“Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.” — Thomas Jefferson (1786) A functioning democracy can not exist without a free press. Objectively, the United States is
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Sociology 100 – Phil Sigler. Sunday 9am to 11am
When I first ended up deciding to go to the College of Staten Island (CUNY CSI) in 2014 I seemingly chose my major, my courses, my schedule at random. My choice of major as Communications:
Why this blog has been dead the last 6 months
Since I started at mcgarrybowen my time to work on new projects has been cut … drastically. Maybe it’s the fact that this is my first 40+ hour a week job or maybe it’s the
CLAES OLDENBURG l Am for an Art Manifesto
“CLAES OLDENBURG l Am for an Art (1961)” I am for an art that is political-erotical-mystical, that does something other than sit on its ass in a museum. I am for an art that grows
Felonies, love, and wine | Washington, D.C.
Well, that was a wild 5 days. After my hiatus from D.C. for the last 7 months I finally came back to visit friends, help record a documentary, and …get married? Almost. Only almost. I’ve
The LGBTQ Politics of Representation of Disney Films
The following research coincided with a previous research project in a collaboration with Lauren McKenna and Dr. David Gerstner. The previous research, as presented at the City University of New York’s Undergraduate research conference in
The B Flat Blog | The Best Covered Songs of all Time
Taking a song that isn’t yours and turning it into something better. That’s what makes this odd corner of the music industry so interesting with covered songs getting more attention or praise as opposed to
I’m not tired | CAMDEN & PHILLY
Twelve hours before I left to see The Killers, Foster the People, Bleachers, and Andrew McMahon in concert I was in the middle of nowhere Pennsylvania at a screamo band concert so my friend Lexie
Pizza, art, and friends | CHICAGO
Visiting Wicker Park for my brother and my hockey internet friends. (Antonio and Jay Money!) The Art Institute, Navy Pier, more museums, community centers, and places to eat — Chicago was alright. Honestly one of
Network TV Utilizing a Black Audience (1980s and 1990s)
The concept of narrowcasting in television was something that most networks had found pointless for decades, but throughout the 1980s and until the end of the 1990s the explosion of cable TV brought forth a
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