On Oct. 19, Fordham Dance Marathon (FDM) held their second annual Mr. Fordham pageant in Fordham Prep’s Leonard Theatre. Created last year, the Mr. Fordham pageant raised $11,368 for the B+ Positive foundation, with the winner, Jonathan Eng, FCRH ’23, raising $4,296. As a result of last year’s success, FDM brought the event back, inviting students all over campus to apply for the chance of winning the coveted title.
On Wednesday, Oct. 11, Fordham’s Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) hosted the school’s very first Pride Parade. For a few hours, campus became awash with signs proclaiming the right to love, flags with every color of the rainbow and loud music booming through campus. The parade by the Lombardi Fieldhouse, winding past Hughes Hall, Cunniffe House and Dealy Hall to end right in front of the McShane Campus Center. The night did not conclude here, however, as drag queens then performed a show while students cheered them on.
Omar Apollo is a rising name in the realm of laid-back R&B and soulful music nowadays. He first gained recognition after his song “Ugotme” racked up thousands of streams on Spotify and went viral. The Indiana-born singer has a discography of about 30 songs, but each one packs a meaningful punch. His new EP, “Live For Me,” is no exception to this.
In a year of ongoing strikes and increasing uncertainties facing the film industry, the 61st annual New York Film Festival (NYFF), which took place from Sept. 29 through Oct. 15, demonstrated that cinema continues to adapt and thrive despite an ever-changing industry. In the absence of A-list red carpets and celebrity photo-ops, the films themselves could truly take center stage.
"Sex Education" released its fourth and most inclusive season on Sept. 21, 2023. The season follows suit of the rest of the show, incorporating themes of sexuality, gender and familial disputes, but also including discussions of disability, race, religion, mental health and privilege associated with certain identities. Throughout the eight episodes, the viewer watches the main character, Otis, attempt to continue his legacy as his high school’s sex therapist at his university.
Pamela Anderson has been a beauty icon since the beginning of her “Playboy” modeling career in the early ’90s. Now, at 56, she is challenging society’s notions of what it truly means to be beautiful. Anderson has received a plethora of positive feedback from other women and celebrities for her decision to attend this year’s Paris Fashion Week shows without makeup.
Carroll Gardens stands out. Relax with a good book and take on the understated, yet gorgeous urban scenery of brownstones and brick buildings. Always classy and somehow never overwhelming, Carroll Gardens is comforting, and the perfect place to venture to as the leaves change colors.
Lauren Lombardi, Assistant Culture Editor
• October 25, 2023
Coming in at just under 33 minutes, “Something To Give Each Other” is a bite-sized piece of pop perfection. Between the sonic shifts, influences ranging from Janet Jackson to Yung Lean and a constant easy spirit to Sivan’s voice, “Something To Give Each Other” has endlessly enhanced the past few rainy weeks.
Ray Bradbury is prolific. He wrote about everything, and pretty much all of it is good. He wrote about childhood, science-fiction, the Midwest, nuclear fallout, environmentalism, technology, censorship and government corruption. His works were well-respected during his time and after for their compelling images, powerful analogies and insightful social commentary, but to me, they are so much more.
A wave of tranquility passed through Kings Theatre in Flatbush, Brooklyn this past Friday. Gregory Alan Isakov, a South African folk artist, visited Flatbush on Oct. 20 while touring his newest album, “Appaloosa Bones.”
Riley Dominianni, FCRH ’24, is a history and anthropology double major with an unabashed love for community involvement, 1960s folk revival music and timeless pieces of cinematography like “Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story.” Hailing from Kalamazoo, Mich., Dominianni has certainly made colorful strides on the Rose Hill campus. This semester marks her third year serving on the e-board for Theory and Praxis, a social justice and leftist book club, as well as her second year as the Events and Publicity Coordinator for the Italian Heritage Club, Insieme.
