo Courtesy of Victoria Akagha ‘19. They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neigh- bors!! They Have Come Back from the Dead!! Ahhhh! - Sufjan Stevens Monster Mash - Bobby “Boris” Pickett Spellbound - Siouxsie and the Banshees Time Warp - Rock Horror Picture Show I Put a Spell on You - Screaming’ Jay Hawkins Ava Adore - The Smashing Pumpkins

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