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Buenos Aires, Argentina

Adina Oditt Staff Writer Situated along the banks of the Río de la Plata, Buenos Aires is South America’s most complex, energetic, and seductive port city. Buenos Aires was born with its eyes looking to-ward Europe, as it is sometimes referred to as the “Paris of South America.” Porteños, as…

TV Review: Last Resort

Paul Kalis Reviews Editor 500 feet beneath the ocean’s surface, the U.S. ballistic missile submarine Colorado receives its orders. Over a radio channel designed only to be used if their homeland has been wiped out, they’re told to fire nuclear weapons and destroy Pakistan. When Captain Marcus Chaplin (Andre Braugher)…

Technology Profile: iPhone 5

Paul Kalis Reviews Editor On September 12, Apple announced the arrival of iPhone 5, the thinnest and lightest iPhone completely redesigned to feature a 4-inch Retina display, an A6 chip for fast performance, ultrafast wireless technology, and better battery life. According to a press release from Apple, the iPhone 5…

Copenhagen, Denmark

Peter Barell Staff Writer If you hear a foreign language on campus, there is a good chance that it is Scandinavian. Vikings, IKEA, and the guy who plays Jaime Lannister in Game of Thrones all may come to mind when you think of Scandinavia, but there is a sprawling culture…

Being Frank With Fred: The Sims 3- Supernatural

Freddie Schwartz Staff Writer The Sims franchise, over the last several expansions, has been met with mixed reviews mainly because of its content and retail price. After the Sims 3 Ambitions and the Late Night expansion in 2010, the developers have been giving players light expansions with limited content to…

Reviews Contest

Paul Kalis Reviews Editor With “1979 The Game” now in production from iNK Stories, the Pioneer is offering our readers a chance to win an exclusive interview and write an article about game developer Navid Khonsari, a world renowned director of the “Grand Theft Auto” series, which has sold over…

Meet The Reviews Editor

Paul Kalis Reviews Editor I hope LIU Post students and staff en¬joyed the summer off and had the time to go to some fun places, eat new foods, see some great movies, and experience interesting things. So why not get published and write up a brief review about what you…

Prospect Park Zoo

Alex Parker Editor in Chief You would never expect to find an enormous park right smack in the middle of Brooklyn. Not only is the park 585 acres, but there is also a 60-acre lake, Brooklyn’s only forest, and a zoo. This past Sunday afternoon a few friends and I…

Travel Review: Barbados

Adina Oditt Summer vacation is on the horizon, so if you are seeking a vacation in the Caribbean, consider the most eastern island in the Caribbean Sea that has a population of about 260,000.  Barbados, a beautiful, small nation island is surrounded by white, sandy beaches and azure water, while…

Makeup Review: Foundation

Marisa Anziano  Beauty Balm or Blemish Balm (B.B.) creams began as a dermatology treatment in Germany during the 1950s. It has become extremely popular in Asia, especially Korea, over the past few years. This skincare and face makeup trend eventually traveled over to the United States but only by higher…