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The official student newspaper of St. John's School.

The Review

The official student newspaper of St. John's School.

The Review

Holocaust Learning

Aaron Shor June 1, 2023

History has a habit of repeating itself. For example, in the Torah, the Hebrew Bible, there was a story of an antisemite that wanted to eliminate all the Jews: Haman. Another occurrence of this history...

The Sandbox: Operation

The Sandbox: Operation

Lucy Walker, Online Section Editor January 31, 2023
In this cartoon, sophomore Lucy Walker presents Maverick Games' newest sensation: Operation, SJS style.
*Track Twenty: Dear Reader

*Track Twenty: Dear Reader

November 17, 2022

We liked how Taylor started and ended her album with a delicate song. The song’s airiness reminded us of the relieved feeling one has when one realizes that a long, chaotic night is over. Truthfully,...

*Track Nineteen: Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve

*Track Nineteen: Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve

November 17, 2022

We really appreciated the clarity this song brought to us after the disaster of the song “Glitch”. “Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve” echoes the lyrics “would’ve been, could’ve been, should’ve...

*Track Eighteen: Glitch

*Track Eighteen: Glitch

November 17, 2022

This song was a disaster. We think this song is the worst track on the entire album and another major contributor to putting the ‘mid’ in Midnights. The lyrics don’t show any emotion, and the auto-tune...

*Track Seventeen: High Infidelity

*Track Seventeen: High Infidelity

November 17, 2022

In this song, Swift perfectly addresses and defends herself against the people who criticize how she has had many ex-boyfriends and past relationships. Every point she makes for not “settling down”...

*Track Sixteen: Paris

*Track Sixteen: Paris

November 17, 2022

This song is similar to other songs Swift has written in the past. The tone and lyrics of this song reminded us of “Welcome to New York” from 1989. The way Swift sang the word ‘midnight’ in this...

*Track Fifteen: Bigger Than the Whole Sky

*Track Fifteen: Bigger Than the Whole Sky

November 17, 2022

We loved the chorus of this song. “Bigger than the Whole Sky” tugged at our heartstrings in a way that truly makes the album special. It is the perfect song that can create meaningful conversations...

*Track Fourteen: The Great War

*Track Fourteen: The Great War

November 17, 2022

This song started off Swift's ‘3am’ tracks. Although it is not our favorite ‘3am’ track, it is definitely not the worst. This song doesn’t really stand out from any of her other songs, but it...

Track Thirteen: Mastermind

Track Thirteen: Mastermind

November 17, 2022

Swift is the ultimate mastermind. We loved that this song was the last in the album (or so we thought before she released seven more tracks at 3 a.m. that night). We particularly liked the lyric at the...

Track Twelve: Sweet Nothing

Track Twelve: Sweet Nothing

November 17, 2022

Swift and Joe Alwyn (Swift’s boyfriend who contributed to the songwriting) did a great job with “Sweet Nothing.” When we listened to this song for the first time, we couldn’t quite take in the...

Track Eleven: Karma

Track Eleven: Karma

November 17, 2022

This song also reminded us of the happy, upbeat album Lover. The lyrics are catchy. Throughout the song, Swift repeats “Karma is….,” using metaphors from her life to describe karma—an interesting...

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