By Moa Golster Staff Writer Music was a natural part of my childhood. My siblings and I attended the Swedish Music School at an early age, and my parents moonlit their academic occupations with jazz performances at night. Harmonious singing during family road trips was an inevitable pastime, and at…
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By Kristen Linsalata Staff Writer Whether you love it or hate it, Valentine’s Day comes every February. Many students are excited to spend the day with their special someone and to revel in the day’s festivities. On the other hand, a lot of students are excited for the day to…
By Christa Speranza Assistant Copy Editor Going into Mitchell Kraeling’s basement to listen to various bands was a regular for some Long Island kids. Man Overboard was one of the bands that played, now well noted across the state and country. Two years ago, Mitch was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma—a…
By Peter Barell Arts and Entertainment Editor Each year, film students at LIU Post register for a group class called Production Lab, with the goal of creating a quality short film around 10 to 15 minutes long. Peers break up into three or four groups, assigning roles such as film…
By Alyssa SeidmanAssistant News Editor Although Martin Scorcese’s latest film picked up five Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture of the Year, “The Wolf of Wall Street’s” scandalized plot line and depictions of excess in sex, drugs, and stock trading shocked and awed audiences worldwide. The movie is based on…
By Peter Barell and Alyssa Seidman A&E Editor, Assistant News Editor Lorber Hall was used as a set on Jan. 15 and 16 to shoot the sizzle reel of “OSS,” a television promo project by LIU Brooklyn grad students. The sizzle reel will be shipped to various television networks, with…
By Christa Speranza Assistant Copy Editor The fashion, the artists, and most importantly, the music—these elements represent each and every year of the Grammy Awards. On Sunday, Jan. 26, the 56th Annual Grammys were all about Daft Punk’s latest and critically acclaimed album, “Random Access Memories,” Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’…
By Melanie Coffey Staff Writer On Jan. 19, four million viewers tuned in to PBS to watch season three of the award-winning British television show “Sherlock,” which premiered after a haitus of two years. The show, which began in 2010, has been nominated for 17 Primetime Emmy Awards as well…
By Alyssa Seidman Staff Writer On Wednesday, Dec. 4, writing and literature professor Belinda Kremer presented her poetry in the Steinberg Art Museum during common hour. Known to the Pioneer community as director of the Writing Center, Kremer read her work to LIU Post students and faculty as a part…
By Paul Kalis Business Manager The Pioneer recently interviewed indie-folk singer/songwriter Dan Krikorian, who independently released his fourth full-length album “Bloom” on Dec. 10. “Bloom” is loosely inspired by the Daniel Wallace novel and Tim Burton film, “Big Fish.” Krikorian and Wallace met throughout the writing process, helping to conceptualize and…