Arts and Culture
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Two Days, One Night Movie Review
If you can find the time – and cash – this January, and are lucky to be somewhere with good movie theaters, I highly recommend checking out the new movie by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, Two Days, One Night. (In NYC it’s playing at the IFC for now.) It’s a quiet, multilayered film that I’ve…
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The Bus Hub
By Zenzile Greene Last week, I had the pleasure of meeting with Professor Kafui Attoh, Assistant Professor of Urban Studies here at the Murphy Institute, to discuss his original spoken word piece “The Bus Hub,” among several other spoken word pieces he created eight years ago. “The Bus Hub” is a brilliantly executed and thoughtfully…
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THE GOOSEBUMPS ON RABBIT’S NECK IN CLEAR WRAP
By Linda Ashok We are done weighing- A kilo of pomegranate and guavas Potatoes discounted at INR 28 a kilo Sprigs of lotuses, 250 grams of masoor, chillies and that’s it. After my grandpa’s demise, my mother Was worried if fish will ever become a part of our meal again. His pension was the only…
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New York Power
By Joseph J. Cunningham The following is an excerpt from Murphy adjunct Prof. Joseph J. Cunningham’s new book New York Power, which tells the story of the development of today’s New York City electric utility system. New York City has long represented one of the most concentrated urban developments in the world. That density has…
