I’ve recently had the pleasure of viewing Ryan Coogler’s “Black Panther” the night before its release date. I attended a viewing with The Table, a minority student organization at The King’s College. I was enthralled by this new edition to the Marvel cinematic universe. While the costumes, scenery, and performances took my breath away, I have to say that I was captivated by the heart behind the movie’s message.
Read MoreNightlife is endless in New York City. For a college student on a budget, however, the city most definitely has a bedtime. When ramen noodles are the only thing in the pantry, and the refrigerator is close to bare, it’s difficult for students to find something to do on a Friday night that doesn’t break the bank.Or maybe, we are simply not looking in the right places. The other day, I saw four different art exhibitions in one night. I mixed and mingled with art curators, hipsters, and all it cost me was a subway ride. Here is where I ended up.
Read MoreA collection of artist David Hockney’s work is being showcased by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The exhibition features an expansive retrospective of the artist’s diverse work, honoring iconic moments of his career. This is Hockney’s only exhibition in North America and will be on display until Feb. 25.
Read MoreArt should be created for art’s sake--or so say the aesthetic artists of the late 19th century. The Aesthetic Movement in America, a current exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, proves to be that and more. In celebration of the 30th anniversary of The American Wing, the exhibit features a range of hallmark Aesthetic work including ceramics, furniture, stained glass, textiles, sculptures, paintings and metalwork.
Read MoreBut there are physical representations of the problem all around her campus that make the scale of depression hard to ignore. Three years before McCrory stepped foot onto the campus a man shot and killed himself in Little eld Fountain, a prominent social gathering point for the university, located in the middle of the campus.
Read MoreBlade Runner 2049, directed by Denis Villeneuve and written again by Hampton Fancher and also Michael Green recognizes the importance of its predecessor, but seems a lot more like an earlier, less honed version of what Scott’s film came to be.
Read MoreToday marks the Reformation’s quincentennial. Many people may expect some Catholic disdain for this day. Recently in Rome, however, there has risen a veneration of Martin Luther. Stampage featuring an image of Luther and his lackey Philip Melanchthon next to Christ crucified will be issued from the Vatican this year.
Read MoreAt age 11, I had only dealt with death once before: my grandfather. The one thing I remembered from his funeral was watching my grandmother cry as the creaky organ played at the beginning of the service. By the next day, I was back in class laughing with my friends, and that haunting music had been forgotten.
Read MoreThis is not the nudity of Game of Thrones or Californication. We are witnessing something else, something new. It’s hard to divorce nudity from pornography. Once we said we couldn’t define porn, but we knew it when we saw it. I don’t know if that’s true anymore.
Read MoreImagine seeing videos of childhood friends being rescued from second floors because flood waters submerged the first floors of their homes. “What happens if we drown? Will anyone notice?” asked a friend of mine on Facebook Live, hoping she would be rescued.
Read MoreMaybe I was scared of silence in that moment: the frustration made me uncomfortable. Maybe I wanted the sound of a melody or the rhythm of speech to distract me from my emotions. But maybe what Wilfred really wanted was for me to sit in the silence.
Read MoreI am ugly and broken, and so is the world around me. Siedell claims, however, that this is why he is drawn to Modern Art in the first place. It reveals the things that we don’t want to see.
Read MoreI was disturbed into loving my favorite song. I usually find that the things that repulse me initially, end up becoming the most important to me.
Read MoreMillennials spend a lot of time on their phones, iPads, laptops, and tablets, but they also spend more time traveling the world than any other generation before them.
Read MoreOn a cold, rainy Sunday, eager museum-goers crowded the entrance to the Whitney Museum of American Art to witness a biennial event showcasing 63 artists’ work.
Read MoreIn the season of Lent, and the 500th anniversary of the Reformation this October, the state of the Church’s stability is undeniably relevant
Read MoreTogether, the technical elements and creative visions of McLean and Ken Denison (co-directors) result in an uplifting and informative 80-minute look into the spiritual life of C.S. Lewis.
Read MoreOn February 14, the third floor of the Samsung 837 flagship space in the Meatpacking District was filled with visitors experiencing Fashion Week like they had never seen it before, in virtual reality.
Read MoreThe room packed full of eager listeners awaiting Melissa Fleming, chief spokesperson and head of communications of the High Commissioner for the UN’s High Commission for Refugee’s (UNHCR)
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