Following the discovery of a previously unknown Chopin waltz, we now delve into a lost chapter of early twentieth-century music: Igor Stravinsky’s Chant funèbre, also…
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News Bites: Local Holiday Events
By CORALLUS MEEKS on December 2025
4-H Winter Craft Series: Tompkins County 4-H welcomes families to the final Winter Craft Series session on December 3. Each evening provides a hands-on seasonal…
Holiday Playlist
By CORALLUS MEEKS on December 2025
“Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!” by Dean Martin: A cheerful winter tune celebrating the coziness of being indoors with loved ones…
The Video Store
By GRIFFIN BRAHLER on December 2025
Hello, and welcome to the first iteration of “The Video Store”, a column where I will review movies. Let’s jump in! Movie Number One:…
Rediscovering Music’s Hidden Gems: Unknown Waltz in A Minor by Chopin
By ASHLEY PARK on November 2025
After exploring Mozart’s youthful Serenade in C Major, K. 648, we now turn to a rediscovery that sent ripples through the classical world last year:…
Murder Has Two Faces: A Glimpse Into the Crisis of Missing and Murdered BIPOC Women
By ZADIE WANG on November 2025
Content warning: sexual assault, murder, child murder. On Friday, October 10, New York State Senator Lea Webb hosted a screening of Murder Has Two Faces…
Watchmen and the Modern Day
By GRIFFIN BRAHLER on October 2025
What do you think of when you think of comic books? Probably lots of action, colors, and a good guy triumphing over a bad guy.…
Rediscovering Music’s Hidden Gems: Mozart’s Serenade in C Major, K. 648
By ASHLEY PARK on October 2025
This summer, at the Bowdoin International Music Festival, I couldn’t help but wonder how many great pieces of music by early composers remain untouched. My…
“Lapse”: IHS Film Club Debuts First Short Film
By ZADIE WANG on October 2025
After months of preparation, IHS Film Club’s first short film, “Lapse” premiered on YouTube early last month. The film follows a young girl who “wakes…
Frida’s Feature Films
By FRIDA JEFFERIS on September 2025
Romeo + Juliet by Baz Luhrmann (1996) Watching this movie in my freshman-year English class is, to date, some of the most fun I’ve had dissecting…
String Instruments: A History of Names
By OLIVIA HAO on September 2025
If you’ve ever been to an IHS orchestra concert, you’re probably familiar with the classic European family of string instruments. The four instruments that feature…
An Ominous Playlist
By JONAH GILLIS on September 2025
In this mixtape, I compiled a list featuring over twenty tracks from the last seventy years, spanning the full spectrum of popular genres, with each…
Non-Western Artist Feature: Yayoi Kusuma
By MIA CHO on September 2025
“Our world is only one polka dot among a million stars in the cosmos. Polka dots are a way to infinity,” are words said by…
Summertime Vibes Playlist
By JONAH GILLIS on June 2025
Summer and music often go hand in hand. In this mixtape, I chose twenty songs from a wide range of genres and eras that all…
LGBTQ+ Playwright Feature: Paula Vogel
By CORALLUS MEEKS on June 2025
Paula Vogel is an esteemed Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright whose plays, including Mother Play, Indecent, and How I Learned to Drive, have been Tony-nominated. Since earning…
Before the curtains in Kulp Auditorium opened for this year’s musical, a few members of the cast stepped forward and spoke a few words beforehand…
Non-Western Short Films to Watch
By ZADIE WANG on May 2025
If you’re interested in exploring cinema beyond the restrictive Hollywood lens, non-Western short films are an excellent option: they offer important perspectives, tell stories intricately,…
In February, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York announced the return of a 2,700-year-old bronze griffin head to Greece. This artifact, dating back…
A Groovy Playlist
By JONAH GILLIS on May 2025
In this article, I reveal my picks for some of the grooviest songs ever recorded! Tunes from a variety of time periods and genres are…
A Nonchalant Playlist
By JONAH GILLIS on April 2025
This playlist features tracks with the most laid-back vibes possible, hence the name of this mixtape. Tunes from past to present meld together in this…
Spring Playlist
By JACK BONASSAR on March 2025
In Ithaca, New York, spring can be a fickle thing. It might come in February, May, or seemingly never happen. To get yourself in the…
2,500-Year-Old Artifacts Stolen in a Dutch Museum Heist
By ZADIE WANG on March 2025
In the early hours of Saturday, January 25, three men broke into the Drents Museum in Assen, the Netherlands, using explosives to bypass a locked…
Freakonomics Book Review
By CAEDMON SETHUPATHY on March 2025
Freakonomics. It’s one of those books with a cult following and nine pages of cover quotes from A-list academics and celebrities. I’d been hearing about…
Artwork from Le Petit Prince Wordsworth Editions Have you ever wondered what life looks like through the innocent lens of a child? Make peace with…
Mack Hollins: Vegetables, Cats, and a Super Bowl
By CAEDMON SETHUPATHY, JONAH JACOBSTEIN on February 2025
Mack Hollins of the Buffalo Bills walks onto the field without shoes on before a game against the San Francisco 49ers. Kevin Sabitus/Getty In the…
Non-Western Artist Feature: El Anatsui
By ZADIE WANG on February 2025
El Anatsui, a globally celebrated Ghanaian sculptor, has transcended the traditional boundaries of art with his unique style. Born in Anyako, Ghana in 1944, Anatsui…
A Playlist To Take You Through Valentine’s Day
By MIA CHO on February 2025
Valentine’s Day is a joyous day to celebrate love and happiness, and it may or may not also be accompanied by a variety of other…