The 10 Best Albums of 2025, Ranked
10. EUSEXUA/Afterglow by FKA Twigs Five years after her last studio album, FKA Twigs returns with a heavily techno, electronica-inspired sound. Produced mainly by Koreless and Twigs herself, their own…
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“The Wizard of Oz” and “Wicked”: Fantasy Films or Political Allegories?
Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! Premiering in August of 1939, The Wizard of Oz took viewers on a journey with Dorothy and her unlikely companions as they made…
Davin Lee ‘26 Takes Home Prestigious National YoungArts Award
During an orchestra rehearsal on November 24, Davin Lee ‘26 received a notification on his phone and checked his email. After reading it, Lee quickly stepped outside of the orchestra…
Surprisingly Smooth: Trump and Mamdani Find Common Ground
On Friday, November 21, New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani visited the White House to meet with President Donald Trump. While many expected this meeting to be a major clash…
Stranger Things Recap: Everything You Need to Know Before the Finale
The previous season of “Stranger Things” was released in 2022 — three years later, the final season is here. This long wait means many fans may be a bit fuzzy…
The Anvil’s Trip to The New York Times Done
What happens inside one of the world’s finest news organizations? Anvil editors got the rare chance to find out. Earlier this fall, a group of Anvil editors traveled to The…
Top 5 Dining Hall Hacks Done
Guidelines on how to survive the dining hall If you’ve ever come to the servery and groaned at breakfast for dinner, the shredded chicken, or “coffee bourbon steak tips,” you…
A Conversation with Anthony Lake ‘57
Mr. Lake, National Security Advisor under Clinton, reflects on his Middlesex experience. When Anthony Lake ‘57 first arrived at Middlesex in the early 50s, both the world and the school…
Fifty Years of Co-education: the Promise of FemX and the Future of Girlhood at MX
Female students still face judgement and internalized misogyny, but spaces like FemMX bring the key to true empowerment of girls. There’s a certain shift that happens when a group of…
Fall Style Guide
From boots to belts and everything in between, three Middlesex students share the ins and outs of fall fashion. As the days become shorter and the air turns crisper, one…