By Sasha Smolansky At first glance, the MoMA struck me as an extravagant waste of space—a collection of splatters and errors by artists who, having failed to master traditional techniques or to acquire conventional acclaim, invented new movements like cubism and abstract art to mask their inadequacies. I entered with this rigid, unyielding opinion, my…
The debut of AI-generated actress Tilly Norwood does not bode well for real-life women. By Sarah Ahmed On July 30, a YouTube video titled “AI Commissioner” was posted by Particle6, a UK production company spearheading an AI-driven approach to filmmaking. The comedy sketch features producers struggling to come up with television’s next big hit before…
By Veronica Witkowski Those of us who grew up in New York are likely familiar with the Regents exams. These standardized tests have been used to assess student learning and understanding since 1864. Currently, to graduate with a Regents Diploma, students must pass at least 5 Regents exams. Recently, however, the New York State Board…
Why Trump’s words and digital echo chambers are driving the next generation toward political violence. By Isaiah Muniz An American political activist was gunned down on a college campus, not an unthinkable act in a country long plagued by school shootings, but still a deeply jarring one. The assassination of Charlie Kirk in Utah did…
By Zury Cordova 1. Dead Poets Society (1989) The scenery is the definition of the perfect east coast autumn, but it’s not just the fall atmospheric visuals that make this movie a classic. It’s set at a strict, elite, all-boys boarding school where a new English teacher, Mr. Keating (played by Robin Williams), shows up…
Is it Billy Porter or Emcee that scolds us for laughing in the face of fascism? By Sarah Ahmed From the moment you step into the August Wilson Theater, you become a character of “Cabaret.” You are ushered through a side alleyway as staff place a sticker on your phone camera to prevent you from…
In a time of immense social unease, the Apocalypse series is strikingly relevant — it is complex and chaotic, but that complexity and chaos is the point. by Eman Sadiq In December 2024, the art series Apocalypse (1988), brain-child of beatnik William S. Burroughs and artist Keith Haring, was donated to the City College of…
by Prisha Rao In 2011, New York City had 979,142 extremely low income and low income renter households, but had only 424,949 units available to these groups. However, the issue isn’t merely a shortage of housing units. It’s a complex problem rooted in affordability and policy decisions that have left thousands of units unoccupied while…
by Veronica Witkowski The recent controversy surrounding the proposed TikTok ban in the United States has highlighted the app’s infiltration of society and raised questions about its future. TikTok has over 1 billion active users worldwide, with around 170 million in the United States alone. As a ban of the app looms large over this…
by Zaina Mirza All eyes are on Lewis Hamilton in the cockpit of his red Ferrari as the world of motorsport waits with bated breath for the F1 2025 season to take off this March at Melbourne, Australia. Perhaps the most anticipated Formula 1 season in over three decades, F1 2025 stands to be the…
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