The Point

The Point’s 2024 Grammy Predictions

Musa Deen and Aaron Propst • March 18, 2024

The Grammy Awards are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, created in order to respect and award the greatest artists, best songs and newcomers all across the musical...

Unwrappping the Secrets Behind Spotify Wrapped

Hailey Kim, Reporter/Social Media • March 18, 2024

As the year winds down, Spotify users around the world eagerly anticipate the arrival of their annual music recap, known as Spotify Wrapped. For those who might not be familiar, Spotify Wrapped is...

A Crisis of Culture

Why contemporary art doesn’t deserve all the hate

Ella Sherry, News Editor • November 1, 2023

Monet, Matisse, da Vinci, van Gogh, Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Michelangelo—these are all names of painters most people have heard of before. But what about Kara Walker, Kiki Smith, Jaune Quick-to-See...

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce: Two Worlds Colliding

Hailey Kim, Reporter/Social Media • November 1, 2023

The worlds of sports and music collided in an unexpected way on a September afternoon at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. The face-off between the Kansas City Chiefs and Chicago Bears on Sept. 24, 2023...

Entertainment Strikes Disrupt Fall TV

Sloane Houterman, Reporter • October 30, 2023

On May 2, 2023, the Writer’s Guild of America (WGA) went on strike over labor disputes with the Alliance of Motion Pictures and Television Producers (AMPTP). The WGA negotiated for better pay from...

Hyper Inclusivity in Classic Literature

The problem with editing books for modern times

Ella Sherry, News/Online Editor • April 14, 2023

“Fat,” “ugly,” “crazy,” “mothers,” “fathers”—these are all words in Roald Dahl’s books that have been edited out or changed for not being inclusive enough. In February, Puffin...

Is Artificial Intelligence Replacing Human Intelligence?

Sophie Sun, Reporter • March 14, 2023

The rise of AI has been a hot topic for the past decade, with the inventions of AI robot Sophia and the quickly growing machine learning industry, artificial intelligence is more relevant than ever. Recently...

How Old Is Too Old?

The toxicity behind Hollywood’s glamorization of age gap relationships

Eva Mayrose, Opinion Editor • March 14, 2023

48 and 19, 31 and 21, 64 and 39. No this isn’t a sudoku puzzle, it’s the ages of three famous Hollywood names in comparison to the ages of their wives or girlfriends. You may have noticed the smallest...

Fast Fiction

The problem with “BookTok”

Ella Sherry, News/Online Editor • March 14, 2023

If you’re a reader who also has social media, whenever you open TikTok or Instagram you’re probably bombarded with videos about the same books you heard about months ago: “A Court of Thorns and Roses”...

New Netflix Original “Wednesday” Becomes an Instant Hit

Zara Deen, Reporter • February 8, 2023

Netflix original “Wednesday” starring Jenna Ortega has been topping the charts since its premiere on Nov. 24, 2022. The show has now earned the title of second most-watched series with over a billion...

Behind the Scenes of the 65th Annual Grammys

Sophie Stoddart, Reporter • February 8, 2023

The Grammy Awards are a series of awards presented to artists in the music industry by the Nation Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (NARAS) or the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences...

New York Fashion Week Arrives

Enna Hosoi, Reporter • February 8, 2023

New York Fashion Week is a prominent event that happens twice a year to showcase the art of fashion and designers’ creations, held over the course of a week in New York. The event often features...