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Nassau County Art Museum Presents: Alex Katz

Ponayiota Anagnostakos Staff Writer Located in Roslyn Harbor is the Nassau County Museum of Art, or NCMA. Located about a mile from campus, off of Northern Boulevard (25 A), this museum offers a variety of sights to behold and incredible features. Recently, the museum presented a new exhibit titled Alex…

Post Professor Screens Film at Tribeca

Pete Barell Staff Writer LIU Post’s very own film professor, Lisa Robinson, screened her short film “HOLLOW” at the festival this year. Robinson already has one feature film under her belt with 2011’s “Small, Beautifully Moving Parts” and has an alternating career teaching and making films. With “HOLLOW”, Robinson embarked on…

Short Films at Tribeca

Pete Barell Staff Writer A myriad of short films debuted at the Tribeca Film festival this year. Varying from documentaries, to animations, to twenty-minute dramas, there have been many rich selec- tions. Here are just a few that premiered. Film: “RPG OKC” Written and Directed by Emily Carmichael Language: English Country:…

A Different Work of Art

Megan Draghi  Staff Writer When one attends an art show, he or she expects to see paintings or framed masterpieces. However, what if there was an art show that went beyond a simple picture framed on a wall? What if the canvas consisted of live models instead? LIU Post art…

Interview with Singer-Songwriter Nick Mery

Paul Kalis A&E Editor The Pioneer recently spoke with Nick Mery about his new album, “Gentlemen Streets,” which will be released on April 26. Mery wrote, recorded and performed every song on this album, which features 10 new tracks. As an independent artist, Mery released seven albums, two through iTunes and…

Evil Dead

Andrew Barell Contributer “Evil Dead” is a remake (almost) of the cult horror classic 1981 film, The Evil Dead, by director Sam Raimi. This reboot, directed by relative newcomer Fede Alvarez, has gathered a great deal of hype surrounding its release. For one, the already established cult fan base exploded, more…

Analysis of Movie Director, Bresson

George Cayea Contributor Robert Bresson is an unknown to most, an enigma to others and a genius to the rest. The French filmmaker devised his own approach and methodology for making films. He stripped away the façade, and tried to disassociate film from the theater art from which it evolved. His…

Interview with Singer-Songwriter Keaton Simons

Paul Kalis A&E Editor The Pioneer recently spoke with singer-songwriter Keaton Simons who is releasing his second full-length album, Beautiful Pain, on April 30. Keaton has had his music featured in several television shows and feature films including Private Practice and NCIS: Los Angeles. He is a longtime friend of David…

Girls Love Beyonce

David Otero Sports Editor Everyone loves Beyoncé, right? Well, you can add Drake to the list. In the late hours of Monday night, Drake released a single entitled “Girls Love Beyoncé” featuring James Fauntleroy. The new song covers a portion Destiny’s Child’s hit song from 1999, “Say My Name.” The Toronto…

Justin Timberlake: The 20/20 Experience

David Otero Sports Editor After a musical hiatus dating back to 2006, Justin Timberlake is back! On March 19, JT released his newest album entitled The 20/20 Experience. This is his third studio album and the last since Future Sex/ Love Sounds. Timberlake’s comeback album sold 968,000 copies in its first…