For those who got into reading in the 2010s, Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games series is one of the most recognizable and nostalgic works. The work was one of the first major young adult dystopian novels that would become the iconic staple of the era. Nearly ten years after the first novel was published, Collins… Read More Return to The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping Reviewed
Plenty of Pace students are familiar with the experience of living in a New York City apartment – but have any lived in one that occasionally takes its inhabitant seven years into the past? That’s what happens to Clementine West, a hardworking book publicist who recently inherited an apartment from her late aunt, in Ashley… Read More Sweet and Introspective: The Seven Year Slip, Reviewed
Since its start, this award show season has been filled with excitement. Was Timothée Chalamet snubbed? Wasn’t Demi Moore’s speech so great? What is Emilia Pérez and why does everyone hate it so much? So much for us to dissect; maybe too much. The discussions surrounding this year’s Academy Awards may be indicative of a… Read More On Ethics in the Oscars
In New York City, the air is crisp, just like the ice on the ground. According to that devilish groundhog, we have about a month left of this chilling season. Here at Pace, we know even the cold can’t stop the trends of the future from taking over the student body. Students are tired of… Read More Spring Fashion
Have you ever wanted the best of both worlds? As someone who is here at Pace for college, but originally from a small town in Pennsylvania, I have a very drastic change of scenery. While here in the city, I am surrounded by sky high buildings and bustling streets. But in my hometown, the skyscrapers… Read More Running with a View: Sunset Park
Many readers regard author Sarah J. Maas as one of the best fantasy (or “romantasy”: fantasy with a heavy focus on a romantic subplot) authors publishing today. Throne of Glass, her most famous series besides the adult Beauty and the Beast retelling A Court of Thorns and Roses, is an eight-book fantasy series set in… Read More Engrossing and Endearing: Throne of Glass, Reviewed
On November 11th, 2024, I embarked on a journey on the Brooklyn-bound 4 train to the Barclays Center, and experienced one of the best shows I’ve ever seen. I like to think I come from a completely objective perspective, as this was my first ever concert experience—and it did not disappoint. Don Toliver, though seemingly… Read More Don Toliver: His First Appearance at Barclays Center
Author M.L. Rio first gained fame with her 2017 “dark academia” novel If We Were Villains. This past September, she released her first published novella just in time for the spooky Halloween season. Inspired by Rio’s own struggles with insomnia, Graveyard Shift follows five individuals who, unable to sleep for various reasons, meet up in… Read More Graveyard Shift: A Review of M.L. Rio’s Spooky New Release
As an avid Spotify user (if you use Apple Music please do not approach me), I knew this prompt would be the perfect way to ease into the upcoming season. The steady winds that accompany each evening have started to showcase how different New York weather is; it’s less temperamental. Sudden chills push fallen leaves… Read More The Five Best Fall-Coded Albums
Last week I had the pleasure of seeing the BFA Actings fall play: Dance Nation. The following week I had the even greater pleasure of talking to cast member Zari McIntosh, who played the role of Amina. Dance Nation is about a group of young dancers, and their relationship with the sport, the team, and… Read More Dance Nation