Vol. CXXXII · October 10, 2026
On September 27, 2026, Music Television (MTV) held its 43rd annual Video Music Awards in the Peacock Theater in LA, hosted by Snoop Dogg and attended by hundreds of artists and celebrities. The Video Music Awards (VMAs) are an event hosted by the MTV channel that aims to celebrate the accomplishments of musical artists over the past year, similar to the Grammys.
When I came to school on May 15, I was surprised by how tired everyone around me looked. People drifted in silence, AirPods in, eyes half-open, as if they had stayed up far too early the night before. Many of them, I learned, had. The night before, popular Canadian music artist Aubrey Drake Graham, better known as Drake, released not just one but three separate albums: Iceman, Habibti, and Maid of Honour. Many of my classmates had stayed up until midnight to listen to the songs.
Robert “Bo” Burnham is no ordinary guy. In fact, he’s probably one of the most talented people this world has seen. An actor, stand-up comedian, musician, director, and so much more, Burnham is one of the most prolific Bohemians of the modern era. His story is an interesting one too, with his comedic journey having started over 16 years ago, when he posted short, comedic songs about various topics and often made fun of how ridiculous some aspects of life were. In early YouTube, he was a massive success, with his channel quickly becoming one of the most popular on the platform and his videos receiving hundreds of thousands of views, numbers that were unheard of on the site at the time. He was so successful that he eventually started to go on tour, performing stand up comedy in front of a live audience and creating various songs in his unique style.
On January 7, 2026, the website for the streaming goliath Netflix crashed. The reason? Millions of fans of the global TV show Stranger Things were overloading the servers, causing them to overheat. But, why were so many people on the site even though the finale to the show had been released a week earlier? The answer is a conjunction of odd occurrences/scenes and confusing writing that made a significant portion of the fanbase believe that the ending was fake and that the real one would release on January 7.
Some students view SAA events as fun ways to spend their weekends, meet up with friends, and even make a few new ones. However, many were unable to participate during the fall, with attendance differing drastically between day and boarder students, as well as underclassmen and upperclassmen. To address this issue, the SAA plans on adding more incentive for a diverse spectrum of students to attend. But is this a temporary phenomenon or a deep-rooted problem? And at the end of the day, how do students make sure that they have fun?