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The UNISVerse

The student newspaper of The United Nations International School.

The UNISVerse

The student newspaper of The United Nations International School.

The UNISVerse

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat

By Titilewami Omilola, Visuals Editor March 12, 2025

In January, half of the UNIS Tutorial house was given the opportunity to watch the Oscar nominated Documentary Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat, by filmmaker Johan Grimonprez. The film explains how a series...

67th Annual Grammy Awards: Successes and Controversies

67th Annual Grammy Awards: Successes and Controversies

By Alma Laine, Writer March 3, 2025

Since 1958, the Grammy Awards ceremony – an event commending the most notable artists of the prior year and their works – has been celebrated by music fanatics from all over the world. Anxiously, music...

"My Hands": A Poem

“My Hands”: A Poem

By Salome Valter, Arts & Culture Editor January 24, 2025

My Hands i’m someone with chewed up nails with love on the brain and a slow pen in hand onerously scratching out my timeline my fingertips are bitten generic dented into typicality they are ...

Bryant Park Winter Village: A Review

Bryant Park Winter Village: A Review

By Faaris Ahmed, Writer January 15, 2025

(All photos by Faaris Ahmed) Winter is one of the most magical times of the year for the Big Apple. From the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree to ice skating at Wollman Rink, New Yorkers won’t grow...

Wicked Review: Wickedly Good or Just Another Adaptation?

Wicked Review: Wickedly Good or Just Another Adaptation?

By Nysa Saxena and Ananya Ghose December 18, 2024

The world of storytelling has long captivated audiences, but few tales have been reimagined as powerfully or as often as the story of Oz. Wicked originates from Gregory Maguire’s 1995 novel, which itself...

Behind the Scenes: The Lightning Thief from the Cast's Perspective

Behind the Scenes: The Lightning Thief from the Cast’s Perspective

By Lian Zhu, Writer December 6, 2024

The Lightning Thief: A Behind the Scenes on the Tut House Musical From November 7th to 9th, the UNIS theatre department took the community on a journey to the world of Camp Half-Blood, a summer camp...

Image from Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (source: flickr)

Thanksgiving: Unfolding Tales, Traditions, and Trends

By Alma Laine, Writer December 2, 2024

Thanksgiving, celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada, is a tremendously popular holiday recognized as a time for close ones to gather and express their gratitude for meaningful things in...

Collage by Lewa Omilola

Sofia Coppola’s Cinematic Representation of Women

By Ananya Ghose, Writer November 20, 2024

Since Hollywood’s inception in 1887, cinema has often been dominated by men: both in front of and behind the camera. Consequently, for decades, films have lacked the female perspective, and male views...

Drawing by Lewa Omilola

Poor Things: A Warped Reflection of Reality

By Salome Valter, Arts & Culture Editor November 13, 2024

Sometimes, girlhood can feel so absurd. Femininity is filled with conundrums that plague us incessantly. How do we interact with society and what roles does it expect us to play? How does the patriarchy...

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Frankenstein: A Poem for Halloween

By Lian Zhu, Writer November 8, 2024

Thousands and thousands of masks I wear. Masks to mold, costumes I fold. My skin is sewn from many masks, My mind is a mural of stained glass. I am a painting, my body a vessel. My heart is bleeding,...

Behind the Game: The Dark Side of Sportswashing

Behind the Game: The Dark Side of Sportswashing

By Awujoola Akinwande, Writer October 17, 2024

Image source: Gazzetta.gr The 2022 FIFA World Cup, held in Qatar elicited much global controversy. News organizations such as Vox accused Qatar of corruption, human rights violations, and a lack of...

Painting by Suhani Bhatt

Carry on, as if Nothing Really Matters: A Poem

By Suhani Bhatt, Copyeditor April 12, 2024

Carry on, as if Nothing Really Matters Life, an intricate mosaic. Each moment, each path, each trial, a tesserae, an adhesive, a grout. Shaping the essence of the mortal body.   Everyone...

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