Yet Another Lockout

As September rolls in, and we welcome back the NFL, we send our best wishes to the NBA as it enters into a coma. The NBA, after wrapping up one of its most memorable seasons ever, is in limbo for the 2011-2012 season as players and owners stand divided in negotiations over a new collective…

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Film Review: 8Bits

This past summer, I attended the Brooklyn Short Film Festival and had the privilege to see the animated short film “8Bits,” directed by Valerie Amirault, Jean Delaunay, Sarah Laufer, and Benjamin Mattem. A vivid take on early forms of video games, the film centers on an average Joe main character clad in underwear, pistol in…

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Anthony Caro: On the Roof

Anthony Caro is known for his groundbreaking work of modern sculpture, and the Met’s exhibition of his works honors his artistic innovation. Contrasted against the city’s skyline, five sculptures made up of industrial materials that have been repurposed are displayed without bases. Caro’s work differs from the “ready-made” style of sculpture in that his art…

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A Bear Market Experience

This summer, I interned for Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management.  I can say that it was definitely one of the most educational experiences I’ve ever had. Before my internship, I attended a Macaulay Dean’s Dinner about the world of finance with guest Ellyn McColgan, a woman in the field for well over 20 years. She spoke …

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Kinetic Hydropower

Do we know what is swimming under the surface of the East River? Could there be a bottom-dwelling relic of the Crustacean era? Or perhaps a modern three-bladed turbine lurking on the East side of Roosevelt Island? While the former may exist, the latter is definitely extant, with thirty more on the way within the…

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