At lunchtime, we asked Diploma Programme students: “what’s your top song at the moment?” We found that the answers spanned across different decades, genres, and global contexts, truly reflecting the international identity of our school. Firstly, a genre that seems to be quite popular is R&B and pop, with students mentioning artists such as Frank Ocean, Sade, Olivia Dean, Rihanna, and Floetry, all of which are known for warm vocals and emotional themes. Modern male singers suc

On January 3 rd of 2026, the United States launched a military strike against Venezuela, targeting strategic areas inside of Caracas and all of its surrounding metropolitan areas. There were many explosions that were reported inside the city of Caracas and the military bases that are nearby. Very shortly after the attack, the US President Donald Trump confirmed that the Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were captured and flown out of the country t

Where do music, fashion and prestige meet? Where do all the world’s most famous musicians get together to receive coveted and career-defining awards? The Grammy Awards.  The annual event is scheduled to take place on the first day of February at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The Grammy Awards began in 1959 as a modest, untelevised ceremony created by the Recording Academy to honor artistic excellence in the music industry. They have since evolved into one of the world’s

Once considered to be a rare element, lithium has quickly emerged as one of the twenty first century’s most sought after resources. Used mainly in countries like Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, The United States, Australia, China and Congo. It is often referred to as the “white gold” of our clean energy era, because it powers batteries that run our electric cars, smartphones, and renewable energy storage devices, technologies which define contemporary life and propel the global mo

Queer media has been a defining factor in our society for years. Popular movies and series such as “Brokeback Mountain” (2005), “Heartstopper” (2022), and “But I’m a Cheerleader” (1999), have all been significant milestones in normalizing queerness and spreading awareness of this lifestyle. This kind of media did not only begin in recent years, but an example of this being also the iconic classic literature book “The Picture of Dorian Gray” having been published in around 189

L et’s look ahead to this year’s new thrilling releases that are worth your attention. After the release of long-awaited “Marty Supreme” in 2025, which was full of new experimentational film techniques we are waiting for even more new films that can inspire and change entertainment industry trends.  “The Devil Wears Prada 2”- This movie has been in the spotlight ever since it came out, but after almost 20 years, 20th Century Studios has announced that on May 1st we will be ab

January cooking is practical by nature. The days are shorter, motivation can be low, and meals need to do more than just taste good. They need to warm the house, stretch for leftovers, and feel manageable after a long day. These five recipes are built with January in mind. They are steady, comforting, and meant to be cooked without rushing.  1. All-Week Vegetable and Bean Soup   This is the kind of soup January was made for.  Start by heating olive oil in a large pot over med

We’ve all heard the name Billie Eilish. Some of us know her from some of her more recent songs that arose to popularity like “ WILDFLOWER” or “ BIRDS OF A FEATHER”, from the Barbie movie, from “ bad guy” , or from the song that started her career, “ ocean eyes”. So how did an overnight sensation in 2017 turn into a name we all recognize today, with over 180 awards, 9 of which are Grammys and another two Oscars?  Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O’Connell’s rise to fame began in 20

Jean-Michel Basquiat still stands out as one of the most influential artists of the 20 th century: an expressionist painter who helped redefine contemporary art by blurring boundaries between street art and the elite gallery world. His work still continues to raise questions about race, equality, and capitalism.  Basquiat was born on December 22 ,1960 in New York to a Haitian father and a Puerto Rican mother. At age seven, he was hit by a car and hospitalized. During recover