Arts and Entertainment
Instagram Fashion Is Killing You
Fashion communities on Instagram and TikTok alike have increasingly become hubs of consumerism and commodity fetishism.
Chronically Online As The World Burns: This Is Why Review
By Benson Chen
Paramore has changed their sound once again on This is Why, still retaining their signature socially-conscious lyrics.
The Last Wish: A Beloved Daredevil’s Redemption
Comedic appeal, incredible voice acting, and colorful world-building make Puss in Boots: The Last Wish a true animated success.
“When You Wake Up, They’ll Be Gone Again”: Boygenius Returns
Three powerhouses of the indie rock genre combine their talent across three masterful, albeit disjointed, singles.
“When You Wake Up, They’ll Be Gone Again”: Boygenius Returns
Three powerhouses of the indie rock genre combine their talent across three masterful, albeit disjointed, singles.
Looking Through the Glass Onion
Glass Onion is a cleverly subversive take on the mystery genre that excels in the quality of its writing and performances, despite an underutilized supporting cast and inconsistent pacing.
“Play Dead”: A Product of Its Predecessors or a Supreme Advert?
By Galen Jack
Strobeck’s latest project, “Play Dead,” pushes his signature stylistic choices too far, making the skateboarding itself hard to appreciate.
New School, Boo School
Music teachers at The Mannes School of Music go on strike to protest new policy.
Give Me the Streets of Manhattan: Meet Me in the Bathroom
By Roxy Perazzo
A review of Meet Me in the Bathroom, a documentary capturing New York City’s early-2000s underground music scene.
The Clean Girl Aesthetic: Rebranding Minority Cultures
By Raaita Anwar
Since early 2022, the clean girl aesthetic has dominated TikTok, making its way into fashion magazines and makeup marketing campaigns advertising exclusionary beauty standards.
Gracie Abrams Says Good Riddance to the Blame Game
Abrams stands at the forefront of bedroom pop fame with lyrical and vocal mastery, dragged down from the precipice by unremarkable production.
The Eveillards’ Gift of Simplicity
A review of The Eveillard Gift and the ideas it emphasizes about different mediums in art.
Fascism, Fantasy, and a Puppet on a String: Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio places Walt Disney’s classic Pinocchio in fascist Italy, exploring the conflict between Pinocchio’s innocence and the horrors of World War I.
Meret Oppenheim: Spontaneity in Surrealism
An analysis of the artist and works featured in the MoMA’s Meret Oppenheim: My Exhibition.
Beauty and Fascism: The Conformist Returns in a Stunning 4K Restoration
By Alexander Hinchliffe, Kostantina Tsahalis
Bernardo Bertolucci’s 1970 magnum opus on fascism and conformity sees a new 4K remaster at the NYC Film Forum.
New York through Edward Hopper’s Eyes
A look into the Edward Hopper’s New York: his unique reflection of New York City.
Taylor Swift’s Influence on Rising Pop Artists
By Raaita Anwar
Taylor Swift is undeniably one of the most popular artists of our time, and with the rise of Gen-Z pop artists like Olivia Rodrigo and Conan Gray, her influence is more apparent than ever.
Karen Lamassonne Creates Noise at the Swiss Institute
Karen Lamassonne presents a dynamic survey of her artistic career, blurring the boundaries between her reality and imagination.
Wednesday: Halloween Came Late This Year
A review of Netflix’s supernatural coming of age series Wednesday, an adaption of the popular Addams family franchise
Blurring the Lines Between Real and Surreal: Review of Atlanta Season Four
By Simone Raleigh, Lucien Clough
Atlanta is fearless, but not reckless, keeping itself grounded in realistic characters and commentary while reveling in the surreal.
Whose Loss
By Manlio Singh
Drake takes the foreground throughout an inconsistent collaboration album.
Comedic Destruction in “The Banshees of Inisherin”
The Banshees of Inisherin truly succeeds on all fronts, creating a world out of a handful of characters and locations and unleashing a conflict both comedic in its original insignificance and tragic in its unfortunate poignance.
LCD Soundsystem Has Not Lost Its Edge
By Levi Simon, Theodore Yochum
James Murphy’s LCD Soundsystem celebrates its twentieth anniversary in concert.
Christmas Greetings and Christmas Beatings
By Dorothy Ha
Starring David Harbour as a murderous Santa Claus, Violent Night proves to be a ho-ho-whole lot of unconventional Christmas fun.
The Faces or the Voices?
By Munem Tajwar
With the increasingly large amount of incomprehensible castings of high-profile actors in voice roles, why are voice actors getting replaced?
Ada, Alex, and Ascension through “Gathering”
A review of Alex Katz: Gathering, and the improvement, changes, and regressions it shows in his style.
When Wanting Isn’t Enough
By Benson Chen
Desire, I Want To Turn Into You is Caroline Polachek’s triumphant and daring return.
Instagram Fashion Is Killing You
Fashion communities on Instagram and TikTok alike have increasingly become hubs of consumerism and commodity fetishism.
