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NYCDOE Chancellor announces cell phone ban bill reversal
NYCDOE Chancellor announces cell phone ban bill reversal
Megan Russo, Staff Writer • October 14, 2024

Chancellor David Banks has retracted his earlier proposal to ban phones in New York City schools in light of concerns about communicating with...

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Trump sells $100 coins
Telloyd Richards, Contributing Writer • October 14, 2024

Former President Donald Trump has begun selling $100 “Trump Coins,” which are 1oz silver medallions that he notes are a testament to American...

New York City Council legalizes jaywalking, negating 1950s law
New York City Council legalizes jaywalking, negating 1950s law
Joonwoo Kim, Staff Writer • October 14, 2024

Jaywalking—defined as crossing a street outside of a crosswalk or against the light—is set to be legalized in New York City after the New...

MTA needs $92B for transit upgrades
MTA needs $92B for transit upgrades
Jose Montalvan, Contributing Writer • October 14, 2024

A new report shows that the MTA will need approximately $92 billion for upgrades and maintenance of the subway system through 2029. A separate...

Climate activists won’t reach their goals by destroying museum art
Climate activists won’t reach their goals by destroying museum art
Anna Treyger October 14, 2024

Destroying or attempting to destroy artwork in protest of oil and gas is not effective in helping the environment, and only deters other people...

PoliTicker: JD Vance VP debate victory
PoliTicker: JD Vance VP debate victory
Alex Cross October 14, 2024

Oct. 1 saw Ohio senator J.D. Vance and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz face off in a debate at New York City’s CBS Broadcast Center. The broad...

A convivial debate and under a month until election day
A convivial debate and under a month until election day
Jack Van Hecke October 14, 2024

On Oct. 1, vice presidential candidates Tim Walz and JD Vance faced off on the debate stage. Their approach to this debate was plenty less surly...

PoliTicker: Vance Refuses to Admit Trump Lost 2020 Election in VP Debate
PoliTicker: Vance Refuses to Admit Trump Lost 2020 Election in VP Debate
Lexi Lewis October 14, 2024

During the vice presidential debate, Republican candidate JD Vance refused to verify whether he would accept the results of the 2024 election. When...

OpenAI wants to go for-profit
OpenAI wants to go for-profit
Olivia O'Davier October 14, 2024

OpenAI is considering converting to a for-profit business model, an announcement that comes amid fundraising efforts and the departure of multiple...

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Nvidia and Accenture partnership to scale corporate AI adoption
Allen Vasilyev October 14, 2024

Nvidia Corp. and Accenture PLC announced an expanded partnership on Oct. 2 to rapidly scale the adoption of artificial intelligence in the world’s...

Market Update 10/04/24
Market Update 10/04/24
Hossam Elsakka October 14, 2024

U.S. stock markets closed high on Monday, Sept. 30, with the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average reaching record levels as investors...

Former Chipotle CEO and Kernel founder speaks at latest Russell Banks Leadership Lecture Series
Former Chipotle CEO and Kernel founder speaks at latest Russell Banks Leadership Lecture Series
Vincent Perretti October 14, 2024

The Lawrence N. Field Center for Entrepreneurship hosted Steve Ells, former CEO and founder of Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., in the latest installment...

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‘The Substance,’ a reflection on aging
Alina Bartasheva October 14, 2024

“The Substance” is a horror film with nauseating practical effects and an incredibly prevalent theme that tackles the pressures of beauty...

Peso Pluma's ‘Éxodo’ tour at Barclays
Peso Pluma's ‘Éxodo’ tour at Barclays
Ethan Del Rosario October 14, 2024

The Mexican musician, Peso Pluma, arrived at Barclays Center on Oct. 3 ready to take on the sold-out Brooklyn stage for his second headlining...

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‘Nobody Wants This,’ the on-screen romance we’ve been waiting for
Karina Sarmiento October 14, 2024

In an era where romantic comedies often feel generic and shallow, “Nobody Wants This,” created by Erin Foster, attempts to rekindle the spark...

