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With its dim lights and leafy decorations along the walls, Plantas welcoming aesthetic instantly captures the eyes of the average passerby.

The Black & White’s top diet-inclusive restaurants in Bethesda

By Zhara Thomas October 11, 2023

A young woman sits in a restaurant booth, her eyes intently perusing a laminated menu. Briefly noticing small labels beneath certain dishes — GF, DF and V — she continues her search for a meal without...

With returning faces and a heightening of the classic “Saw” tropes, “Saw X” not only thrives as a top film in the series but as one of the greatest horror films of the decade so far.

“Saw X”: The missing piece of the bloody puzzle

By Rylan Ammerman October 8, 2023

★★★★ Most horror franchises are so ungrateful to be alive, but not “Saw,” not anymore.  After 19 years of “Saw” movies, “Saw X” resurrects the franchise by continuing its iconic...

An educated class is a diverse class — there is no distinction — and based on Whitman’s lack of diversity in its own student body, we should all hope to see more persons of color when we say goodbye to Bethesda, not more of ourselves.

Despite what the Supreme Court thinks, an educated class is a diverse class

By Ben Lammers October 5, 2023

On June 29, 2023, the United States Supreme Court reached its decision in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College. The case was brought against Harvard University...

Similarly to vaping, the exploding online gambling scene has an immense appeal to teenagers. Unlike vaping, however, it appears that nobody is concerned about students gambling.

Gambling in class: The new vaping in the bathroom

By Ichi Bai October 4, 2023

Student names have been changed to protect anonymity.   Beck, a senior at Whitman, has a problem. It’s costing him money, it’s illegal and it’s incredibly addictive. Many would guess he’s...

Customers enjoy their food outside of the Taqueria El Jalapeño food truck, located on Wisconsin Avenue in Washington D.C..

The Black & White’s guide to the best of Bethesda’s food trucks

By Drake Poe October 3, 2023

For Whitman students there’s no shortage of dining options throughout the area. From American food to Ethiopian cuisine, the choices in Bethesda are extensive. But what many students overlook are...

Since its 1984 release, the film’s reputation has flourished and its status as “the greatest concert film of all time” has only been rivaled by enduring classics like The Band’s “The Last Waltz” and The Rolling Stones’ “Gimme Shelter.”

“Stop Making Sense” 40th anniversary: A Talking Heads concert film charged up on human electricity

By Henry Dupree September 26, 2023

★★★★★ When the legendary rock band Talking Heads first announced their concert film, no one could have imagined something as special as “Stop Making Sense.” Conceived to film their 1983-84...

While “Gran Turismo” seems like another lackluster racing movie, director Neill Blomkamp’s latest film instead shines as the most welcome surprise of the summer cinema season.

Gran Turismo: The surprise of the summer movie season

By Rylan Ammerman September 14, 2023

Engines kick into high gear, pistons compress and cockpits turn into ovens — familiar but welcome sights for a film about the racetrack.  While “Gran Turismo” seems like another lackluster...

“Art History is more than just another credit

“Art History” is more than just another credit

By Kate Rodriguez September 12, 2023

Nearly every family trip I’ve ever been on has included a visit to an art museum. Or two. Or ten. For years, my parents would drag my brother and I from one piece of modern art to the next, praising...

Another Mans Cloth, by artist El Anatsui

How the Rubell Museum changed my view of contemporary art

By Grace Roddy September 7, 2023

Thousands of liquor bottle labels and shards piled up, each intricately woven and sculptured within a textile. Crumpled and folded metal pieces sourced a recycling station from sculptor El Anatsui’s...

I’m proud of my fishing hobby — here’s why

I’m proud of my fishing hobby — here’s why

By Ben Lammers September 5, 2023

It’s a hot mid-afternoon summer day. I sit on my dock in Cambridge, Maryland, the overwhelming heat of the sun reflecting off the river and beaming onto my skin. I carefully dart a grub lure across the...

New year, same fight: MCPS must take meaningful action against rising anti-semitism

New year, same fight: MCPS must take meaningful action against rising anti-semitism

By Maddie Kaltman September 1, 2023

This fall, the orange spray paint that read “Jews Not Welcome” on Whitman’s school sign might be long gone, but the hate that first wrote it won’t be. Jewish people have endured over two millennia...

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