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The Jasons. PUBLIC DOMAIN

Comedy duo that includes Stony Brook Alum releases new music video

Alexander Bakirdan August 25, 2019

Musical comedy duo The Jasons. The pair is comprised of Stony Brook alum Jason Bader, left, and childhood best friend, Jason Blackmon, right. PUBLIC DOMAIN Hawaii is a dream vacation destination for...

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The Dark Phoenix official movie poster. The movie premiered on June 7, 2019. PUBLIC DOMAIN

“Dark Phoenix” fails to rise from the ashes

Alexander Bakirdan June 11, 2019
The final installment in 21st Century Fox’s X-Men franchise, “Dark Phoenix,” crashes and burns on its opening weekend on Friday, June 7.
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The official poster for Avengers: Endgame. The movie premiered on April 24, 2019. PUBLIC DOMAIN

SPOILER ALERT: “Endgame” is an emotional rollercoaster

Alexander Bakirdan April 28, 2019
The Russo brothers do an excellent job of crafting a world that truly feels hopeless, using a time skip to jump to 2023, five years after the events of Infinity War.
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The official poster for Game of Thrones season eight. The season premiered on Sunday, April, 14. PUBLIC DOMAIN

“Game of Thrones” Season 8 Episode 1: Heartwarming reunions and the threat of the White Walkers

Alexander Bakirdan April 18, 2019
The beginning of the end has finally arrived for Game of Thrones, and it did not disappoint.
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A store that sells local art called The Shelf. The Shelf will open in mid-April in Port Jefferson. JOSHUA SPITZ/THE STATESMAN

Growing Long Island art market sees new businesses enter fray

Alexander Bakirdan and Joshua Spitz March 24, 2019
The Shelf, an artisan store in downtown Port Jefferson, will open in mid-April and will be selling the art of 32 local artists and entrepreneurs.
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The official poster for the movie Captain Marvel. It premiered on Friday, March 8, 2019. PUBLIC DOMAIN

“Captain Marvel,” the first female lead Marvel standalone film, holds its own

Alexander Bakirdan March 10, 2019
Captain Marvel is a must-see movie that looks, feels and sounds beautiful on the silver screen with laughs and tension at all the right moments.
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The poster for Russian Doll, a Netflix original show that premiered earlier this month. Natasha Lyonne stars as Nadia Vulvokov, who dies in a freak accident on her birthday only to wake up in her friend’s bizarre bathroom and live the day over again. PUBLIC DOMAIN

Netflix’s “Russian Doll” is a must-watch that demands your attention

Alexander Bakirdan February 24, 2019
Natasha Lyonne flexes her creative muscles in the new Netflix show “Russian Doll” as humor and wit abound in a fresh new take on a common premise.
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Chef Kwame Onwuachi at Stony Brook Universitys Black History Month kickoff event. Onwuachi is a successful chef who has traveled the country in cooking competitions. SARA RUBERG/THE STATESMAN

SBU starts Black History Month with Bravo’s Top Chef Kwame Onwuachi

Alexander Bakirdan February 9, 2019
Onwuachi lives by example. He wanted to start his own catering company but did not have the capital, so he sold candy bars on the New York City subway to raise the money.
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The vigil on the Stony Brook University Academic Mall for the lives lost at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. SUZANNE BARRY/THE STATESMAN

Hillel holds candlelight vigil for Pittsburgh synagogue victims

Alexander Bakirdan October 30, 2018
Stony Brook University’s Hillel organization held a candlelight vigil on Monday, Oct. 29, in remembrance of the 11 people who lost their lives to an anti-Semitic attack in Pittsburgh.
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Sept. 11 had a bigger impact than you think

Mike Adams September 11, 2018
We need to recognize the common denominator of pain that day, wrought from the innocent in nearly every corner of the Earth, if we are ever to truly heal.
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