The Science Survey

Painted in 1510, the fresco of The School of Athens covers one of four walls in the Apostolic Palace library in the Vatican.

Raphael Merits an A+ at The School of Athens

Sela Emery, Staff Reporter December 2, 2021

A classroom full of illustrious intellectuals comes to a hush as its esteemed instructor enters. The teacher is thin and dons a hat of fraying bristles. Star pupils Aristotle and Plato unpack their parchment...

Slowly but surely, people are returning to movie theaters for comfort, distraction, and company.

Movie Theaters and Mental Health: Is There a Correlation?

Hallel Abrams Gerber, Staff Reporter November 29, 2021

As moviegoers clutch their ticket receipts with delight, savoring the smell of buttered popcorn, sounds of Coca-Cola ads and never-ending previews, the reopening of movie theaters across the United States...

Here is the signature look of competitors in Squid Game, part of the shows aesthetic appeal.

The Allure of Squid Game

Fairuz Omar Raya, Staff Reporter November 29, 2021

Images of candy-colored staircases, giant playgrounds, and people in identical suits and masks have been circulating around social media platforms since the beginning of this fall. The words 'Squid Game'...

Lisa poses for a Vogue magazine fashion session.

Something New to Hit the Charts: ‘Money’ and ‘Lalisa’ by Lisa From BLACKPINK

Nusaiba Afra, Staff Reporter November 24, 2021

Lalisa, both a name and a record-breaking album, has been capturing the hearts of people worldwide. The debut solo by the BLACKPINK member, Lisa, includes the title track, 'Lalisa,' and the song 'Money,'...

Dune: Part One consistently employs fabulous direction and scoring. I watched the film at UA Midway 9 Theater in Forest Hills, NY.

Superb Cinematography Makes For a Strong Movie Viewing Experience: A Review of ‘Dune: Part One’

Victoria Diaz, Staff Reporter November 23, 2021

When I first watched a commercial for Dune: Part One, I was half asleep on the couch with my family. Despite feeling drowsy, I was immediately interested in the star-studded cast. The film stars Timothée...

TikTok is now available in 154 countries worldwide and in 75 different languages. With over 1 billion monthly active users, the platform is beneficial in helping people to find trending songs and with increasing the popularity of artists globally.

Beware Music Listeners: Tiktok is Now Dominating Your Playlists

Aaminah Bukhari, Staff Reporter November 23, 2021

“That song from TikTok is stuck in my head!” is a common phrase many of us have heard over the past few months. A recent, noticeable trend in the music industry is the use of TikTok as a marketing...

Here is the First Lutheran Church of Throggs Neck, which hosted punk rock nights for local teenagers.

Outer Borough Punk Culture in New York City

Johanna Doyle, Staff Reporter November 23, 2021

Punk is typically associated with Manhattan, specifically Lower Manhattan neighborhoods like Greenwich Village. But the outer boroughs of New York City — Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island...

Here is a location shot taken in Spain, one that the friends in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara drove by, during the trip that transformed their lives.

One Hundred Fifty Minutes of an Emotional Road Trip: A Review of the Bollywood Movie ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara’

Niha Roy, Staff Reporter November 22, 2021

Two hours and thirty-three minutes. That’s how long it takes to watch the Bollywood movie 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara,' and to see the story of Imraan, Kabir, and Arjun. Within that time, the director...

Ryan Yang 23 occasionally wears rings as a part of his overall style.

The Rise in Jewelry For Men

Eddie Jiang, Staff Reporter November 22, 2021

A gaze means to "look steadily and intently, especially in admiration, surprise, or thought." The person doing the gazing can change how subject themselves view themselves. Social constructs such as masculinity...

“Ashton Greymoore” is an Earth Genasi barbarian played by Talisen Jaffe in Critical Role’s third campaign. His appearance and get-up is a pun on ‘punk rock’ and he acts just as his appearance would suggest.

A New Era For the Weekly Livestreamed Show, ‘Critical Role’

Sophie Livingstone, Staff Reporter November 22, 2021

It’s a new era for the famous weekly livestreamed show, 'Critical Role.' After three years and six months of airing weekly shows, their second season of their popular game of 'Dungeons and Dragons' has...

I think that it is safe to say that almost everybody can enjoy a good laugh now and then, but at this point in time, there is such a surplus of entertainment available to us at the touch of a finger that it can be hard to find good comedy to watch on television.

