From King Kong to Spider-Man, from Taxi Driver to The Godfather, New York City has been the home of some of the most iconic and revolutionary films of all time. Since the beginning of film itself, directors from all over … Continue reading
Steven A. Cohen, hedge fund billionaire and long time art collector, will be selling off almost $80 million worth of art from his sizable collection at Sotheby’s and Christie’s next week. For those who don’t know, Mr. Cohen is the … Continue reading
While watching the film Nosferatu there feelings and things that I noticed. To start, from the beginning, my mind was automatically comparing the story to Metamorphosis and The Nose. I was expecting Nosferatu to be like those in the sense … Continue reading
Introduction For my interview I decided to interview Samuel Thomas, my brothers music instructor. Sam is a performer and ethnomusicologist and holds two Bachelor of Music degrees from Berklee College of Music (Composition and Performance), a Masters of Music (Ethnomusicology) … Continue reading
In a recent business move by The Art Compliance Company, its founder, Mr. Marion Maneker is trying to change how we trade art. Citing a huge increase in art purchasing, Mr. Maneker believes that it is more important than ever to perform a … Continue reading
Only a few pages into The Nose, I already felt myself making connections to the still-fresh-in-my-head Metamorphosis. The obvious similarity between the two was the ridiculously absurd storyline. When I first read that Kovalev’s nose had fallen off, I immediately pictured … Continue reading
For me, Metamorphosis could be split into three sections. Part A, Part B and Part C. In the beginning (Part A), Life for the Samsa’s, and especially Gregor, could not have been more simple. They all had their routines … Continue reading
Last week, I visited the Center For Jewish Culture in Manhattan along with a fellow classmate. The museum is made up of various exhibitions that were created with the help of their several partners, which include the American Sephardi Federation, … Continue reading
The original photos are on the left, my new ones are on the right. … Continue reading
Last night I attended the play “The Metamorphosis” at the Joyce theater in NYC. Based on the book “Metamorphosis” by Franz Kafka, Arthur Pita presented the audience with an entirely new view of the work. Personally, this was my first … Continue reading
