by Eyal Chowers For Merlin Ural Rivera's Writing and Literature Class In Partenship with Librarian David Pemberton  “In October, a new type of magazine will be published. It will either elate the top 100,000 thinking men in this country, or be a miserable flop. Frankly, we don’t know which” - This was the headline of a pre-launch advertisement, publis... ... read more

White Fungus is an experimental arts publication that was first published in 2004 as a zine-y piece of political propaganda-lite. It was made to protest the construction of a highway slated to cut directly through the Wellington, New Zealand arts district, a project that the community had resisted for forty years. The first issue was, as the publication’s website states, “pro... ... read more

Unsurprisingly, the SVA Library Pictures Collection contains a rather robust “Libraries” folder. The folder is packed with architectural delights of the book-housing variety, and offers glimpses of moments like impeccably-coiffed librarians from the 1960s and 70s helping guileless students do research, people of all ages perusing titles, and artist Cindy Sherman in the stacks. The fold... ... read more

This month -- supposedly the first full month of spring -- is still in its early days, but it has already been witness to a series of newsworthy events and cultural happenings just begging to be reported on and responded to in a lightly critical fashion. But rewind exactly 33 years -- what was going on in April 1985? Specifically, what was going on in April 1985 that was of particular interest to... ... read more

by Brittany Purcell For Edwin Rivera's Writing and Literature Class In Partenship with Librarian David Pemberton  Have you ever wondered how they made Spider-Man swing to life on the big screen? Or how they made an entire intergalactic universe feel so real in the Star Wars films? If that’s the case, then Cinefex may be the magazine for you. In 1980, author... ... read more