Comedy in a Sea of Homogeneity

Donna Celentano, Staff Reporter November 17, 2021

Everybody can enjoy a good laugh here and there, but with such a surplus of entertainment available to us at the touch of a finger, it can be hard to find 'good' comedy. Many comedies cater to specific...

“Perhaps the greatest risk any of us will ever take is to be seen as we really are.”
― Cinderella

Retelling Cinderella: A Different Point Of View

Tasnim Tamanna, Staff Reporter November 16, 2021

The story of Cinderella is a staple in many of our childhoods. The tale outlines Cinderella’s life under the terrible reign of her stepmother and two stepsisters, following the devastating deaths of...

Although all of these books are categorized as dystopian, each novel puts a different spin upon the concept.

The Evolution of the Dystopian Novel

Katrina Tablang, Staff Reporter November 15, 2021

The beauty of fiction lies in its relationship with real life. Although fictional stories often depart from fact, what an author writes will always be influenced by her real-world experiences and beliefs....

Olivia Rodrigo’s debut album SOUR has received over 8 billion streams just months after its release.

Olivia Rodrigo’s Rise to Fame

Ariana Ng, Staff Reporter November 8, 2021

Olivia Rodrigo released her debut single less than a year ago, and her rise to fame has been anything but sour. SOUR, her debut album, dropped on May 21st, 2021, and it has been breaking records left and...

Pictured is the painting Vampire by Edvard Munch, painted in 1895.

Vampires: A Fangtastic History

Otho Valentino Sella, Staff Reporter October 30, 2021

A caped figure casts a long shadow on a cold castle wall, his silk robes dripping with blood. He passes through the eerie cobwebbed halls, accompanied only by sourceless organ music that sends sonorous...

“Capital is an abstract parasite, an insatiable vampire and zombie maker; but the living flesh it converts into dead labor is ours, and the zombies it makes are us.” - Mark Fisher

The Slow Cancellation of Fashion

Rahib Taher, Staff Reporter June 22, 2021

The fall of the Berlin Wall marked what political scientist Francis Fukuyama called 'The End of History.' People could no longer dream or think about progressing past neoliberal capitalism and the systems...

The Rookie Yearbook contained a round-up of the year’s best content from the website. In the preface to the first yearbook, Tavi Gevinson said “Despite how well this [Rookie Mag; online] has worked out, our staff has a knack for creating work that is more timeless than articles online typically get to be, and more beautiful than photos and illustrations can look on a computer monitor. And so, we created Yearbook in an attempt to do justice to our very best pieces from the September 2011 - May 2012 school year.”

What is ‘Rookie Magazine,’ and Why Should You Care?

Edie Fine, Staff Reporter June 22, 2021

When I was around 11 years old, I visited an older, cooler friend (my dyed hair-unique style-bibliophile friend whom I had always looked up to), and as I walked in the door, she barely looked up from her...

While people may think that the ‘Vincenzo’ cast flew out to Italy to film, the scenes that took place in Italy were actually shot with green screen and CGI effects highly praised for their realism.

The Fall of a Different Tower of Babel: A Review of ‘Vincenzo’

Raitah Jinnat, Staff Reporter June 22, 2021

In the painting The Fall of the Tower of Babel by Dutch painter Cornelis Anthonisz, God sends down sweeping winds in a violent storm, destroying the Tower of Babel and causing people to run for their lives...

The new home of The Frick Collection in the modernist, brutalist Marcel Breuer-designed building standing at the Southeast corner of 75th Street and Madison Avenue in Manhattan.

Frick Madison: Old Masterpieces in a New Light

Jonathan Wu, Staff Reporter June 22, 2021

Following a twelve-month hiatus, The Frick Collection has officially reopened in the Breuer Building as Frick Madison. Artwork from the permanent collection, featuring the likes of Rembrandt,...

On March 9th, 2010,  the “Miku no Hi Kanshasai 39s Giving Day concert was held in the Zepp Tokyo in Odaiba Tokyo, where Hatsune Miku held her first solo live performance with 38 inital songs, 2 encores, and 4 uncounted guest performances.

The Rise of Vocaloid, a Voice Synthesizing Software That Has Revolutionized the Digital Music Industry

Donna Li, Staff Reporter June 22, 2021

On March 9th, 2010, fans piled into the Zepp Tokyo in Odaiba, Tokyo for a concert. The tickets for this concert were 7090 yen ($65.18 USD), and sold out almost immediately. Fans waited in anticipation...

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