THE ACADEMY TORCHA CHRISTIAN BROTHERS ACADEMY NEWS PUBLICATION MAY 2018 ISSUE SPRING ISSUE SUMMERTIME MUSIC AT THE SHORE \ Also in this issue: Evolution of Sports Media PLUS THE WORLD CUP WITHOUT THE U.S.A. Letter from the Editor / The Academy Torch Spring Issue / May 2018 PUBLISHER words of encouragement. Further- Ms. Biloholowski more, I would like to thank the ad- ministration for giving us, the writers of the Torch, a virtual free reign to EDITOR IN CHIEF pursue whatever topics interest us in Ms. Biloholowski our articles, be it politics, sports, the environment, academy life, or pop CREATIVE DIRECTOR culture. Ms. Biloholowski To me, the greatest joy of writing in the medium of a school EDITORS LETTER FROM THE EDITOR newspaper, isn’t the knowledge that Joseph Broehl MATTHEW VACCARO my work will be published, but rath- Jack Butterfield er what I learn about the world from Jack Coleman researching my topic and reading Quinn Kiernan the articles of my peers. The medi- Joseph Sandbach Matthew Vaccaro um of the newspaper allows us, the As the 2017- 2018 school year writers of The Torch explore facets comes to a close we present you with of the world beyond the classroom. PHOTO EDITOR the the final issue of The Academy When learning is not just a chore to Aidan Broderick Torch. This year has been one of do from 8:30-2:30 on weekdays, but great change at the Academy, with an active fascination one takes into the closing of Henderson Hall, the everyday life, the world becomes a introduction of our new Dean of much less dreary and far more inter- Students, Mr. Meehan, and the esting place. introduction of the new enrichment To all our readers, we hope period. Hopefully, everyone will fin- you enjoy this final offering of The ish these final days of school a little Academy Torch. We wish a rest- wiser, and with many more pleasant ful and remarkable summer, and memories than they began with. On encourage you to remain curious behalf of the entire Academy Torch about the world. staff, I would like to thank all of our readers for following our work throughout the year, and for your Cover art by John Krall ‘18 Below photo by Larry Levanti #WE ARE CBA 2 ACADEMY TORCH / May 2018 / cbalincroftnj.org In This Issue 5.2018 8 15 8 4 10 6 12 4 AVENGERS SPOILER 8 NETFLIX: 11 WORLD CUP 14 CHINA’S KOREA LESS REVIEW The New Stories Without the PROBLEM They Tell United States 5 METAL REISSUES 9 NEW AGE OF 12 TOP FIVE 15 WHAT’S UP WITH AND REVIEWS SPORTS MEDIA Baseball Brawls BASIC ECONOMY? 15 THE LEGACY OF 6 SUMMER SHOWS 10 THE REBIRTH OF 13 ADVICE FOR THE BARBARA BUSH AT THE SHORE TIGER WOODS UNDERCLASSMEN 8 FESTIVAL SEASON: 11 76ERS COMPLETE The Governor’s Ball THE PROCESS ACADEMY TORCH / May 2018 / cbalincroftnj.org 3 THE ROAD TO INFINITY WARS: A SPOILER-LITE REVIEW Matthew Vaccaro ‘19 I CAN’T BE- If you expected most screen time of any were less impressive. Though LIEVE AUNT MAY HAD a movie which features character, The film wastes no the characters’ appearanc- THE SOUL STONE THE forty characters to give time establishing Thanos as es were well designed, and WHOLE TIME! (That was each character a complete a credible threat, and even their action scenes were a joke. Mild Spoilers ahead.) emotional arc, then you’d be without the magical Mac- well executed, the charac- Ten years, eighteen films, disappointed, but otherwise Guffins he seeks throughout ters themselves were all but and seventy-six characters the film does a good job of the story, the character forgettable. in the making, for months giving each character at least presents the most dangerous The movie ends with a “Avengers: Infinity Wars” a few moments to shine. opponent any of the heroes gut wrenching punch that has been called the most Seeing characters like Dr. have ever faced. Yet, Josh came completely unexpect- ambitious superhero movie Strange, the Guardians of Brolin’s performance, along ed (although readers of the of all time. Fans have been the Galaxy and the cast of with some well placed back- original comic had an idea clamoring for an adaptation Black Panther mix and min- story, places an emotional of what was to come), and of Jim Starlin’s 1991 Infinity gle with the Avengers alone gravitas to the character, far will leave you clamoring for Gauntlet storyline every since is worth the price of admis- surpassing what one would next year’s epic conclusion the film’s titanic antagonist sion. The entire cast has expect from an eight foot to this ten year story. If you made his first cameo in the sparkling