Perched atop the breast of the glowing orb, under the vermillion-streaked sky, there she sat, submerged in the world of her novel, under the infinite field of opal dust. The brilliant afternoon wind hushed...
Summer marks the beginning of morning hikes, afternoon picnics, last-minute trips to the beach, twilight dinners touched with a warm breeze, and so much more. Whatever summer entails for you, it’s right...
I can speak for the majority when I say that I’m glad to be back on campus. There’s a lot of things we missed: lying on the circle, roaming the fitness center, consuming large amounts of ice. But nothing...
Through this insanely isolating and seemingly never-ending year, I myself have been searching for creative ways to stay sane. Along with all of the free hours that the pandemic has gifted me, I’ve discovered...
This year’s Castilleja Upper School play is "The Wolves," a riveting story about the experiences of an all-girls soccer team as they grapple with tragedy and the challenges of being a teen girl in a...
WARNING: Extreme spoilers ahead. Read with caution.
If you’re a fan of all things love, heartbreak, and magic, then you’re no stranger to the work of Rainbow Rowell.
Originally known for her...
SFMOMA is a beautiful escape where Wayne Thiebaud’s cakes float around me as I taste test each one, where Louise Bourgeois’ spiders pounce on me as I try to dodge them, and where Frida Kahlo calls...
Hey Siri! Play Piano Man by Billy Joel!
“Well we're all in the mood for a melody / And you've got us feelin' alright.” Joel’s lyrics sum up the universal consensus among teens. Throughout the...
Don’t know what to watch this weekend? I’ve been there. In fact, I’ve spent more than an hour in one day just clicking through titles and watching trailers because I couldn’t find anything...
“Differences of habit and language are nothing at all if our aims are identical and our hearts are open,” J.K. Rowling wrote in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Throughout his many magical...
On September 25, I was sitting in Biology Class when I read “Photorealist Painter Robert Bechtle, Who Captured the Bay Area in Painstakingly Faithful Detail, Has Died at 88” from Artnet News. I immediately...
At first I was going to try and make this a simple list, but I feared that it would read too much like one of those Buzzfeed articles listing “Fifty Great Cooking Gadgets You Need in Your Kitchen.”...
