I have been the coordinator of the grassroots student Participatory Budgeting process at Queens College (PBQC) since the fall of 2017. All of my knowledge of community organizing has come through doing work on the ground, and it all started with joining this student movement. When I started writing for QC Voices I struggled with […]
A singular trait of theatre is its own ephemerality. Every performance is unique, never to be repeated again, only to be reported on and remembered by those who were there to witness it. The same goes for productions. All shows, regardless of their success, must eventually close (except The Phantom of the Opera, which […]
To celebrate Black History “What About White History Month” Month in the year 2019 of our Lady Beyoncé, Esquire magazine drafted a flaccid profile of the white American male and his harrowing transition from having all of the social, economic and political power to only having most of it. It’s February, the shortest month of […]
Spoiler Alert for Bandersnatch! During my time off this winter (totally spent working on my thesis and not at all playing World of Warcraft), I managed to avoid hearing about Bandersnatch. For those, like me, who are out of the loop, Bandersnatch is an “episode” of Netflix’s hugely popular Black Mirror series. Black Mirror […]
The internet, as usual, is angry. This time over an ad from Gillette. An ad that, basically, asks men to not be jerks. But many were angered by what they felt was an attack against their character. If you haven’t seen it, the Gillette ad portrays a few very common scenes: a young boy […]
Beach House’s new album is masterful. “I’m not sure what it’s trying to do,” I said the last time someone asked me about it, “but they’re doing it masterfully.” Their seventh album, aptly titled 7, shows the band’s maturity. No rotted fruit here. Instead, the music has aged like a fine wine. Lush, dark, […]
New York City to Georgetown, 20th of November. What began it all was the bright bone of a dream I could hardly hold onto.
A few days ago, while on my way to work, I witnessed two NYPD police officers confront a young woman of color at a subway station. I did what I usually do when I see a similar situation; I took out my phone and began recording. On this particular day, I witnessed the officers […]
Husky Rescue is a band not many Americans are familiar with. They’re from Finland. Their lead singer was replaced halfway through their career. And they haven’t released an album since 2012. While most of their music deals with ambient pop mash-ups, Ship of Light, released in 2010, takes it a step further, adding a supernatural element to their […]
As my column has no doubt indicated, I am not only a passionate defender of videogames, but I wholeheartedly believe in their place in the artistic canon. The medium is ever evolving and changing, becoming more and more formally complex, telling richer stories, and creating richer environments. But, like any medium, videogames do not exist […]