chemistry together, purple warlord. When the have managed to go this long mid-credits scene of 2012’s demonstrating how well the audience finds out the reason without seeing the film, I’d “The Avengers.” The Russo actors have developed their he behaves as he does, it’s highly recommend seeing brothers portray the Aveng- characters over the past ten presented in a manner that it. Every action scene is ers finally beginning their years. The MVPs of the film, if you can’t agree with, you among one of Marvel’s most deadly showdown against the in this author’s opinion, were can at least understand. ambitious, While jokes were Mad Titan in a fast paced, Thor and the various mem- Thanos sees himself as the prevalent, the movie learned well executed culmination of bers of the Guardians of the unsung hero of the story, and from the mistakes of previous the entire MCU so far. Galaxy, which makes sense finds himself facing similar installment by not letting the The one thing any given both franchises recent sacrifices as the heroes do in humor undercut the serious casual viewer needs to know surge in popularity. The one order to achieve what he de- moments, but rather by pro- is that this film relies heav- character who is strangely sires, which cements him as viding more well timed relief. ily on the continuity of its underused is Captain Amer- one of the more memorable Though the film possesses a previous films. While it does ica. Following the raw state villains not just in the MCU, substantial runtime at two a fair job at reintroducing Captain America Civil War but in all superhero movies in hours and forty minutes, it major story elements like had left the character, this general. Thanos’s squadron keeps you on the edge of the Sokovia Accords and the author expected the charac- of lackeys, the Black Order, your seat for the entire ride. Infinity Stones themselves, ter to have more to say about Highly Recommended. the film lands best if one has the existential crisis threat- previously viewed, at least, ening the universe. However, Captain America Civil War, Steve Rogers, now a man Thor Ragnarok, the Guard- without a country, served the ians of the Galaxy Movies, purpose of leading the forces in order to have a minimum of good during the final bat- amount of context for the tle, leaving most of the plot stories and characters. This advancement to his fellow film was produced primarily Avengers. for the franchises’ long-time As for the film’s fans, so if you’re just dipping villain, Thanos, The Russo your feet into the Marvel brothers have crafted the Cinematic Universe, this Mad Titan into one of the probably is not the best mov- franchise’s most developed ie to start with. antagonists. Clocking in the 4 ACADEMY TORCH / May 2018 / cbalincroftnj.org Metal Albums reissued and reviewed Michael Wittich ‘20 ith less than five weeks left of school, it’s clear the the music for his next two albums, “Peace Sells...But Who’s Wyear is coming to an end. Since this is the case, some people Buying?” and “So Far, So Good,...So What!” are going to have to find something to do, or just a way to The set includes remastered tracks of the original song line- relax after taking their final exams. Thankfully, there’s some- up of the album: “Last Rites/Loved to Death,” the title track thing to do the day of the last exam. Black Sabbath is re-re- “Killing is My Business...and Business is Good!,” “The Skull leasing ten of their singles from the 1970s on June 8th, our Beneath the Skin,” “Rattlehead,” “Chosen Ones,” “Looking last day of school for the year. On the same day, Megadeth Down the Cross,” “The Mechanix,” and a cover of Nancy will be re-releasing their first album, “Killing is My Business... Sinatra’s “These Boots” with altered lyrics. The album also and Business is Good!.” includes live variants of each of the tracks, with the exception The Black Sabbath re-release, named “Supersonic Years- of “These Boots” as well as demos of “Last Rites/Loved to The Seventies Singles Box Set”, will include 20 of their 13 Death,” “The Skull Beneath the Skin,” and “The Mechanix.” singles from Ozzy Osbourne’s original tenure as singer of The album’s first track “Last Rites/Loved to Death” is the band. The list starts with their first single “Evil Woman/ actually two songs. The first is a piano rendition of Bach’s Wicked World,” and ends with their last single with Osbourne “Toccata and Fugue in D Minor.” The second section is an “Hard Road/Symptom of the Universe.” The songs that will original song.