The Urban Legend

The best film and television of 2020

Lochlain Steere, Staff Writer • January 20, 2021

Television: I May Destroy You - Created, written, co-directed by and starring Michaela Coel, the semi-autobiographical “I May Destroy You” follows Coel’s character, Arabella, and her journey to...

Spanish reality TV show contestant shares her experience

Lena Bianchi, Design Editor • May 4, 2019

Every time I turn on the TV, I find myself looking at an ad for another reality TV show that didn’t exist the day before. With over 750 unscripted television series on prime time television, it makes...

New Netflix originals reach an all-time high in viewership

Tikloh Bruno-Basaing, Sports Editor • February 27, 2019

Ever since its launch in 1997, the multi-media streaming platform, Netflix, has paved its way toward becoming a media empire, as seen through the company's market capitalization. In 2013, a Netflix share...

Getting to know the newest faculty members: A profile series

Emma Draisin, Editor-in-Chief of Newspaper • October 24, 2017

As the San Francisco fall sets in, the new Urban School teachers settle into their new roles at the school. The Urban Legend interviewed three of these newcomers to give the students and faculty a better...

Student Opinions on Stranger Things

Alyssa Romo • September 27, 2016

A new era for Saturday Night Live after departure of Wiig, Samberg

Ella Mcleod, Staff Writer • October 3, 2012

At the end of the 37th season of “Saturday Night Live,” viewers witnessed a first: A finale dedicated to the farewell of one of their most well-known cast members, Kristen Wiig. Wiig was welcomed...