The debate on graffiti concerning its legitimacy as urban street art has been highlighted in New York City in recent events. The controversial work of the United Kingdom-based Banksy as well as the taking down of 5Pointz, an iconic exhibit, … Continue reading
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In my image collage, I chose to focus on Gogol’s criticism of early 1800s Russian society in The Nose. While many of the characters in the story are flawed, I chose to focus on the main character’s superficiality. By making … Continue reading
Ruby Cabuya grew up in New York City, having studied dance for 8 years at the Broadway Dance Center and music for 15 years. She attended the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts and currently … Continue reading
Amy Winehouse, Anna Nicole Smith, Michael Jackson – the media goes wild when a celebrity dies of a drug overdose. It does so because people love to read about it; celebrities are forcibly held to moral standards as role models … Continue reading
The Nose by Nikolai Gogol, like Kafka’s Metamorphosis, is a bizarre story that, for me, was uncomfortable to read. While Metamorphosis was a metaphor for the randomness of life, The Nose was a satirical look at Gogol’s society. Immediately, I … Continue reading
Prior to reading Franz Kafka’s Metamorphosis, I had never read any of Kafka’s writings. I did not know what to expect going into Metamorphosis, and looking back, I can categorize my mood throughout the story as unsettled. In fact, I … Continue reading
Hi! I’m Katie Wang and I’m a freshman at Macaulay Baruch. If you want to know more about me, you should know that I grew up here in New York City and went to Bronx Science. I love to listen … Continue reading