At Hunter College’s Leubsdorf Gallery, The Black Index celebrates Black art and history, seeking to change the way Blackness is viewed in the art world and beyond. How is Black identity understood and constructed? What is the significance of self-representation and containment? How does art upend notions of convention and truth? “The Black…
Media is messy. With countless social platforms and ever-changing trending pages, it is easy to miss the biggest headlines. The Messenger is back with the latest triumphs, trends and troubles of the pop culture world. Turning Red Pixar’s newest release “Turning Red” focuses on the story of a newly-turned, 13-year-old Asian-Canadian girl…
If you have not watched the entirety of “Euphoria”, please note that there are spoilers in this article. For the past eight weeks, students, teenagers and adults alike tuned in on Sunday nights to catch the long-awaited season two of the hit HBO show “Euphoria.” Starring actors including Zendaya, Jacob Elordi, Eric Dane, Alexa…
The first season of “Survivor” initially premiered in May 2000, before some of its viewers were even born. Often referred to as “the greatest social experiment” by host Jeff Probst, the show has been pushing boundaries in reality television since its inception, always pushing itself to do more to be new and exciting. But have…
People building tolerance to prescribed antibiotics can make way for “superbugs” more harmful than COVID-19 in the future. More than 35,000 people in the United States have died due to antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections in 2019. The cost to treat these antibiotic-resistant infections is estimated to be more than $4.6 billion. Yet, the bigger challenge…
Media is messy. With countless social platforms and ever-changing trending pages, it is easy to miss the biggest headlines. The Messenger is back with the latest triumphs, trends and troubles of the pop culture world. Disaster in “Utopia” — The Astroworld Tragedy: To begin is a topic of the utmost sensitivity, unlike…
Three people crowd around the small monitor of a camera, cautiously reviewing footage. On the other side of the camera, cast members mingle, waiting to hear if they finally produced a take the production team was happy with. A wave of relief sweeps over the cast as the crew announces that there will be no…
It was surprisingly quiet for a New York City Tuesday morning as I walked to Hunter College a few weeks ago. I relished in the silence, which was short-lived, interrupted by the sound of…is that jazz? I looked around, expecting to find an ensemble of buskers jamming in the streets. The sidewalks were…
Students in the Macaulay Honors College and Honors Program at John Jay College of Criminal Justice saw “An American Triptych: Mazzoli, Davis, and Adams” at Alice Tully Hall on Friday, Oct. 22. The highlight of the evening was a clarinet concerto written by Black composer Anthony Davis entitled, “You Have the Right To…
A still-twitching body shoved into an incinerator. Masked men in bright pink jumpsuits harvesting organs. A man pours himself a drink while dozens of people are shot on his screen. These are only a few scenes from Netflix’s newest hit, “Squid Game.” In less than a month, the show has reached 111 million viewers, surpassing…
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