My animation uses a series of photographs from a trip to the beach and quotes from Pablo Neruda’s “Sonnet LXVI” to explore my love-hate relationship with Long Island. I begin with a simple beach landscape that depicts Long Island’s natural … Continue reading
This is the article. Click on this! I still get very excited when Poland makes it into the news, especially when it is the New York Times Arts section. Located in general proximity to Russia and its ballet, Italy and … Continue reading
Thomas C. Foster’s How to Read Literature Like a Professor is an instructional text that provides an algorithm to analyzing and interpreting literature, and also argues that all literature is interconnected. Because of this premise, I found one of its chapters, “Nice … Continue reading
Richie Duque-Henao is a filmmaker who studied at Boston University, but has since returned to and is currently based in New York. Raised on Long Island, he spent much of his time skateboarding and experiencing the world around him with … Continue reading
A link to the article here. Built in 1910, the original Penn Station was considered the architectural pride and joy of New York City, but as a result of the number of total daily passengers exceeding its capacity, the entire … Continue reading
I often feel like maybe I’m missing my nose… as if I, like Major Kovalyov, have misplaced something that everyone else has and I am now on some wild goose chase to get it back. While his loss is symbolic … Continue reading
Link to project here! By Cate Larsen & Olivia Sztanga … Continue reading
Promoted as a witty and thought-provoking comedy, “Arguendo” depicts the 1991 Supreme Court proceedings of the Barnes v. Glen Theatre case, in which a group of exotic dancers challenge a law banning public nudity. Using the First Amendment to build … Continue reading
Appropriately unenjoyable (who knew a ballet could be so gross?) but still appreciated for its emotion and deeper understanding of the story.
Kafka’s “The Metamorphosis” is not a story that details the transformation of a single character, but rather the reversal of an entire family and their roles. The novella begins with Gregor waking to find that he has turned into an … Continue reading
