Campus News
by AWeiss × on May 22, 2021 at 2:06 am ×
NY1 veteran anchor and author Cheryl Wills gave a lecture to students and staff to the SUNY Old Westbury community on April 27th. Ms. Wills spoke to the college about her journey in broadcast journalism including her time working at Fox 5 and eventually transitioning to working for NY1 since […]
Local / News
by AWeiss × on April 23, 2021 at 2:24 pm ×
Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the bill legalizing recreational marijuana in New York State, at the end of March. Through a speedy legislation process, the state official who has recently found himself in hot water due to sexual assault allegations, signed the bill the morning after it was passed by state […]
Entertainment
by AWeiss × on April 13, 2021 at 5:35 pm ×
Recently, Netflix released an original documentary film titled Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal, based on the college admissions controversy that jailed Hollywood stars Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman. The documentary, uniquely styled with the use of dramatizations to portray actual recorded conversations, thoroughly explains the crimes committed, how […]
Lifestyle
by AWeiss × on March 22, 2021 at 3:19 pm ×
As the official one-year mark of the COVID-19 pandemic has recently passed, it is common for unwanted feelings and emotions to emerge, making it the ideal time to focus on one’s self-care. After spending over 365 days socially distancing from everything, daydreaming about concerts or shows, and avoiding holidays with loved […]
Entertainment / feature2
by AWeiss × on March 8, 2021 at 8:35 pm ×
Legendary electronic dance music artist Daft Punk shocked the world by unexpectedly calling it quits after nearly three decades together. In the last week of February, the French duo released a video titled Epilogue, excerpted from their 2006 film, Electroma, announcing their split. The 8-minute-long video ends with the pair […]
Fiction / Opinion
by AWeiss × on February 20, 2021 at 7:28 pm ×
Daisy Jones & The Six, authored by Taylor Jenkins Reid is a historical fiction novel that drops the reader right into the 1960’s and 70’s, during a rock band’s rise to superstardom as well as its mercurial end. Loosely based on the album Rumours by Fleetwood Mac, the interview style […]
Entertainment
by AWeiss × on February 14, 2021 at 9:04 pm ×
On February 5, The New York Times Presents released their new episode, “Framing Britney Spears.” This television special, available on both FX and Hulu, dives right into the international popstar’s lifelong career, her inevitable rise to the top, and her chaotic private life, focusing on the conservatorship she was placed under in 2008, […]