Shepard Fairey’s EARTH CRISIS mural is on the side of the Little Cupcake Bakeshop on St Marks Avenue and Vanderbilt Avenue in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. It appeared sometime in late September, 2015. The piece is easily noticeable for passers by, standing out against red brick. It uses thin lines of […]
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I often find myself near the Pavilion Theater at the corner of 15th Street and Prospect Park on Bartel Pritchard Square, laughing, often out loud, at the poems featured on the marquee since July. They are slated to be up until the new Nitehawk theater opens this winter. My favorite […]
Salon Festivities After a long day full of lectures, reports, and essays, I met with my good friend Remi for a walk to unwind. We met in the middle of Brooklyn College on Bedford Avenue and walked to Remi’s apartment to relax. Since Remi lives on Flatbush Ave it was […]
When I was younger, I used to wonder about the celebrities I liked. As to who they really were. As to what it would be like to meet them. As to whether or not they were the same people I pictured them to be. And then, I met one of […]
On the Corner of Flatbush Avenue and Avenue H there is a mural that is sure to catch your eye. Painted on the side of the H&R Block there is a rainbow of colors: blue, yellow, and pink that pops out from the muted brown buildings. The mural, which is […]
When on my two-hour commute to and from school, I, along with thousands of other New Yorkers, am subjected to the numerous subway ads that decorate the trains. Among these advertisements are the visual creations from the advertising team of Casper, an e-commerce website that sells mail-order-mattresses. A few years […]
Anyone who has found themselves near the corner of Avenue H and Nostrand Avenue within the past few months may have been surprised by the presence of a few new residents. This larger than life mural, taking up three panels of wall on the side of the Nostrand Express Deli, […]
2015’s psychological horror Goodnight Mommy may have changed the horror game- and arguably for the better. Austrian directors Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala crush several cliches in their story about a not so typical family. As opposed to a rundown mansion, promising a fresh start, or even a cheaply rented […]
Frank Lloyd Wright. March Balloons. 1955. Drawing based on a c. 1926 design for Liberty magazine. Colored pencil on paper, 28 1/4 x 24 1/2″ (71.8 x 62.2 cm). The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives (The Museum of Modern Art | Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, New York) On […]