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The Student-Run Newspaper of Townsend Harris High School at Queens College

The Classic

The Student-Run Newspaper of Townsend Harris High School at Queens College

The Classic

Food Festivals to visit in NYC this Fall

Food Festivals to visit in NYC this Fall

Ana Ramlagan , Arts & Entertainment Editor September 26, 2023

As the temperature drops and the scent of pumpkin spice lattes wafts through the chill air, it's time to welcome the arrival of fall in NYC. The city is renowned for hosting food festivals, especially...

With Taylor Swift’s Eras tour coming to movie theaters, fans look forward to a more affordable experience

With Taylor Swift’s Eras tour coming to movie theaters, fans look forward to a more affordable experience

Shamonti Shamim, Arts & Entertainment Editor September 12, 2023

After a 5 year break from touring, award-winning American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift has been traveling around the globe for her Eras Tour. In this tour, she performs all of her musical “eras”...

Alumna Jennifer Walsh shares her journey from A&E editor to the gaming industry

Alumna Jennifer Walsh shares her journey from A&E editor to the gaming industry

Ana Ramlagan, Arts & Entertainment Editor September 5, 2023

Alumnus Jennifer Walsh, a member of the Class of 2015, has gone from being co-editor of the Arts and Entertainment department of The Classic to being herself a professional in the Arts and Entertainment...

Nicolas Lin, onstage playing the violin.

Musician Spotlight: Nicolas Lin’s musical journey at THHS

Daffny Cardoso, Arts and Entertainment Copy Editor August 29, 2023

From leading the Freshiors' instrumental department to attending programs at The Juilliard School, a private performing arts school, senior Nicolas Lin seems to have done it all with the bow of an instrument.  Nicolas...

How Harrisites spent their summer vacation

How Harrisites spent their summer vacation

Daffny Cardoso, Arts & Entertainment Copy Editor August 28, 2023

For many Harrisites, the summer is a time to relax and refresh from months of rigorous academics. Some students took this opportunity to travel and explore new places, while others spent their time exploring...

Barbie inspires discussions by teens across America

Barbie inspires discussions by teens across America

Shamonti Shamim, Arts&Entertainment Editor August 23, 2023

Years of Barbie merchandise culminated in a live-action comedy film this summer by Greta Gerwig. The film is now the top grossing movie of the year and has entered into popular culture conversations across...

The latest from The Classics critics

The latest from The Classic’s critics

Bridgette Jeonarine, Managing Editor August 18, 2023

The latest reviews from the Classic Critic are available below. Make sure to visit critic.thhsclassic.com regularly to see this year’s latest reviews and subscribe to @TheClassicTV on YouTube to catch...

Drama Club rebrands as ‘Nightingale Theatre,’ hires new presidents to oversee yearly drama offerings

Mohammad Nasrallah, Arts & Entertainment Copy Editor August 15, 2023

Earlier this year, the drama club announced that they would be rebranding as “The Nightingale Theatre Company.” With this rebrand, they aimed to bring cohesion to the theatrical community and various...

Image by Mohamed Hassan from Pixabay

Classic critics attend screening of MSNBC documentary “Periodical”

Angeline Wu, Vivian Oksenhendler, and Iris Li August 11, 2023

Members of The Classic Critic attended a screening of the new documentary Periodical, after receiving an invitation from the Townsend Harris PERIOD club. You can see our critics' thoughts on the film...

The Introducing 2023 Logo

Seniors share parting thoughts on Instagram

Katherine Lian, Multimedia Chief August 4, 2023

Each year, The Classic produces its "Introducing" series, which offers seniors a chance to reflect on their four years at Townsend Harris. The posts appear on Instagram, and this year's 2023 reflections...

Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer. Image courtesy of Universal Pictures.

Classic critics see Oppenheimer at early screening, share first reactions

Wren Walston, Vaashine Premathayalan July 19, 2023

Yesterday, The Classic Critic’s Operation Tomatometer podcast hosts were invited by Universal Pictures to an early screening of Oppenheimer, the highly anticipated Christopher Nolan film set to be released...

While many shows film on the Queens College campus, the producers of Manifest used the THHS exterior for one of their scenes, as depicted above.

When Hollywood comes to Queens College: why and how filming occurs so regularly on campus

Reem Nasrallah, A&E Editor July 17, 2023

In a city as renowned as New York, it should come as no surprise that media and entertainment surround us. However, it is still quite a shock to walk out of school and be met by an endless line of film...

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