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The Nutcracker Finds its Place Through Streaming This Year
By Olivia Haveron Since premiering on February 2nd, 1954 at the City Center in New York City, George Balanchine’s production of the...


The Year of the Advent Calendar: Companies Go All Out in the Countdown to Christmas
By Olivia Haveron The 2020 Holiday season has officially begun as the countdown to Christmas begins now. While we start binging on...


The Strand Book Store is Saved
By David T. Valentin In an effort to save The Strand, the famous downtown New York City bookstore, owner Nancy Wyden posted a heartfelt...


Dear Groupon, Please Stop Asking Me to Come Out to Play
By Lori Perkins Like most of us, I was hoping to get a jump on holiday shopping this year online, but as my mailbox fills up with Black...


Is COVID the End of the Black Friday Shopping Era?
By Olivia Haveron As the COVID-19 Pandemic carries on amidst the end of the year, Black Friday shopping nears closer and closer, urging...


A New Thanksgiving
By Lori Perkins So COVID-19 is raging through the country, and we have ben warned by doctors and scientists that it’s just not the year...


The Famous Paris Bookstore Shakespeare and Company Finds Way to Stay Alive
David T. Valentin Image taken from Wikipedia With a second lockdown imminent in the United States, and several countries over in Europe...


We Need a Little Christmas in 2020
By Olivia Haveron The year 2020, to put it in the simplest way possible, has been a year where everything that could go wrong… has gone...


The Strand Needs Your Help
It seems no business is safe from the hardships, not even our favorite independent bookstore The Strand. Just yesterday, the favorite...


Review: “That Kindness” Nurses Pushed to the Brink During the Pandemic
Image taken from Tworivertheater.org “They are a sacred kind, a holy species. And like so many precious like so many others in our...


New York Comic Con 2020 Goes Virtual, and Most of It’s Free!
If this year has proven anything it’s that we’re some versatile and resilient people, finding a way to adapt and overcome almost...


Coronavirus, 8 Months Later: When Will this End?
As we enter the eighth month of the Coronavirus Pandemic, the world has slowly opened up in a, mostly, safe manner. However, our...


Comfort Meets Victorian Ghost with the Nap Dress
Image taken from The Fashion Ball The Coronavirus Pandemic has kept us homebound for over six months, slowly able to reintegrate into...


The Cottagecore Phenomenon That’s Taking Over Trending World
From the Tiger King to Baking Bread, throughout the past six months of the Coronavirus pandemic, countless trends have come and gone to...


Fall is Here (even with COVID)
Today is the first day of Fall, and while many annual holiday events might be altered this year to account for safety in the age of...
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