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For me, active reading is reading. Anything else is simply a disturbance. Photo by Julia Pearl-Schwartz.

The problem with anNOtations

By Noah Franklin June 15, 2014

I hate movie talkers. I don’t care if we’re in a theater or my family room couch; keep your tedious, dogmatic commentary out of the equation. Entertainment should be immersive. There’s a reason...

“I’m using it ironically”

By Noah Franklin May 14, 2014

We’re going to start with a hypothetical scenario. Let’s take a 16-year-old girl and call her… Ann O. Ying. Now, Ann is a pretty nice person (despite the blatant pun in her name—blame her parents)....

Fire alarm testing should be extinguished

By Noah Franklin April 10, 2014

I don’t mean to cause alarm, so I will start off with the conclusion that Whitman students and staff are perfectly safe. They’re just inexplicably inconvenienced simply because Whitman’s fire alarm...

R-rated “Anchorman 2” rerelease disappoints with canned, redundant jokes

By Noah Franklin March 20, 2014

The sequel to the hit comedy “Anchorman,” originally rated PG-13, spawned a rerelease in theaters, officially titled “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues: Super-Sized R-Rated Version.” The rerelease...

Second City performs sketch comedy, improv for Post Prom fundraiser

By Noah Franklin March 17, 2014

Nationally acclaimed comedy group  “The Second City,” which has churned out such T.V. stars as Steven Colbert, Tina Fey and Steve Carell, performed at Whitman Sunday March 16 to raise money for Post...

Junior flautist performs at Carnegie Hall

By Noah Franklin February 20, 2014

Junior flautist Lauren Phillips joined the ranks of Duke Ellington and the Beatles, as well as many other musical prodigies from the realms of classical, jazz and everything in between. She performed at...

Do ads actually work?

By Noah Franklin February 11, 2014

I was about to conform to the blogosphere and write the typical “Best Super Bowl Ads of 2014” blog. But as I compiled my list I noticed a trend. I retained the imprint of the operatic Morpheus in...

Cicada 3301: A digital mystery puzzle

By Noah Franklin February 3, 2014

“Hello. Epiphany is upon you. Your pilgrimage has begun. Enlightenment awaits. Good luck. 3301.” Epiphany, pilgrimage, enlightenment—those seem like the most important words. The first one has...

Procrastination not the problem

By Noah Franklin December 19, 2013

10:03 on a Sunday night. I slink downstairs to take a quick break from homework and find some solace in a bowl of Rice Krispies. As I begin eating, I find my eyes drifting above the kitchen table to...

Visitors to the Newseums Anchorman exhibit can view many actual wardrobe pieces and props from the movie, as well as a replica news studio. Photo courtesy Noah Franklin.

Newseum’s “Anchorman” exhibit seeks to educate, satirize

By Noah Franklin December 16, 2013

Due to the Newseum’s increasingly bleak financial status, the museum has turned to a classy, fictional messiah—Ron Burgundy—to draw some crowds. The "Anchorman" exhibit opened Nov. 14 and will...

Holiday mash-ups inspired by Thanksgivukkah

By Noah Franklin November 25, 2013

Nov. 28 marks Thanksgiving, a time for family bonding, turkey and a well-deserved break from school. But Thanksgiving also falls on the second night of Hannukkah this year, meaning that there'll be a nice...

Miss Saigon cast performs for veterans at Walter Reed Medical Center

Miss Saigon cast performs for veterans at Walter Reed Medical Center

By Noah Franklin November 14, 2013

I was honored to perform with a group of students in the fall musical Miss Saigon on Wednesday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for an audience of veterans. The show is set during...

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