Vive La France: Recognizing the Country’s Global Presence on Bastille Day

In just a few short days, the country of France will join in celebrations across the nation to commemorate their national holiday, Bastille Day. Cities across the country will enjoy dazzling displays of fireworks, witness military parades, and savor the camaraderie of the occasion. However, the celebrations of Bastille Day extend way beyond  Europe as cities worldwide recognize and celebrate the holiday, highlighting France’s global influence. 

Cut Corners and a Fiery Demise: The Tale of Aerocondor’s Tragic History

From the annals of Colombian aviation history, the pendulum swing of Aerocóndor’s rapid rise in fortune and equally swift demise is one of the more famous cautionary tales of Colombia’s disaster-strewn skies, which has seen 16 plane crashes that have killed 818 people since 1973. Aerocóndor was founded in Barranquilla on February 3, 1955, by six airline captains, one of whom, Julio Martín Flórez, became president of the fledgling company.

The Messi Effect Energizes Downtown NYC Amid Copa América 2024

Amidst the hustle and bustle of the Financial District, there’s an indescribable feeling in the air; a charged energy filling the streets. Welcome to the Messi Effect. Among the sea of people crowding the streets of downtown Manhattan, glimpses of the iconic light blue and white stripes of Argentina’s jersey or the wave of the Argentinian flag wrapped around fans' necks are common.

The presiding institutions of modern society seem to think so. Grand structures are not erected by corporations, governments and religious organizations to fulfill mere practical exigencies– their own or the public’s– outscaling and overshadowing the scrappy human lives that populate or gawk at them. Upon surveying this aforementioned architecture of authority, which proclaims the overwhelming authority for its patron institution and therefore, the supremacy of that institution’s vested narratives, values and objectives, let us summarize the logic of power as follows: grand buildings write grand narratives. 

Rewriting Australia's Colonial History is a Never-Ending Task

Of Bytes and Bans: A Guide to Navigating Social Media in America

As the US government mobilizes to deport Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok beyond the American borders of the Internet , another notch is added to the ledger of vicious clashes between state control of popular media and individual liberty. Amidst escalating geopolitical tensions and evolving national interests, which social media platforms will thrive, and which will fall, as they vie to be in the favor of netizens and global superpowers? In this article we speculate on the indivisibility of social media and contemporary life, and TikTok’s possible successor, as American content creators scramble to stay afloat on a tipping virtual iceberg.

Anna DeGuzman – The Cardistry Queen from NYC

Magic was in the air this past weekend in New York City as the talented cardist, Anna DeGuzman made her long-awaited return to her home city. The stage was set as the dim glow of pink fluorescent lights lit up the room. The crowd murmured in hushed tones awaiting DeGuzman’s arrival to the stage. Anxious to see the mesmerizing cardist, the audience watched her magic journey on the screens seeing her traverse through America’s Got Talent with her awe-inspiring tricks and routines.

Embracing Curiosity and Cooperation: A Conversation with Principal Terri Ruyter

South Cove NYC is a vibrant community nestled in the heart of Battery Park City, resident to talented individuals, thriving businesses, and caring families. In this dynamic neighborhood, education plays a pivotal role, shaping the minds of young learners and molding them into responsible members of society. At the heart of this educational endeavor stands PS/IS276, and its founding principal, Terri Ruyter. With over 36 years of experience as an educator, her passion for fostering curiosity and cooperation in children shines through her vision for the school and the community.

An Artist Based In South Cove Reveals How The Neighborhood Has Affected Her Work

Kristen Mulvihill’s recent achievements include collaborating with the Whitney Museum’s AIDS Memorial Quilt Project and completing a commission that expresses the goals of the new Google/ MotherCoders/ Bitwise Industries partnership.

SOUTH COVE Skyscraper Museum

Where History Raises to New Heights: Traveling Back in Time with The Skyscraper Museum’s “Residential Rising: Lower Manhattan since 9/11” Exhibition