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Here is an up close image of Mahjong tiles.

The History and Culture of Mahjong

Rachel Koon, Staff Reporter
May 2, 2021
(Johannah Doyle '22). With the Albanian population in New York continuing to grow, the contributions and distinct presence of Albanian-Americans in New York City will grow with it.

Albanians of New York City

Johannah Doyle, Staff Reporter
May 1, 2021
Here is the statue of David by Michelangelo, currently located within the Galleria Dell’Accademia, Florence, Italy. Constructed between 1501 and 1504, it was crafted out of a piece of marble initially thought to be too challenging for any to sculpt before Michelangelo.

An Exploration of the David and Goliath Story

Jonathan Lopez, Staff Reporter
April 22, 2021
An abandoned castle known as Chateau de Tourbillion in Sion, Switzerland. A series of Swiss bishops lived here and their home often fell victim to the ill will of arsonists who detested its wealthy, powerful inhabitants. Overall, this castle is much like the beloved homes that decorate fairytale landscapes.

From Dark Endings to ‘Happily Ever After’: How Fairytales Have Changed Over the Course of Time

Katia Anastas, Staff Reporter
April 18, 2021
Rockefeller Center, located in Manhattan between 48th and 51st Streets, represents a monument to the sheer clout and influence that wealth such as that of the Rockefeller family can afford. Rockefeller Center consists of 19 buildings spanning 22 acres of land in downtown Manhattan, with construction started in 1931 and finished in 1939.

The Problems of Corporate Monopolies and Their Impact Upon Our Humanity

Jonathan Lopez, Staff Reporter
March 20, 2021
Hannah Bennett ’22 said “people… have stronger negative reactions when it comes to people of color at fault, because their race is made a bigger issue, and it allows people to perpetuate stereotypes about POC and crime, since it at first glance you would only know the race of POC criminals just from the titles.”

The Vilification of the American People

Arianne Browne, Staff Reporter
March 19, 2021
Here is the entrance to Fort Totten Base circa 1960s-1970s.

A Historical Tour of a NYC Neighborhood: Bayside

Rachel Koon, Staff Reporter
March 18, 2021
The American flag still serves as a symbol of unity -- in a time where some Americans feel most divided.

One Nation…United?

Josephine Kinlan, Staff Reporter
January 12, 2021
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Wonder in Something Ordinary: The Thousand-Year-Old History of Playing Cards

Kellen Knight, Staff Writer
January 11, 2021
The Lorenz Attractor is extremely sensitive to initial conditions. A negligible change in the starting point of one of its orbiting particles will change its trajectory entirely, but each set of initial conditions generates only one unique graph. This illustrates the apparent paradox that the universe can be both deterministic and wildly unpredictable.

Peter Turchin: The Magnetism of Mathematical History

Enza Jonas-Giugni, Staff Reporter
January 11, 2021
From left to right, three of my favorite science fiction books that I own are 'Rendezvous with Rama' and 'Childhood’s End' by Arthur C. Clarke, and 'The Illustrated Man' by Ray Bradbury, which is a collection of his short stories.

The Printing Press and Planetary Conquest: A Brief History of Science Fiction

Kellen Knight, Staff Reporter
December 4, 2020
The original patent drawing of the rotoscope from Fleischer's patent, circa 1915.

The History of Modern Animation: A Profile of Max Fleisher and His Miracle Machine

Tiankuo Zhang, Staff Reporter
November 19, 2020
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