When you walk up to the third floor of the Time Warner Center, you notice one thing, besides the view. In the very middle of the floor is a Bouchon Bakery Café, and all the way to the left is Bouchon Bakery. Ever since I discovered this gem in Columbus Circle, Bouchon has become my […]
Category: Arts & Entertainment
Gastronome Chronicles: 5 Must-Try NYC Food Trucks
As I’m sure many other Macaulay students have been told in the past, the city is our campus. While this idea offers us unparalleled access to the innumerable happenings in New York City, traveling around the city can be quite hectic. Case in point: this past summer. Between morning classes at Queens, an internship in […]
One Day, Three Girls, Eighteen Desserts
The idea was born, as most questionable ideas are, late at night. My roommates—Laura and Shannon—and I decided to go on a one-day dessert tour of Manhattan, stopping at all the bakeries and sweet shops that we had always wanted to try. The rules were simple: we would buy and split one item from each […]
Spotlight: Amy Gijsbers van Wijk
William Shakespeare…Tennessee Williams…Amy Gijsbers van Wijk? While her name may not be as simple to pronounce, Gijsbers van Wijk (Brooklyn ’14) is a rising playwright. She was recently awarded the Rosen Fellowship at Brooklyn College, which funds “out-of-classroom experiences,” ranging from study abroad and internships to scientific research and artistic expression. She will be using […]
Lessons from Grimm
As children, our parents tell us stories about princesses, kings, and talking animals. Some of the most popular stories that we hear are the Grimms’ fairytales, compiled by the Grimm brothers from the many tales that they heard from all over Germany. In Fall 2011, NBC debuted a crime procedural drama called Grimm. The show […]
The Influence of 1920s Fashion
The Jazz Age. Prohibition. The Harlem Renaissance. The 19th Amendment. These phrases are all associated with the Roaring Twenties, an era filled with economic prosperity and lots of glitz and glamour. The fashion of the era is a reflection of people’s luxurious lifestyles and liberated minds. There was a fashion revolution in women’s clothing: smaller […]
Spotlight: Gabriela Geselowitz
Gabriela Geselowitz (Hunter ’13), a double Theatre and Journalism major, undertook a rare and ambitious senior thesis project. Her production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, with a steampunk twist, generated waves amongst Macaulay Hunter students, with sold out shows playing at Macaulay Central on April 15th, 16th, 17th, 21st, and 22nd at Macaulay Central. So […]
Stories from Parenthood
In the spring of 2010, previews for Parenthood were all over NBC. I remember being excited to see Lauren Graham because I used to watch her on Gilmore Girls when I was younger. Like Gilmore Girls, Parenthood is a a realistic, relatable portrayal of modern family life. It focuses on the Bravermans, a large family […]
A Vaccine Against War
If there is such a thing as a vaccine against war, then shouldn’t humans as a species do their best to administer it to everyone? Through her lecture ‘Dead Butchers and Fiendlike Queens’: Why Macbeth Matters More Than Ever, Professor Catharine Stimpson argues that the study of liberal arts is a “vaccine” against war. The […]
The Hate on “Fake Geek Girls”
There seems to be a lot of hatred running around the Internet regarding “fake gamer girls,” and admittedly, I joined in on this fun quite gladly for a long time. I am sure that by now most of you have seen quite a few people weigh in on this issue; it is in certain respects […]
