One of the world’s largest Episcopal cathedrals seems an unlikely place to dance with a devil (or three of them.) Still, one night a year, the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in Morningside Heights...

Seldom does a Cinderella story evoke images of fauvist artwork. Although Matisse’s The Red Studio does not lose a shoe, nor does it relentlessly scrub floors, the painting underwent a similar “rags...

The opening sequence of Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner leaves the dreary, urban landscape of a dystopia Los Angeles indistinguishable from hell. The beloved city’s fall from grace is a cautionary tale...

Cheerleaders, football players, nerds, and geeks: it’s no secret that American cinema is obsessed with high school and its cliques. Though there were some notable films depicting high schoolers in prior...

Bathed in a purple haze, women with afros and bangs play trumpets and trombones of a shimmering violet-gold. A heart-shaped stage emerges from the lavender cloud, shining its foggy lights onto rows of...

Whether you’re an ‘ADIEU’ advocate or a ‘CRANE’ connoisseur, it can’t be denied that Wordle continues to have a hold on people over half a year since its release. Since December of 2021,...

When you hear the phrase science fiction, what do you envision? Do you see streets stippled with neon lights, flashing green, purple and pink rays into your cybernetic eye as announcements of the new security...

We often associate punk with stick-it-to-the-man attitudes and rejecting the prejudices and traditions that have marred the past. Unfortunately, punk is not immune to discrimination, especially discrimination...

New Yorkers often flock to the Metropolitan Museum of Art on the Upper East Side in Manhattan when they need an artistic and historical refuge from our modern and always progressing world. I am a frequent...

“Consider the subtleness of the sea,” said Herman Melville. Renowned for his literary genius in the novel Moby Dick, Melville remains the face of nautical storytelling. His visual arts counterpart...

On February 4th, 2022 at 7 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, thousands of viewers tuned onto Twitch to watch their favorite streamer start their subathon. A subathon, which is a combination of the words “subscriber”...

I long for the island, where my grandmother went to primary school, where most of my relatives wish to be, and for the people who helped me learn to embrace my culture in its most authentic form. Puerto...

Hereditary curses, panda transformations, and generational trauma. Pixar’s Turning Red follows the story of thirteen year old Chinese Canadian teen Meilin “Mei” Lee struggling with her journey through...

Technology has the power to define generations. For Generation Z (Gen Z) – born between 1995 and 2012 – that might be the smartphone. But for millennials – born between 1980 and 1994 – it might...

It is human nature to look to the past for inspiration. In the words of Mark Twain, “There is no such thing as a new idea. It is impossible. We simply take a lot of old ideas and put them into a sort...

On the walk to Bronx Science, the first thing someone might see is a group of teenagers with headphones, earbuds, or Airpods rushing into the building before the first period bell rings. The hectic activity...

When it comes to American literary classics, To Kill a Mockingbird has always been a paragon. Required reading in schools throughout the country, Harper Lee’s “story of a sleepy childhood town and...

Being famous isn’t all that great. Celebrities oftentimes fall under scandals and drama that leaves their careers tarnished. As for Doja Cat, new drama has left fans worried about the future of her career.  Amala...

The cliché romance show based on the webtoon ‘A Business Proposal’ by Perilla, Narak, Haehwa, and Guava Farm, premise is this: a rich CEO starts dating their employee, but there is a twist.  A...

Dim lights and an almost life-sized model of the now extinct Megalodon shark greet you as you enter the Sharks Exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New...