Sharon Yoon, 12th grade, and Mary Kim, 11th grade, are two high school friends that attend selective precollege programs at renowned music institutions. Sharon currently goes to the Manhattan School of Music and plays both violin and viola. She started … Continue reading
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Tina Jing Ru Shen is currently a freshman at Macaulay Honors College in Baruch. She has been trained in the traditional art of paper cutting since the age of 6, under a renowned artist Mr. Ming Liang Lu. Paper cutting … Continue reading
Interview with Matteo Vitale Matteo Vitale is an eighteen-year-old singer and actor. He has starred in a movie, formed several bands, and he has also been in Broadway productions. He is currently the lead singer of The State of Matteo, … Continue reading
Background: With the task of interviewing an artist, I immediately contacted my close friend Zara Z Tamton. Born and raised in Staten Island, New York, Zara always had a love for drawing. Her hobby of doodling on every paper handed … Continue reading
Sara McCall Ephron is an art teacher at the Children’s Learning Center and an author and illustrator of children’s books. She has two children and is currently living in Manhattan. She hopes to publish more children’s books in the future. … Continue reading
Aaron Salem A.K.A. “Salem” is a Miami-based rapper who has been devoted to writing and recording music since the early age of twelve. Today, at the ripe age of nineteen, he is getting closer to his dreams. He has given … Continue reading
Michael Roman is a New Yorker who is a freshman at Binghamton University. When he was 15, he started taking ballroom dancing classes in Manhattan. After one year, he began to dance competitively. Today, he still competes in hopes of … Continue reading
Ryan Hunter is a songwriter from Merrick, New York and also a family friend who started as the lead singer of the successful punk-rock band Envy on the Coast. Since their break up in 2010, Ryan has continued working on … Continue reading
Art Interview: Background info Info: Glory Loflin is a senior at Cooper Union in the School of Art located in New York City. She has no official majors or minors in mind but loves art in itself. She is a … Continue reading
The New York Times article entitled “Legal Tussle Over Statue Turns Nasty” discusses a controversial legal battle regarding an ancient Cambodian statue. In March of 2011 a Cambodian sand statue depicting the god Duryodhana was intended to go up for … Continue reading