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The Scammer by Sydnie Stern; cover story

ROMA

“Nothing different, Americano,” he laughs and ignites the pipe with a sharp flicker, surveying me through the gauze of a glassy stare.

His loft seemed to house more glass articles from the last time I’d seen it, they’d multiplied like a colony of cells. Morgante dismissed my observation, and continued launching plumes of smoke into the air, a silent declaration that the atmosphere belonged to him and his pipe.

The lone digit hours of the early morning drew near, like a slow...
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Green Prince - Literary Yard

By: Sydnie Stern





We are serpents on a scepterOne follows the otherLike a cat chasing a minnowalong a long riveryour scales are damp like you came from waterI’m missing an eye, I filled the chasm with Earthonly you know this about meI’d empty it for your kissLet it fill with air,half-blinding myself.When we left the nestthe colonyYou altered me foreverNow I’m honey-blooded, skin smooth as thesanded planes of EgyptFangs coated in pearl.You look fine in the lightYou make the light look finet...
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“Moonage Daydream:” Universal’s Newest Masterpiece

In glorious cinematic chaos, “Moonage Daydream” illustrates the artistic evolution of rock pioneer David Bowie. The musical montage focuses on three stages of Bowie’s discography: beginning during the early 1970s Ziggy Stardust era, followed by Bowie’s tenure in Germany working on compilation album, “The Berlin Trilogy” and arcs during his 1980s dance rock period.

Rather than conforming to a standard chronology, the film instead bounces from hotel rooms to limousines to recording studios. The f
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Curated Collections: Celebrate Halloween in Queens

Each October, the leaves are pigmented with striking reds and natural copper. New York’s suburban borough looks memorably colorful this month. Just like last year, Queens has an events calendar that outlines each activity planned to celebrate the fall festivities. It is available at several leisure locations, among them the Queens Botanical Garden and Socrates Sculpture Park. Here are some local activities to savor the festivities that Halloween and Fall have to offer.

For those searching for a
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Founders Week 2022 Celebrates Healers and the Vincentian Mission

St. John’s University’s annual “Founder’s Week,” held between Sept. 20 and Sept. 27, is a celebration of the University’s renowned Vincentian heritage. Included in the week’s itinerary are church services, community service opportunities and lecture programs organized to unite students, faculty and alumni together in pursuing the Vincentian Mission of healing.

The lecture programs and University Service Day were orchestrated on the Queens and Staten Island campuses. Founder’s Week culminated in

The Real Bling Ring - Unabridged Review

After watching Miles Blayden-Ryall’s mini docu series, The Real Bling Ring: Hollywood Heist you may ask how three, four, at times seven inexperienced bandits got away with raiding Hollywood’s wealthiest celebrity estates—more than once. The Los Angeles Police Department was asking themselves the same question when they began uncovering the criminal activity of a group of Valley teens and young adults arrested in 2009. If you add up the numbers, of which there are many, the individuals notoriously known as “The Bling Ring” in pop culture looted over $3 million dollars worth of cash, jewelry, and designer items from celebrity addresses they found online.