Arts & Culture

Get Tanked: NYC’s Water Tanks Get a Meaningful Makeover

By Makena Owens • Published: August 19, 2014 • Comment ()

On a trip to Ethiopia in 2007, filmmaker Mary Jordan got sick.  She had traveled to a remote village to shoot an ethnographic documentary and was struck with an illness that debilitated her and her filming process. Fortunately, caring and hospitable locals nursed Jordan back to health and in return asked her to make them […]

My Birth Right

By Miriam Herst • Published: August 19, 2014 • Comment ()

I found myself walking the streets of Tzfat a few weeks ago, trying my best to taste the spirituality I had been promised; looking for shadows of lost prophecies, promises of the path Messiah will one day walk, faded footprints of rabbis whose teachings I’ve long studied. Instead there was blended iced coffee, thick summer […]

Finding Art in Unexpected Places

By Emily Chase • Published: August 19, 2014 • Comment ()

The ocean shore, with its crystal blue sky, deep waves, and smooth sand, has often been a place of fascination and inspiration for art. Many people like to bring its beauty home and arrange shells over mirrors, picture frames, lamps, and other objects to remind them of the ocean. From photographs, paintings and drawings of […]

The Lost Art of Gentleness

By Emily Chase • Published: May 12, 2014 • Comment ()

Sitting down in Central Park and reading Little Women, I was drawn into the world of the March sisters. Pretty and responsible Meg, loud and boisterous Jo, and fancy little Amy drew me into their midst, but the sister who touched me the most was sweet and gentle Beth. She was peaceful and patient, helpful […]

Culture in the City: Summer Edition

By Hannah Rozenblat • Published: May 12, 2014 • Comment ()

With the summer fast approaching and school ending, there are more opportunities to take advantage of the cultural scene in New York City.  From Broadway to museums to outdoor recreation, the city is full of things to do now that everyone is done studying for exams.  Here are some of the highlights for the next […]

A Book Reading of Dr. Ann Peters’ “House Hold”

By Michal Kaplan-Nadel • Published: May 12, 2014 • Comment ()

In her “Literature of Home” class that I took last spring, I remember how Dr. Ann Peter’s eyes would light up when reading Joan Didion or Willa Cather’s descriptions of American cities and fields. It is this brand of excitement over the ideas of home, place, and landscape that inspired Dr. Peter’s to write her […]

Andy Warhol: Icon From Digital Art to Pop Art

By Michal Kaplan-Nadel • Published: May 12, 2014 • Comment ()

Walking onto the fourth floor of the Museum of Modern Art, you will come upon one of the most iconic works of contemporary art. Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Cans will stare up at you, the repeating series of red and white cans of various flavors more recognizable than almost any other piece in the gallery. […]

YU Museum: A Celebration of Jewish Composers

By Sarah King • Published: April 9, 2014 • Comment ()

The evening of Monday, March 31st saw a well-rounded gathering of music patrons as well as Stern Sense of Music students at the Yeshiva University Museum, all anticipating a night of music provided by The Momenta String Quartet. The quartet, also known as the Beatrice Diener Ensemble-in-Residence, consists (as the name would suggest) of four […]

Once Again, The People Sing on Broadway

By Sora Gordon • Published: April 9, 2014 • Comment ()

As any self-proclaimed theater geek knows, the best part of living in New York City is the relative ease of obtaining student rush tickets for Broadway shows. Yet with classes starting so often in the dreaded morning hours, waiting in line for the box office to open at 10:00 a.m. isn’t always feasible. However, if […]

Home Suite: Art Professor Traci Tullius on Her Solo Exhibit

By Mia Guttmann • Published: April 9, 2014 • Comment ()

Professor Traci Tullius is currently an Associate Professor at Stern College for Women and has a solo show entitled Home Suite on view from March 27- May 4 at the Yeshiva University Museum. The exhibit includes a video and ten drawings. The drawings, which were rendered in silverpoint, have begun to fade with time. She […]