In celebration of Black History Month, I figured it’d be fitting to write an appreciation post about history. But, rather than focusing on specifically black history, I’m here to make a case for history as a whole.“History” gets a bad rap because of what we’re accustomed to as students (assuming like me, you’re not a […]
As a part of the Macaulay Honors core curriculum, students participate in four special seminar courses that help them understand New York City through unique perspectives involving arts, the sciences, and unique trips. According to the Macaulay Honors website, these seminars “feature primary research, classroom learning and hands-on experiences that use New York City as […]
What: The Chinese Photobook When: Through April 2, 2015 Where: Aperture Foundation (547 W. 27th St., fourth floor) Admission: FREE Whether on a Facebook profile or in a family photo album, we use photographs to tell the stories of our lives. In a similar way, photographs also tell the grand narratives of peoples and nations, […]
What: Witness at a Crossroads: Photographer Marc Riboud in Asia When: Through March 23rd, 2015 Where: The Rubin Museum of Art (W17th St.) Admission: Students: $10 General Admission: $15 FREE on Friday evenings from 6 p.m.–10 p.m. After climbing three flights up the Rubin Museum’s central spiral staircase and passing two floors of Himalayan scroll paintings […]
Reports that North Korea has been conducting successful nuclear tests have recently rattled the Western world. Of course, this is an international security issue, and one that the United States should remain on alert. However, North Korea’s nuclear capability is simply a deterrent, used to ensure the Kim regime of its survival in a world, […]
I recently heard on the radio how the Japanese industry minister resigned over his inappropriate “town of death” comment. That was the first time in months I had heard any slight mention of the Fukushima nuclear disaster. What was regaled as the worst nuclear fallout since Chernobyl seemed to fizz in away in the Western […]
An earthquake that released 9.0 magnitude waves was followed by a subsequent tsunami that killed hundreds of people, caused buildings and ships to be washed away from shore, and triggered a series of massive fires. Hundreds of people are dead and thousands remain missing. Now, Japanese civilians must also face the aftermath of what is […]
