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Isabel Vulakh

Beauty Is Power

Walk past the lacquered panel doors of the Jewish Museum and enter a pale pink roomed filled with colorful portraits of Helena …

Leaving His Mark

When I first watched the “Still/Here” excerpt, I was extremely confused by the odd movement and the repetition of the phrase “tell …

Die Zauberflöte

Elements of both classical comedy and tragedy are incorporated into Die Zauberflöte. In classic comedy, characters go through a spiral of downfalls …

NYC: Fearful of Mediocrity

“There’s an inherent energy about New York City that it’s famous for. It makes you want to get up and do a …

Fighting to Keep the Past Alive

Randy Kennedy’s New York Times article, Scholars Call for U.N. to Ban Trade in Syrian Antiquities, talks about the recent increase in …

NYC Conglomerate

It is 9:51 A.M. on a Tuesday and I am slowly making my way towards my English class at 17 Lexington. So …

Talking Statues

In “They’re a Bit Stiff, But Very Talkative“, Roslyn Sulcas talks about the ‘Talking Statues’ project which focuses on 35 technologically animated public …

The Empire City

Sometimes I think New York City is a world of its own. It has its own orbit, individualistic atmosphere, and distinct topography …

Hola, it’s Isabel!

Hey, everyone! My name is Isabel Vulakh and I was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. Although there are a great deal of …