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Contributor Interview: Brittany Goodwin
What are you doing right now? I am currently finishing up a quasi-education at my local community college while exercising my talents within and outside that environment. I am a drama major aspiring to act (no kidding), direct, and write my own works. What are your plans for the future? I have no specific plans ...
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Contributor Interview: Julian Baptista
What are you currently doing? Right now I’m finishing my degree in music and social justice through Goddard College, along with performing in the Salem and greater Boston area, and writing some new material. What are your plans for the future? I am currently working to develop more contacts in my local music scene, both ...
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Issue #1: Lyrics Excerpt, Julian Baptista
Dream World is featured in the upcoming first issue of Side B Magazine, which will be released on AUGUST 1ST. This song is written and performed by Julian Baptista. You can read all of the lyrics by ordering either the PDF or print version on the magazine, available through the website less than one week from now. After the ...
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Contributor Interview: Alessandra (“Sasha”) Goodfriend
Alessandra (“Sasha”) Goodfriend is a recent high school graduate with a passion for photography and travel. Below is an excerpt of our interview that will appear in full (with select photos from her travels) in the inaugural issue of Side B. Tell us a little about yourself. I just graduated high school in New York ...
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Contributor Interview: Julie Gallup
Julie Gallup is a 21 year old photographer from New Jersey. Her images will appear in the first issue of Side B Magazine. What are you currently doing? I am about to enter my last year (and a half) as an art education major at The College of New Jersey. Art-wise, I am working on a ...
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Polaroids
It is iconic. It is simple. It is…Polaroid. I took my first Polaroid at the tender age of four and was immediately addicted. Of course it makes perfect sense in hindsight. Give a child something seemingly magical that offers instant gratification—then you’ve got them hooked. Since that time, I have been enamored by the process ...
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“Steps,” Frank O’Hara
How funny you are today New Yorklike Ginger Rogers in Swingtimeand St. Bridget’s steeple leaning a little to the lefthere I have just jumped out of a bed full of V-days(I got tired of D-days) and blue you there stillaccepts me foolish and freeall I want is a room up thereand you in itand even ...
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Dead Poets Society & “Planning and Payoff”
Dead Poets Society, written by Tom Schulman, explored the relationship between a group of young men and the liberated influence of their English Professor, John Keating (Robin Williams). Notably, the ending of this film makes it a timeless classic due to its tremendous emotional effect. The ending provokes a sense of accomplishment and happiness within ...
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Harry Clarke
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The Sound and the Fury, William Faulkner
I don’t suppose anybody ever deliberately listens to a watch or clock. You dont have to. You can be oblivious to the sound for a long while, then in a second of ticking it can create in the mind unbroken the long diminishing parade of time you didn’t hear. – William Faulkner, The Sound and ...
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“Do What You Have To Do”, Sarah McLachlan
Musical Mondays: Do What You Have To Do by Sarah McLachlan What ravages of spirit, conjured this temptuous rage, created you a monster, broken by the rule of love… Sarah McLachlan is known for her emotional ballads; her songs, including Angel, Elsewhere, and Possession, have appeared on television dramas to much acclaim, leading her to ...
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The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
They take a trip up into the High Sierras and Cassady pulls the bus off the main road and starts driving up a little mountain road-see where she goes. The road is so old and deserted the pavement is half broken up and they keep climbing and twisting up into nowhere, but the air is ...