Melissa Kacar

The 2010s are coming to a close and I wanted to take the time to reflect on some of my personal favorite albums of the past 10 years and share why I love them and how they have impacted my life! I've loved so much music over the past decade so it was really difficult to narrow it down to just ten of my favorites, but I made sure this list is only the best of the best! Melodr ama // Lorde // 2017 Lorde's music has impacted my life in a way that no one's music ever has before.  I've listened to Melodrama countless times on repeat since it came out and I still feel all of the same strong emotions towards it like the time I first heard it. Every song on Melodrama encapsulates a different moment in time and cohesively tells such a beautiful and sincere story that any young adult can relate to.  As a songwriter, her talents are truly unparalleled, there's no one else like her . Everything she releases feels very genuine and complete, and not rushed in any ...

Andy Warhol’s “From A to B and Back Again” exhibit at the Whitney Museum of American Art is the first major retrospective of his work in nearly 30 years curated by a United States museum. The Whitney’s collection ranges from his first lesser-known pieces of work from the 1950’s when he was a commercial illustrator to his final work until his death in 1987. Over 350 works of art are on display, giving a complete timeline in progression of his career as an artist.  The first room of the exhibition focuses on the foundation of his art career, while he working as a commercial illustrator primarily in the fashion industry when he first moved to New York City from Pittsburgh. At this time, he also started making his own personal art aside from his job. In the early 1960’s Warhol began experimenting with subjects involving post-war America through his art, which is a movement that went on to be known as pop art. He would use images that were in the media, cartoon ...