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Sabrina Carpenter: The 5ft singer showed up the red carpet, stunning and pantless. When asked why, she simply said that because of her height, she had been told not to wear pants. 4’8 Simone Biles must be feeling left out after this comment.

Reviewing the Best, Worst, and Weirdest from Met Gala 2025

Lillie ’29 and Anonymous Friend May 19, 2025

The 2025 Met Gala was one of the most scarring things I have ever seen in my life. The theme, Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, was based on Monica L. Miller’s 2009 book of the same name. The book explores...

Chargers at Work: What is It Like to be an Academy Student with a Job?

Chargers at Work: What is It Like to be an Academy Student with a Job?

Elizabeth ’26, Writer May 19, 2025

As the school year is wrapping up, we all are feeling the pressure of our final projects and exams. Yet, one particular group of students are currently lifting an extra load of cargo: Juniors with part-time...

Revisiting Stripped 23 Years Later

Revisiting Stripped 23 Years Later

Tazreen ’27, Writer May 19, 2025

Twenty-five years ago, Christina Aguilera took the world by storm! In 2002, Aguilera came out with a deeply personal album, “Stripped” which forever changed the direction of Aguilera’s career....

What is the Best Fidget Toy?

What is the Best Fidget Toy?

Aspen’31, Writer May 19, 2025

Everyone at Academy has seen fidgets before, but have you ever asked yourself the question of which one is actually the best? Of course this can vary with personal opinion, or what you are using a fidget...

Mystical Lore: Lord Huron's "Vide Noir"

Mystical Lore: Lord Huron’s “Vide Noir”

Kay ’28, Writer May 2, 2025

Cosmic Curses. Existentialism. Wanderers. The call of the "pure, black void." If any of these descriptions caught your eye, chances are that you’ll be interested in music created by Lord Huron, a Los-Angeles...

From Game to Screen: Unpacking the Minecraft Movie

From Game to Screen: Unpacking the Minecraft Movie

Naomi Biffa ’31, Writer April 28, 2025

Almost three weeks ago, the Minecraft Movie was released in theaters, and I’m sure everyone has seen or heard the “Chicken Jockey” or “As a child, I yearned for the mines” memes online. It has...

Can Traffic Calming Help Save Lives in New Mexico?

Can Traffic Calming Help Save Lives in New Mexico?

Abhay Roy ’28, Writer April 21, 2025

When driving, have you ever noticed a flat straight stretch of road and wanted to hit the gas? Well, you are not alone; it's simply human psychology. An outstanding quote from the YouTuber Road Guy Rob...

"Wicked" Has Fun, Talent, and Great Songs

“Wicked” Has Fun, Talent, and Great Songs

Tazreen Ahmed ’27, Writer April 20, 2025

Warning: This review mentions spoilers! Since the initial release of “Wicked,” many people on and off social media talked nonstop about it for months. People ranked the songs, trying to recreate...

Time And Space Explained Through Song In Academy's New Musical: The Theory of Relativity

Time And Space Explained Through Song In Academy’s New Musical: The Theory of Relativity

Elizabeth Hiller ’25, Editor-in-Chief March 10, 2025

“I'm rubber and you're glue What you say bounces off me and sticks to you I exist only if observed I am nothing without you!” …And so begins Albuquerque Academy’s most recent theatre...

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