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Unreleased Mozart piece found in Leipzig, Germany
Afrida Tasnim October 14, 2024

In late September, researchers unearthed a composition made by a teenage Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Discovered at Germany’s Leipzig Municipal...

New York City implements rat contraceptive to address infestation
New York City implements rat contraceptive to address infestation
Ali Hussain, Science & Technology Editor • October 14, 2024

In an approach to tackle its persistent rat problem, New York City has approved a pilot program to distribute contraceptive pellets to reduce...

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Apple's AirPods update turns normal headphones into hearing aids
Enrique Mclaughlin October 2, 2024

Apple recently received FDA approval for its AirPods Pro 2 to function as an over the counter hearing aid. With a new software feature, these...

Vincent van Gogh
Dutch, 1853-1890 
The Starry Night, Saint Rémy, June 1889
Oil on canvas, 29 x 36 1/4" (73.7 x 92.1 cm). 
Acquired through the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest
 
Gallery label text: 
"This morning I saw the country from my window a long time before sunrise," the artist wrote to his brother Theo, "with nothing but the morning star, which looked very big." Rooted in imagination and memory, The Starry Night embodies an inner, subjective expression of van Gogh's response to nature. In thick sweeping brushstrokes, a flamelike cypress unites the churning sky and the quiet village below. The village was partly invented, and the church spire evokes van Gogh's native land, the Netherlands.

 
Publication excerpt from The Museum of Modern Art, MoMA Highlights, New York: The Museum of Modern Art, revised 2004, originally published 1999, p. 35: 
Van Gogh's night sky is a field of roiling energy. Below the exploding stars, the village is a place of quiet order. Connecting earth and sky is the flamelike cypress, a tree traditionally associated with graveyards and mourning. But death was not ominous for van Gogh. "Looking at the stars always makes me dream," he said, "Why, I ask myself, shouldn't the shining dots of the sky be as accessible as the black dots on the map of France? Just as we take the train to get to Tarascon or Rouen, we take death to reach a star."

The artist wrote of his experience to his brother Theo: "This morning I saw the country from my window a long time before sunrise, with nothing but the morning star, which looked very big." This morning star, or Venus, may be the large white star just left of center in The Starry Night. The hamlet, on the other hand, is invented, and the church spire evokes van Gogh's native land, the Netherlands. The painting, like its daytime companion, The Olive Trees, is rooted in imagination and memory. Leaving behind the Impressionist doctrine of truth to nature in favor of restless feeling and intense color, as in this highly charged picture, van Gogh made his work a touchstone for all subsequent Expressionist painting.
Van Gogh shows how the wind blows
Mariem Hanna October 2, 2024

In The Starry Night, Vincent Van Gogh’s representation of the night sky has captivated the attention of art enthusiasts and scientists alike....

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AI finds twice pregnancy-linked heart failure cases
Huzaifa Khokhar October 2, 2024

AI-powered stethoscopes used in Nigeria diagnosed twice as many pregnancy-related heart failure cases as opposed to traditional methods. From...

Game-Changing Transfers Defined the summer for Global Soccer
Ahamed Rashid October 14, 2024

During the 2024 summer transfer window, over $6.4 billion USD was spent globally in men’s professional football, marking the second-highest...

What to expect from Isles' Maxim Tsypalkov's first NHL season
Joseph Bello October 14, 2024

Back in May, the New York Islanders signed one of the top names Kontinental Hockey League free agents to a one-year deal. Maxim Tsyplakov is...

La Joya reps Messi jersey
Kevin Dominguez October 14, 2024

During Argentina’s World Cup qualifying match against Chile this past Sept 5, Paulo Dybala was subbed into the match replacing Alexis Mac Allister...

49ers destroy Jets in first Monday game of the season
Ronald Landon October 14, 2024

The first NFL Monday night football game has arrived between the NFC champion San Francisco 49ers and the New York Jets. The 49ers won 32 to...

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