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Sydney Saves Lives #1
Welcome to Sydney Saves Lives. I’m Sydney, a Cinema Studies major with a Psychology minor. I am taking it upon myself to use my talents of nosiness, cinema knowledge, and a soft background in psychoanalysis to dutifully serve the STATIC readership. Every other week, readers can send in their favorite…
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What’s Old is New: Film Retrospectives in NYC (April)
Look through just about any issue of The Village Voice from the 60s and 70s and you’ll inevitably stumble across pages upon pages of film listings and advertisements, ranging from European auteur classics, avant-garde experimentals, and art-house pornography. It was a clear sign of New York City’s newfound position as…
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COLUMN: SoundCity
On Scott Ave. SoundCity is a column uncovering New York City’s hidden sounds—the musical experiences that often go unnoticed yet define the city’s character—tracking the people and places shaping NYC’s sonic and physical landscape. I dedicated the night of March 27th to 154 Scott Avenue, home to SAA, a club…
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COLUMN: IDOL-LIKE
Dempagumi.inc is Gone [10/2/2025] Dempagumi.inc, the legendary Akihabara-based, otaku-culture-loving, quirked-up girl group disbanded after nearly 17 years of releasing straight bangers, and I need to talk about it. Founded in 2008 with just two members and a dream in DearStage – an underground live music club in Akihabara catered to…
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COLUMN: IDOL-LIKE
babyMINT : TikTok’s Beloved Girl Group Keeps On Giving [2/27/2025] It was the tail end of summer 2023, and I was preparing for a new season of my radio show VOCAVERSE. My show centers around what I’ll oversimplify as a niche genre of Jpop — nobody wants me to get…
