Changing My Name Meant Freeing Myself From Hate
This article originally ran in 2019 on The Bridge, Hunter College's former student magazine. Sometimes words don’t sit quite right in...
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Veronika Lleshi
Mar 13, 20233 min read
More Than Half a Century Later, 'Let It Bleed' Still Sings
On a rainy day in 1969, the Rolling Stones said goodbye to the decade. Composed during one of the worst times in the band’s history, with...
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Marc Anthony Cuadra
Mar 13, 20233 min read
Review: Common's 'Be'
Yes to the comeback of the new millennium. Yes to soulful beats smelted together by descendants of Hephaestus, legendary producers J...
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Jada Shannon
Mar 13, 20236 min read
Nail Artist Muna Rahman Brings Her Clients’ Visions to Life
When 20-year-old Muna Rahman welcomes clients into her Bronx family home, she asks them how they found her. Many travel hours from...
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Catherine Lambert
Mar 13, 20233 min read
I Wasn't a Cat Person. Then the Pandemic Happened
I was still trying to establish a spot in the fridge to wedge my groceries in when New York announced its quarantine. My new home was...
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Pamela Rozon
Mar 13, 20234 min read
The Night My Dad Didn't Come Home
It was close to midnight on December 31st of 2021 as I lay on my parents' bed with 12 grapes and a cup of apple cider. My dad sat next to...
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Jada Shannon
Mar 13, 20232 min read
Sweet Pickle Books Takes Us Back in Time
Sweet Pickle Books is a time capsule. As one browses the shelves of this small shop on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, one gets the...
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Catherine Lambert
Mar 13, 20235 min read
From a Trailer Park to Manhattan, Brad Rickert Finds the Laughs
Standing in front of a microphone before a crowd of New Yorkers expecting to laugh is a daunting task, but for Brad Rickert, it’s his...
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Maria Fiume
Mar 13, 20232 min read
Sounds of a New York Sunday
Hidden behind black gates and the food trucks lining Fifth Avenue, familiar faces and new ones passing through frequent the spot. It’s a...
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Maria Fiume
Mar 12, 20233 min read
Reflections on the Enduring Power of Song
The old lightbulbs in the kitchen mixed with the chipped paint on the walls cast an orange glow. The smell of tomato sauce envelopes the...
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Nora Wesson
Mar 12, 20236 min read
After 21 Years of Silence, a 9/11 First Responder Begins to Heal
The Burger King at the corner of Liberty and Church streets looked like it had been bombed. Emergency workers gathered, silent,...
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Nora Wesson
Feb 1, 20232 min read
The Museum is Closed on Wednesdays: The Steps at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The water of one of the fountains in front of the Metropolitan Museum of Art slaps as it falls. It’s not a natural sound, rather manmade...
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Nora Wesson
Jan 3, 20233 min read
Review: A Night Out at Brandy's Piano Bar
I’m not a drinker, I don’t like to go out at night, and rush-hour on the 6 train makes me claustrophobic, but I would happily brave the...
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Nefissa Kemech
Dec 15, 20225 min read
Review: Lana Del Rey's 'Blue Banisters'
In May 2020, singer and songwriter Lana Del Rey took to Instagram to pose a “question for the culture.” In this long note post that...
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