The two main political parties of Bangladesh are in an open war with each other. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of the Awami League leads a campaign of suppression against the opposition, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), arresting several prominent BNP members and placing BNP leader Khaleda Zia under house arrest. (The Awami League won the…
Did you know that your most forceful sneeze can travel out of your mouth at the speed of a category two hurricane—approximately 100 miles per hour? Sneezes can also spray up to 5,000 particles, which can travel up to 20 feet. Since it’s flu season and I happened to be irritably sneezing with a cold…
What: The Chinese Photobook When: Through April 2, 2015 Where: Aperture Foundation (547 W. 27th St., fourth floor) Admission: FREE Whether on a Facebook profile or in a family photo album, we use photographs to tell the stories of our lives. In a similar way, photographs also tell the grand narratives of peoples and nations,…
When Ali took on Frazier, it was dubbed as “The Fight”; when Sugar Ray Leonard took on Thomas Hearn, it was “The Showdown”; and much like these previous legendary bouts, Mayweather vs. Pacquiao is sure to be promoted as one of the greatest fights in the history of boxing. The fight is set for May…
Note: This piece contains spoilers from the show, Resurrection. What if someone whom you loved, someone whom you dearly missed, could come back to life? One day, they would just reappear again, not having aged a second and wearing the same clothes as the day that they died. This is the premise of Resurrection, an…
As cheesy and petty as it may sound, L’Ecole should change its name to L’No. Restaurant Week, which occurs biannually, is an opportunity for people to get lunch or dinner at a fixed price in some of the ritziest and most expensive restaurants in the city. It should be an event that celebrates food, even if it…
Have you ever felt guilty eating a hamburger or a bacon, egg, and cheese while out with your vegetarian friends? Have you ever thought about going vegetarian but can’t start, simply because you don’t think you’ll be able to stick with it? Brian Kateman may have a more sustainable solution for those of us struggling…
Lovers all around the city relished in the unique exhibits offered by MoSex this Valentine’s Day weekend. In honor of the lovely holiday, MoSex installed new and interactive options for their patrons, including a bouncy house made of breasts that people can jump on, a rock-climbing wall made of genitalia, and exhibits on the general…
Luca Veggetti was born in Milan and received professional training as a dancer at the La Scala Theater. His dancing career took him from Italy to London and then to New York, where he began his new career as a choreographer and director of dance, theater, and opera. Veggetti’s latest opera will be shown at The Metropolitan…
Last month, a group of freshman students (Mitasha Palha, Lehman ’18; Jemema Joya, Lehman ’18; and Udara Mendis, City ’18) launched Humans of Macaulay. They already have more than 400 likes on their Facebook page, so they’re off to a great start! The Macaulay Messenger is excited to collaborate with them by featuring three of their posts on our website…
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