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The official student newspaper of Walter Johnson High School

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The official student newspaper of Walter Johnson High School

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Liam Dorrien

Liam Dorrien, Print Arts and Entertainment Editor

Liam is a Print Arts and Entertainment Editor and has been with the Pitch for two years. In their free time they enjoy playing guitar and watching movies.

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A bar graph of streaming services by subscriber count as of July 2022. Netflix still dominates the streaming market despite the nearly one million subscriber drop during the summer of last year, with Disney+ and HBO Max still holding their own in the crowded market. *Disclaimer: Amazon Prime Video subscriber numbers may be inflated as all customers who purchase Amazon Prime are automatically given access to the streaming service.

Streaming release models evolve: bye-bye to binging?

Liam Dorrien, Print A&E editor
May 23, 2023
Senior Destini Haith performs a solo during the dinner scene in the second act of the play. Haiths solo performance showed vocal mastery and powerful acting.

S*T*A*G*E brings lively fun to macabre in Addams family musical

Liam Dorrien, Yuval Shachar, and Robert Hsu
May 10, 2023
Senators pitcher and high school namesake Walter Johnson (right) performs bar tricks as a crowd gathers in a Baltimore speakeasy, circa 1930. While it may not be common knowledge today, Johnson was infamous for his homemade liquor business during Prohibition, and pioneering the creation of the mixed drink known as the Fastball.

Speakeasies take over WJ bathrooms

Liam Dorrien, Print A&E editor
March 30, 2023
A bulletin board in Jeremy Butlers room is covered with drawings and printed creations made by students. My favorite project is the one I do each semester in both Ancient Mediterranean and Medieval History, I pick a topic and have students draw cartoons. This past semester in Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations, I picked the Odyssey [to inspire their cartoons]. They’re encouraged to be a little humorous; they don’t have to stick to the time period or script exactly as long as they know the stops. It’s fun because if their art is bad, it’s entertaining [and] sometimes it’s so bad, it’s good. Other times it’s so good, you hang [them] up [and] use them as decorations for your class, Butler said.

Artistic projects dwindle to student distaste

Liam Dorrien, Print A&E editor
March 28, 2023
Seniors Frankie Grimaldi and Emily Paranzino pose in their Homecoming attire. Grimaldi wore a dress to prom last year, but plans to wear a suit to this years formal.

What suits me best? Queer students ad-dress gendered prom fashion

Liam Dorrien, Print A&E editor
March 2, 2023
Veteran photography teacher Daniel Kempner instructs a first year course in the techniques of the art form.

A passion or a pain? How art translates to schooling

Liam Dorrien, Print A&E Editor
February 28, 2023
Solána Imani Rowe, known by the stage name SZA, sits precariously on the prow of a boat overlooking the ocean on the SOS album cover. The cover photo is somewhat of a recreation of the iconic paparazzi photos of Princess Diana Spencer in the same position, referencing the isolation conveyed in the original image.

SZA rescues listeners from five year hiatus

Liam Dorrien, Print A&E editor
January 11, 2023
The Madrigals pose inside a University of Maryland staircase, relaxing ahead of their collaborative performance. We were standing out in our Renaissance outfits, everyone else had their uniforms and black dress on; we were really extravagant, sophomore Saku Tanaka said.

Madrigals goes to UMD

Liam Dorrien, Print A&E editor
December 6, 2022
Steve Lacy performs in front of an enlarged logo from his recent Gemini Rights album as many in the crowd record him. Lacy has exploded in popularity since the release of his hit song Bad Habit after half a decade as a well-known indie darling.

Gemini Wrongs? Steve Lacy criticized for concert conduct

Liam Dorrien, Print A&E editor
November 29, 2022
Alternate language music gets more American ears on it everyday, especially in younger generations. To new listeners, I would say keep an open mind. I didn’t like either genre when I first started listening to them, it took me like a full year to really get into them. Now I’m near fluent in Spanish, and you don’t even have to learn the language, you can just look up a lyric video and use to romanization. Just make sure you’re saying the lyrics right, like for any other artist, junior Devin Bittencourt said.

Students pull back curtain on foreign language music

Liam Dorrien, Print A&E editor
November 1, 2022
Musical artist and actress Halle Bailey got her start as one member of the superstar R&B sister duo Chloe x Halle. The group was cosigned by Beyoncé and was featured on her 2016 Formation tour before Halle went on to star in Disneys 2023 The Little Mermaid live action remake.

Little Mermaid critics reveal their own bias

Liam Dorrien, Print A&E editor
October 25, 2022
Street art from the famous Floridian outdoor art gallery depicts heavily detailed scenes with messages about addiction and pollution. Long ago, I traveled to Miami to a place called Wynwood Walls that inspired me to start doing street art. More recently, I started looking at the graffiti on the streets and got inspired because I wanted to be able to do art like that, Gaytán Quiroz said.

Graffitists wash away mystery of their art form

Liam Dorrien, Print A&E editor
September 29, 2022
Graph of MoviePass membership over time, in thousands.

AMC and Regal offer $3 movies

Liam Dorrien and Liann Keren
September 15, 2022
Students and administrators across Montgomery County have participated in study circles in order to address systemic inequity that students suffer from.

Allison Hoefling utilizes the power of conversation

Liam Dorrien, Print A&E editor
June 16, 2022
Marcus Morton, known by his stage name, Redveil, released his fully self-produced sophomore album Learn 2 Swim on his 18th birthday. In an interview with Pitchfork, Morton spoke about his age, saying Its not just good for a 17-year-old, it is just good.

“Learn 2 Swim”: Redveil’s second dive into music

Liam Dorrien, Print A&E editor
June 6, 2022
Acclaimed horror writer and director Jordan Peele is releasing his third highly anticipated film Nope this July. Peele has taken the horror world by storm through his powerful social commentary and cinematography skills.

Redefining a genre: Horror innovates in a new era of theatre

Liam Dorrien, Staff Writer
April 26, 2022
Freshman Francis Emerson, pictured above in the center, has started a support group club for those affected by the libel of The Pitch. In this meeting, they are discussing the idea of taking on separate identities to distance themselves from reputation their misattributed quotes have given them.

Questionable quote quotas inquiry: Is the Pitch faking it?

Liam Dorrien, Staff Writer
April 1, 2022
The most recent tape mural to have gone up in the hallways made completely by Junior V Similch-Vásquez. “I wanted to include color from the beginning, to show the essence or energy of people, similar to Keith Haring. I didn’t want it to be plain, but coloring in with tape looks blocky and boring, so I decided to outline the subjects,” Simlich-Vásquez said.

The past, present, and future of hallway art

Liam Dorrien, Staff Writer
March 31, 2022
Japanese film “Drive My Car” has been nominated in this years Best Picture category at the Oscars, making it only the 13th international film in the history of the award show to considered for the award.

Foreign films break new ground

Liam Dorrien, Staff Writer
March 10, 2022
A collection of some of the biggest drivers of culture in the current music industry. Clockwise from left: Doja Cat, Young Thug, Playboi Carti and Megan Thee Stallion.

Double standards hurt artists

Liam Dorrien, Staff Writer
February 18, 2022
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