LP1 does it all right. It’s the shoulder you cry on, but the one that hits your back a little too hard when you’re having a coughing fit. To truly understand what makes LP1 stand out, though, you have to understand emo music.
In October, curiosity led SBU alum David Arkay into Washington Square Park, where he was met with a crowd of about 2,000 eager fangirls and fanboys, dozens of Chalamet doppelgangers and one golden opportunity. Today, he’s still chasing his curiosity — and encourages the rest of us to do so too.
“Go to shows, just go to shows.” Steven Guerrera, drummer and producer of Out To Lunch, a local rock band, urged. “It’s crazy how much you learn about the community. When we first started, I thought, ‘There’s no scene on Long Island,’ but then you realize there are 20 bands just in your radius.”
The long-awaited Oasis reunion — and their puzzling new success in the U.S. — also hints at a broader cultural revival given the resurgence of ‘90s Britpop fashion. Think bucket hats, parkas, head to toe Adidas and cigarettes as accessories. Today, some know the casual, post-grunge style as blokecore.
Anora has elements of a film that could have made a powerful and intriguing statement. But what starts as an exploration of the class power dynamics wrapped up in a stripper’s life quickly devolves into an excessively slapstick movie, detracting from the meat of the story.
Graphic by Antonio Mochmann As we embrace the new year, we’ve been feeling wistful. With the trees bare and the temperatures near freezing, it’s hard not to reflect on our warm summers. Some of The Press’ staff are cleaning up…
For children, there are fundamental concepts that go into the understanding of death that coincide with their stages of development. Animated Disney films can help us understand and work through them — as children or adults.
In my Texas suburb, the rodeo girls starkly contrasted my usual peers in class. They wore Miss Me jeans with back pockets so bedazzled and gaudy that they would make scratching noises when they sat down on the bleachers in the arena stands. Joining them, alongside a horse named Doc, helped me survive high school.
Instead of making the obvious choice of scheduling more international games that are more compelling for fans, the NBA sits still as it falls behind its competitors.