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The Student Voice of Fordham Lincoln Center

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The Student Voice of Fordham Lincoln Center

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BRIAN BRUEGGE, Assistant Arts & Culture Editor Emeritus

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Fordham Junior Ike Edgerton talks about his passion for painting and his career as a rapper. (Mario Weddell/The Observer)

FCLC Junior Mixes Paints and Beats

March 28, 2012
Fordham College at Lincoln Center junior Ike Edgerton is a visual arts major that has a knack for making art that grabs peoples’ attention.
The Man Who Followed Murder

The Man Who Followed Murder

March 7, 2012
He was known as the “official photographer of Murder Inc.,” a gang of hitmen that haunted the streets of New York City during the 1930s.
Photographs of Joan Crawford taken in 1959 are featured in the “Magnum Contact Sheets” exhibit at the International Center of Photography. (Courtesy of the International Center of Photography)

The End of an Era: ICP Memorializes the Contact Sheet

February 22, 2012
The contact sheet, similar to the horse-drawn carriage or music stored on a disc, is enigmatic in today’s world. Technology has advanced; we have new, more efficient ways of doing things. Yet these objects are still around us, not because we need them, but because we refuse to let them go. As a culture, we still admire what these artifacts stand for.
The new exhibit “Carsten Höller: Experience” at the New Museum features a carousel and a long line for the two story long slide. (Benoit Pailley/Courtesy of New Museum)

New Museum Combines Art with Interactivity

November 16, 2011
At the ticket desk of the New Museum, a sign reads, “DO NOT visit the second floor if you are susceptible to Photosensitive Epilepsy, which may cause seizures."
Upright Citizens Brigade presents Stone Cold Fox, a new improv show every Friday night. (Sara Azoulay/The Observer)

Stone Cold Fox Receives Warm Reception

September 21, 2011
Chelsea’s Upright Citizens Brigade Theater is well known as a performance space for some of the best comedy acts in the city; however, Stone Cold Fox tries hard to convince their audience that they are in no way a comedy act...
Arab American Comedy Festival Returns to NYC

Arab American Comedy Festival Returns to NYC

August 25, 2011

Dean Obeidallah will be the first to tell you: it hasn’t been easy being an Arab American in New York City since Sept. 11. As the New Jersey-born comedian explains in one of his routines, “the...

Hitting and Pitching Her Way to Victory

August 3, 2011

Last season was a groundbreaking year for the Fordham softball team. After qualifying for their first ever NCAA tournament, the Rams hope to continue the success in the upcoming 2011 season. This preseason,...

A Talk in Dean Pelton’s Office

July 23, 2011

Published: April 13, 2011 Since it premiered two years ago, NBC’s “Community” has been a highlight of the network’s Thursday night comedy lineup. Jim Rash, who plays the hilarious...

A Living Giant In New York City

July 23, 2011

Published: October 7, 2010 For the past five months, a giant has been steadily growing on the roof of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. A massive sculpture in the form of a cresting wave has been...

Liberty and Bookstores for All

July 23, 2011

Published: September 22, 2010 This January, the Barnes & Noble at Lincoln Square (located at 1972 Broadway) will be closing its doors for good after 15 years of business. Among other factors, the...

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