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Battle of the Oscars
This year, the Academy tried something new and had the voters blindfold themselves before they put in their votes for Best Picture. While that is obviously not true, it is the only conceivable...
View ArticleFordham Off-Stage Spotlight: Motivated by Movement
Raised in a household filled with theater and dance, Kaylie Groff, Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC) ’20, has always been comfortable in creative spaces. First exposed to it by her mother, a...
View ArticlePeriod. End of Stigma?
When the filmmakers behind the documentary “Period. End of Sentence.” won an Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject), director Rayka Zehtabchi said, “I’m not crying because I’m on my period...
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A Film Major’s First Film Festival
It was a gloomy Thursday afternoon when I began my trek to Tribeca to pick up my first-ever press pass. I got off the subway and spent the next 20 minutes looking thoroughly confused as I wandered...
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Photo Essay: Cross-Country Runner
Gallery • 7 Photos “The Cross-Country Runner” deals with the cognitive dissonance associated with claiming two places as one’s home. Both places I claim as home — California and New York — are...
View ArticleStudent Spotlight: Andy Vega
Andy Vega, Fordham College at Lincoln Center ’20, recaps his experience as a competitor alongside his comedy partner, Justin Kosisky, as Upright Citizens Brigade’s CageMatch. Vega also discusses his...
View ArticleHot Cocoa Crawl
Join Asst. Arts and Culture Editor Kendall Bottjer, Asst. Multimedia Editor Caitlin Bury and Copy Editor Libby Lanza on a journey to find the best cup of hot cocoa on the Upper West Side. Their video...
View ArticleThe Desk at 140 West: Chesca Mac
Chesca Mac, originally from New Jersey, has always been surrounded by music. First, it was what her parents listened to: Journey, Whitney Houston. Then, she found her own sound influenced by artists...
View ArticleThe Desk at 140 West: Homunculus Boogie
One fine summer afternoon, four freshmen at Fordham University gathered to participate in a “battle of the bands” competition hosted by a local coffee shop. They’d been hard at work practicing for a...
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Lightening the Mood in Liminal Space
Cleo Papadopoulos and Caitlin Bury, both Fordham College at Lincoln Center ’22, discuss the artistic adaptations and contributions occurring during this time of uncertainty and confinement....
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Class of 2020 Digital Yearbook
Due to the seniors’ shortened final semester at Fordham, The Observer created a yearbook to commemorate the Class of 2020 and their favorite memories from the past four years. Related Stories A...
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The Best Ram Jams of 2020
While the live music scene was put on pause in 2020, this didn’t mean that the beats stopped. Instead, artists did what they do best and created new music. From the upbeat sounds of Wizkid to the...
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‘drivers license’ Sparks Rumors, But Also Inspiration
Her No. 1 debut single “drivers license” has been on the Billboard Hot 100 charts for 5 weeks straight, broken the Spotify record for most single-day streams and incited a storm of Disney drama and a...
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