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Jurassic World is middle-of-the-food-chain fun

Jason Lalljee • June 10, 2015

This is what a tentpole studio blockbuster looks like in the year 2015: character archetypes with which audiences can identify and are familiar, visual effects and money shots that favor marketing viability...

An inside look at “Inside Out”

Jennifer Walsh • May 8, 2015

Pixar's latest film, Inside Out, dares to explore uncharted territory inside the human mind. The film, featuring five main emotions of a young girl in a new city, stars Amy Poehler as Joy, Bill Hader as Fear, Phyllis Smith as Sadness, Lewis Black as Anger and Mindy Kaling as Disgust. This is Pixar's return to box offices everywhere following the release of Monsters University.Director Pete Docter and producer Jonas Rivera discussed the challenges of bringing such an abstract concept to life on screen.

Kevin Costner and Jim White discuss McFarland, USA

Jennifer Walsh • February 16, 2015

McFarland, USA follows the true story of a cross-country coach and his underdog team’s journey to success, set in one of the poorest towns in America. Jim White, the coach at the center of the film, and Kevin Costner, who plays White onscreen, sat down to discuss the film.

Taylor Swift’s latests “shakes off” cold-weather gloom

Jennifer Walsh • November 17, 2014

Most of the time, when an artist announces their first pop album, it’s met with passing interest until its release. Most of the time, these people are not Taylor Swift. The Grammy winner’s first pop album, 1989, is catchy, bold, and stands out in a genre suffering from songs as dull as cardboard.

Big Hero 6 is a big smash

Jason Lalljee • November 14, 2014

Disney’s Big Hero 6 is a fantastically syncretic vision on multiple levels. Not only does it manage to pique the interest of animation fans, the hook being its blend of Eastern and Western animation styles, but its primary goal comes across as bringing together the appeals of the studio’s biggest properties, Pixar and Marvel-- with albeit mixed results.

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Freshiors performing in this year's S!NG production.

Watch the S!NG 2025 livestream for Friday night’s show here

Ryan Chen, Managing Editor • November 22, 2024

We will be live-streaming both evening shows of S!NG 2025 this weekend. Below is the Friday night livestream. Thank you to The Classic's livestream...

Townsend Harris hosts its annual open house

Prospective class of 2029 freshmen visit during the annual open house

Suhail Morshed, Maliha Duggal, Sabrina Chaudhry, Xinyi Chen, and Julina Chen • November 21, 2024

Earlier this month, Townsend Harris High School opened its doors to families of prospective students from the Class of 2029 to take part in an...

New teacher Richard Rodriguez starts out at Townsend Harris High School

Mr. Rodriguez joins the THHS Community

Raisa Kamal, Sophie Thanju, Jonas Zhao, Sabrina Chaudhry, Adora Uddin, and Amelia Zara • November 20, 2024

Richard Rodriguez, a physical education teacher, has joined the Townsend Harris High School community this fall, stepping in for physical education...

Around 400 students attends the third annual Witching Hour

Aidan Ng, Multimedia Editor • November 19, 2024

Last month, the third annual Witching Hour was held at THHS. Students stayed overnight, and were challenged to stay up for the whole night to...

Founders' Day back to Colden Auditorium.

Founders’ Day returns to Colden Auditorium following renovations

Maya Hardowar, John Piergrossi, and Mahi Sehgal • November 18, 2024

Late last month, Townsend Harris High School hosted its annual Founder’s Day ceremony in the newly renovated Colden Auditorium at Queens College....

Girls Varsity Volleyball team headed to semifinals

Janna Pasig, Finley Chin, and Jacqueline Hong • November 17, 2024

The Girls Varsity Volleyball Team has now made it to the playoffs three years in a row. After defeating Sunset Park High School, Springfield...