Every year since 1927, Time Magazine has selected one person, group, concept, or movement to be given the honor of Person of the Year. Before announcing 2020’s honorees, Time Ceo and Editor-in-Chief Edward Felsenthal went on TODAY to announce the magazine’s shortlist. The top four contenders for the honor were: President-Elect Joe Biden Felsenthal said […]
Day and Night On Those Ferry Rails
By SIDDRAH ALHINDI This is an anecdote I wrote back when I was commuting to college and when learning was in person. Remote learning is safe and has its advantages, but it also makes us reminisce on an ordinary routine that now sounds like a great escape. Despite being born and living in New York […]
A COVID Vaccine: Silver Lining Amidst the Winter Blues?
With the incoming holiday season, it is evident that the past 9 months have created a new normal among Americans. While strolling down almost any New York City street, people walk with masks adorned on their faces ranging from surgical grade KN95’s to fashionable cloth ones to match their style. On public transportation, seats are […]
Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way
There is no denying that the holiday season, a favorite time for an overwhelming majority of the American population, will look very different in New York City this year. The annual Macy’s Thanksgiving day parade has not been cancelled. However, the event will follow CDC guidelines to impose restrictions on the usual celebrations. Maximum capacity […]
Media Censorship in the Middle East: A Violation of Human Rights
By Siddrah Alhindi Banning books and manually covering exposed skin in magazines are actions regularly taken by higher powers in a society. In the Middle East, it is no surprise that certain websites are blocked, the Internet can be shut off, journalists are imprisoned, and voices are silenced. Propaganda used to take the form of […]
Five Terrifying Non-Horror Films to Stream this October
It’s Halloween season folks. In the middle of our current pandemic, one of the only things we could do to celebrate is watch horror flicks on Netflix. When you think of horror, mostly gore, ghosts, or monsters come to mind. I personally always find non-fiction pieces on psychotic serial killers or corrupt institutions to be […]
America Doesn’t Need Horror Movies This Halloween: Our President and the Pandemic
By Lia Hauser After criticizing his opponent at the first presidential debate on Tuesday September 29th for wearing “the largest mask you’ve ever seen,” President Donald Trump contracted COVID-19. Trump’s public appearances sans-mask have sparked controversy consistently throughout the pandemic that has overtaken life in the United States. Forbes has broken down a definitive timeline […]
Avatar at Arms: Why do people hate Avatar Korra?
In May of this year, Netflix added Avatar: The Last Airbender (ATLA) to their streaming collection, and almost immediately, the 15 year-old children’s cartoon became the most popular item on the platform. ATLA follows the training of Avatar Aang, the only person in the world with the ability to bend all four elements, over a […]
Trump v. The American Democracy
It is safe to say that this presidential election has been particularly stressful on all Americans. On top of the fact that we are living through a pandemic and literally everything about life has changed, the country is going through a very meaningful political metamorphosis. Although there have been many affirmations that former Vice President […]
Conducting Research During COVID-19: A Student Perspective
Conducting research, which is considered a key component of one’s undergraduate career and one way to fulfill the experiential learning requirement for graduation, is no easy process. Throw a mid-semester global pandemic into the mix, and you’ve got yourself a recipe for disaster. But disaster it was not for many Macaulay students, taking advantage of […]