Thinkpiece
Opinions
Pragmatism: Andrew Cuomo’s Appeal
By Eli Smith
Andrew Cuomo’s mayoral campaign highlights the tension between political accountability and effective governance in a city where voters demand results.
|| 2024-2025Arts and Entertainment
WHAT HBO GIRL R U?
Lena Dunham’s show Girls is excruciating and ingenious because it forces viewers to identify with the parts of themselves they most dislike.
|| 2023-2024Arts and Entertainment
Appease the Audience
By Munem Tajwar, Tessa Kolovarsky
In the age of the internet, how much power does social media yield over Hollywood?
|| 2022-2023Arts and Entertainment
Disney Over the Years
A thinkpiece of how Disney and its representation of various cultures and issues have developed.
|| June 2022Arts and Entertainment
Spotify’s Dilemma
The problem comes down to two things: users not having anywhere to go, and Spotify attempting to distance themselves from the misinformation on Rogan’s podcast while actively promoting and profiting from it.
|| March 2022Arts and Entertainment
Confederate Generals and Culture Wars: Rumors of Wars Displays a New American Hero
By Javed Jokhai
Javed Jokhai spends a dreary day in New York marveling at Kehinde Wiley’s first public art installation, a statue serving up commentary on our current...
|| October 2019Arts and Entertainment
Kawaii at Stuyvesant
By Brian Zhang
To examine the reasoning behind stationery popularity and imagine it within the scope of Stuyvesant and beyond.
|| October 2019
Opinions
In the Nike Store Basement, A Vision
Where do we go past 5:00 p.m. when we want to build community?
|| 2024-2025
Arts and Entertainment
To Be Pretty When You Cry and Scream
By Tessa Kolovarsky, Vita Kirschtein
Viral makeup trends and how they attack girls’ self-image during emotional times.
|| December 2022
Arts and Entertainment
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?
|| January 2023Arts and Entertainment
To Gay or Not to Gay: The Evolution of Queerbaiting
A thinkpiece on a controversial practice in mainstream media and how it has evolved overtime.
|| October 2017Arts and Entertainment
The Beauty Guru Fever
By Elma Rahman
A thinkpiece on the influence beauty gurus have on our culture and younger generations in particular.
|| September 2017Arts and Entertainment
The Global Climate Strike Refuses To Be Heard But Not Heeded
By Javed Jokhai
After being emotionally moved by the Global Climate Strike, writer Javed Jokhai recalls his experience at the strike in this call to action for climate...
|| October 2019Arts and Entertainment
Snacks and Songs: Secrets to Success
If you’re looking to perfect your studying routine, try these nutritious foods and stimulating music genres to give your brain the boost it needs.
|| February 2022Arts and Entertainment
The Peculiar Reincarnation of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
An investigation of Stuyvesant’s most enigmatic mystery: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
|| May 2020
Opinions
Crushing the Compass
By Nabiha Islam
The idea that our morals are declining is but an illusion.
|| 2024-2025Arts and Entertainment
The Global Climate Strike Refuses To Be Heard But Not Heeded
By Javed Jokhai
After being emotionally moved by the Global Climate Strike, writer Javed Jokhai recalls his experience at the strike in this call to action for climate...
|| October 2019Opinions
Pragmatism: Andrew Cuomo’s Appeal
By Eli Smith
Andrew Cuomo’s mayoral campaign highlights the tension between political accountability and effective governance in a city where voters demand results.
|| 2024-2025Arts and Entertainment
Appease the Audience
By Munem Tajwar, Tessa Kolovarsky
In the age of the internet, how much power does social media yield over Hollywood?
|| 2022-2023Arts and Entertainment
Disney Over the Years
A thinkpiece of how Disney and its representation of various cultures and issues have developed.
|| June 2022Arts and Entertainment
The MCU’s New Breed of Moviegoers
By Bill Ni
The MCU’s movies and large range of heroes and villains have launched their movies to the next level, encouraging us to cheer during the runtime and changing what going to the theater entails.
|| June 2019Arts and Entertainment
Detective Netflix
By Syeda Maliha
Netflix’s crime documentaries are making ordinary people think they’re detectives.
|| June 2019
Arts and Entertainment
Conceptualizing the Concept Album
A look into what attributes make up a good concept album framed through the reviews of multiple successful concept albums.
|| May 2022
Arts and Entertainment
The Peculiar Reincarnation of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
An investigation of Stuyvesant’s most enigmatic mystery: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
|| May 2020
Arts and Entertainment
Art’s Accessibility is Technically Amazing
Art is an enriching experience, but what has technology done to change our views and use of it?
|| April 2018Arts and Entertainment
Spotify’s Dilemma
The problem comes down to two things: users not having anywhere to go, and Spotify attempting to distance themselves from the misinformation on Rogan’s podcast while actively promoting and profiting from it.
|| March 2022
Arts and Entertainment
Snacks and Songs: Secrets to Success
If you’re looking to perfect your studying routine, try these nutritious foods and stimulating music genres to give your brain the boost it needs.
|| February 2022
Arts and Entertainment
The Problem with Theater and Race
By Andrew Ng
Contemporary efforts have increasingly been trying to promote diversity in theater audiences. Yet, the racial and socioeconomic rift in theater is still a jarring prospect.
|| February 2018Opinions
In the Nike Store Basement, A Vision
Where do we go past 5:00 p.m. when we want to build community?
|| 2024-2025Arts and Entertainment
To Be Pretty When You Cry and Scream
By Tessa Kolovarsky, Vita Kirschtein
Viral makeup trends and how they attack girls’ self-image during emotional times.
|| December 2022Arts and Entertainment
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?
|| January 2023
Arts and Entertainment
Airports Abuse Musicians and Damage Their Instruments
Despite rules and regulations being put in place, airports manage to harass musicians and injure their instruments.
|| November 2022Arts and Entertainment
Confederate Generals and Culture Wars: Rumors of Wars Displays a New American Hero
By Javed Jokhai
Javed Jokhai spends a dreary day in New York marveling at Kehinde Wiley’s first public art installation, a statue serving up commentary on our current...
|| October 2019Arts and Entertainment
To Gay or Not to Gay: The Evolution of Queerbaiting
A thinkpiece on a controversial practice in mainstream media and how it has evolved overtime.
|| October 2017Arts and Entertainment
WHAT HBO GIRL R U?
Lena Dunham’s show Girls is excruciating and ingenious because it forces viewers to identify with the parts of themselves they most dislike.
|| 2023-2024