It is often forgotten that even before the surrealists, artists had surrealist tendencies. One of the current exhibits at the Johnson Museum of Art, Escaping…
Posts published in “Arts”
Art as a Coping Mechanism
Sit down, relax, and create something. Do it for yourself. With no expectations of a masterpiece, you can avoid the frustration that comes from a…
A Potpourri Playlist
“Sofia” – Alvaro Soler, 2016 “Second Hand News” – Fleetwood Mac, 1977 “Spanish Pipedream” – John Prine, 1971 “Drive Slow” – Kanye West ft. Paul…
La La Land: Revolutionary or Rehash?
If you look at the reviews for films this year, it would be easy to come to the conclusion that it was an incredible year…
A Series of Unfortunate Events Season 1: A Review
On Friday the 13th of January, Netflix released a new original show, which, as usual, was quite well-envisioned and executed. It is based off A…
Visiting the Met
Over Winter Break, I took a family outing to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. During the ride, we planned out what…
Playlist: Thinking About an Ex
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, it is typical to feel nostalgic for relationships, especially past ones that didn’t end well. A bad breakup…
Portraits of Syrian Children
For the majority of December, I spent second period every day with Waled, an eight-year-old from Syria, whose favorite color is red. Waled was not…
89th Academy Awards Predictions: La La Land Dominates
While February may be the least favorite month of all except for NFL fans, the month does contain some of the most prestigious award ceremonies,…
The Man Comes Around: An Examination of Johnny Cash’s Time Working for American Recordings (1994-2010)
Johnny Cash has been dead, undisturbed, underground, emotionless, next to his beloved wife, in Nashville, Tennessee, in the Hendersonville Memory Gardens, in the Garden of…
Doctor Strange: A Review
In the past year, there has been recurring debate over which comic book/film company is superior: DC or Marvel. While this debate may seem mundane,…
A Transcendent Experience at The Ink Shop
When I stepped in The Ink Shop Printmaking Center, located on the second story of the Community School of Music and Arts building, I was…
Remembering Miss Sharon Jones
On November 18, legendary soul-funk singer Sharon Jones passed away after battling pancreatic cancer with her head held high. For a woman with such spunk,…
Movies at the Mack: Mr. Reiff’s film series in Auburn
One Wednesday evening in October, I took a scenic 50-minute ride to Auburn. By the time I got there, it was dark and I stumbled…
The Crown Season 1: A Review
As Netflix continues to produce more and more original series, it has been impressive in its high production quality, and The Crown is no exception.…
Bringing it All Back Home: A Bob Dylan Playlist
Imagine the 1960s in the United States of America. The backdrop of the Vietnam War creates a breeding ground for young, enraged activists, who fight…
Sitting Down with an Artist: IHS’s New Murals
Our hallways are looking a bit brighter these days, thanks to Luiza Vieira ’17 and Jay Barnes. Here’s the artist’s story behind the beautification efforts.…
On Bob Dylan’s Unexpected Coronation
In an unprecedented move, the Nobel Committee for Literature has honored Bob Dylan as the first songwriter to be chosen as the Nobel Prize in…
Playlist: Television’s Greatest Hits
Television shows are 30 percent about the content, 5 percent about the ads, 25 percent about the cute boy in the show, and 40 percent…
Book Sale Finds
You find yourself feeling suddenly unprepared in line between a man with two heavy-duty canvas tote bags and a man with a large plastic box…
Mauro Marinelli: Under Old Stars
Under Old Stars: Wanderings in Italian Hill Towns was the photo exhibit that ran from October 7–31 in the Eye Gallery, located above Petrune on…
Zakir Hussain Concert Review
As I sat down in my seat in Bailey Hall, I had no idea what to expect from the performance ahead. My parents had persuaded…
Ithaca Has Latin Roots: Ixcanul
Last Saturday, my friend Amalia Walker ’17 and I trekked across Cornell’s campus to Cornell Cinema, located in Willard Straight Hall. We were there to…
Mr. Robot Review
After watching every episode of Mr. Robot, some more than once, I can say with certainty that it is one of the best shows on…
Cartoons
The Beatles: Eight Days A Week: A Movie Review
The Beatles: Eight Days A Week—The Touring Years, named, of course, after the classic early Beatles song, follows the band through its four-year touring period…
Porchfest: Ten Years of Music in the Streets
Every year since 2007, people from all over Ithaca have come down to the usually quiet neighborhood of Fall Creek to listen to great local…


