The Clean Girl Aesthetic: Rebranding Minority Cultures
By Raaita Anwar
Since early 2022, the clean girl aesthetic has dominated TikTok, making its way into fashion magazines and makeup marketing campaigns advertising exclusionary beauty standards.
Chronically Online As The World Burns: This Is Why Review
By Benson Chen
Paramore has changed their sound once again on This is Why, still retaining their signature socially-conscious lyrics.
Gracie Abrams Says Good Riddance to the Blame Game
Abrams stands at the forefront of bedroom pop fame with lyrical and vocal mastery, dragged down from the precipice by unremarkable production.
The Eveillards’ Gift of Simplicity
A review of The Eveillard Gift and the ideas it emphasizes about different mediums in art.
The Last Wish: A Beloved Daredevil’s Redemption
Comedic appeal, incredible voice acting, and colorful world-building make Puss in Boots: The Last Wish a true animated success.
Fascism, Fantasy, and a Puppet on a String: Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio places Walt Disney’s classic Pinocchio in fascist Italy, exploring the conflict between Pinocchio’s innocence and the horrors of World War I.
“When You Wake Up, They’ll Be Gone Again”: Boygenius Returns
Three powerhouses of the indie rock genre combine their talent across three masterful, albeit disjointed, singles.
Meret Oppenheim: Spontaneity in Surrealism
An analysis of the artist and works featured in the MoMA’s Meret Oppenheim: My Exhibition.
Beauty and Fascism: The Conformist Returns in a Stunning 4K Restoration
By Alexander Hinchliffe, Kostantina Tsahalis
Bernardo Bertolucci’s 1970 magnum opus on fascism and conformity sees a new 4K remaster at the NYC Film Forum.
“When You Wake Up, They’ll Be Gone Again”: Boygenius Returns
Three powerhouses of the indie rock genre combine their talent across three masterful, albeit disjointed, singles.
Looking Through the Glass Onion
Glass Onion is a cleverly subversive take on the mystery genre that excels in the quality of its writing and performances, despite an underutilized supporting cast and inconsistent pacing.
“Play Dead”: A Product of Its Predecessors or a Supreme Advert?
By Galen Jack
Strobeck’s latest project, “Play Dead,” pushes his signature stylistic choices too far, making the skateboarding itself hard to appreciate.
New York through Edward Hopper’s Eyes
A look into the Edward Hopper’s New York: his unique reflection of New York City.
Taylor Swift’s Influence on Rising Pop Artists
By Raaita Anwar
Taylor Swift is undeniably one of the most popular artists of our time, and with the rise of Gen-Z pop artists like Olivia Rodrigo and Conan Gray, her influence is more apparent than ever.
Revelations: A Celebrated Masterpiece of Modern American Dance
With “Revelations,” Ailey elevates the purpose of contemporary dance.
To Be Pretty When You Cry and Scream
By Vita Kirschtein, Tessa Kolovarsky
Viral makeup trends and how they attack girls’ self-image during emotional times.
LCD Soundsystem Has Not Lost Its Edge
By Levi Simon, Theodore Yochum
James Murphy’s LCD Soundsystem celebrates its twentieth anniversary in concert.
New School, Boo School
Music teachers at The Mannes School of Music go on strike to protest new policy.
Christmas Greetings and Christmas Beatings
By Dorothy Ha
Starring David Harbour as a murderous Santa Claus, Violent Night proves to be a ho-ho-whole lot of unconventional Christmas fun.
The Faces or the Voices?
By Munem Tajwar
With the increasingly large amount of incomprehensible castings of high-profile actors in voice roles, why are voice actors getting replaced?
Ada, Alex, and Ascension through “Gathering”
A review of Alex Katz: Gathering, and the improvement, changes, and regressions it shows in his style.
Give Me the Streets of Manhattan: Meet Me in the Bathroom
By Roxy Perazzo
A review of Meet Me in the Bathroom, a documentary capturing New York City’s early-2000s underground music scene.
Taylor Swift’s End of Eras Leads to Bad Blood
By Grace Rhee, Tessa Kolovarsky
14 million eager “Swifties” were left heartbroken after Ticketmaster, the world’s largest ticket marketplace, crumbled upon them at the fans’ most dire time.
Karen Lamassonne Creates Noise at the Swiss Institute
Karen Lamassonne presents a dynamic survey of her artistic career, blurring the boundaries between her reality and imagination.
Wednesday: Halloween Came Late This Year
A review of Netflix’s supernatural coming of age series Wednesday, an adaption of the popular Addams family franchise
Blurring the Lines Between Real and Surreal: Review of Atlanta Season Four
By Simone Raleigh, Lucien Clough
Atlanta is fearless, but not reckless, keeping itself grounded in realistic characters and commentary while reveling in the surreal.
Whose Loss
By Manlio Singh
Drake takes the foreground throughout an inconsistent collaboration album.
