Everyone was sitting on the edge of their living room couch in suspense last spring, when the last episode of season 8 of “How I Met Your Mother” aired on CBS. This episode introduced “the mother” to an audience that … Continue reading
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From a young age, we are programmed to “obey” society, to follow the current norm. But more often than not, we forget to question what it is that we are actually “obey”-ing? In response to this universal ignorance, in 1989, … Continue reading
“What is Beauty?” For me, visiting the Museum of Modern Art is always daunting. With an extremely limited knowledge of art, I am too insecure to ask questions or to have opinions of the museum’s content. I consider self-made … Continue reading
Judy, age 14 is in her room messaging on Facebook. Her younger brother Jake is planted in front of the television watching Super Why. Their mother Kelly is texting her clients with her iPhone and their father Jim is watching … Continue reading
The harmonious clatter of pans and the joyous laughter hit your eardrums as you open the door into Chipotle. As you look around, you see framed pictures and industrious artworks hanging on the walls. Before you know it, you’re up … Continue reading
Khrystyna Melnyk IDC Arts in New York City Prof. Zoe Sheehan-Saldana November 20, 2013 What Was 5Pointz? As we all learned two days ago, the owner of the building that housed 5Pointz’s, Jerry Wolkoff, had a crew of workers … Continue reading
Graffiti is commonly associated with unruly vandalism. Gigantic bubble words and all kinds of images are sprayed onto any imaginable surface. People are divided in their opinions; some embrace graffiti as a free expression of art while others vow to … Continue reading
What Happened to NYC Rap? Biggie Smalls! The Wu-Tang Clan! Jay-Z! These are the names of some of the most notable rappers to come out of New York City in the 1990s. What are the names of the newest and … Continue reading
A small, yet diverse gathering of people walk into a worn down church building on Atlantic Avenue in 1971, near where the rippling architecture of the Barclays Center now stands. The early morning sky is already lit up on this … Continue reading
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