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Review: ‘Nobody Wants This’ comedically represents the Jewish American experience

The Netflix series about a hot rabbi and his shiksa girlfriend is funny, lovely and full of Jewish mothers.
Alexa Donovan, Arts Editor October 15, 2024

Warning: This review contains spoilers.  I don’t really watch TV, but when my 84-year-old grandfather called me to tell me to watch “Nobody Wants This,” I figured I should...

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Review: Charli xcx’s new remix album explores the nuances of fear and fame

With the help of esteemed collaborators, “Brat and it's completely different but also still brat” remains loyal to the original’s motifs and themes while exposing a new level of vulnerability.
Amelia Knust, Staff Writer October 15, 2024

This year, it seems as though all of the prominent names in pop have released albums — Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande and Billie Eilish, to name a few. But it was entirely...

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Opinion: A single day off isn’t a ‘Fall Break’

NYU's approach to fall break leaves students with little agency to recharge or prepare for midterms.
Grayson Stotz, Staff Writer October 15, 2024

As the crisp autumn air settles in and the leaves begin to turn, students at NYU are greeted with a single day off on Oct. 14 — billed as a fall break. However, this fleeting...

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Pro-Palestinian faculty read passages from ‘bannable’ books in Bobst demonstration

The faculty members who organized the demonstration said the books could potentially violate NYU’s updated conduct policies.
Liyana Illyas, Deputy News Editor October 11, 2024

Around 10 members of NYU’s chapter of Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine read passages from books “presenting critical analyses of Zionism or Israel” at a demonstration...

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Review: Vampire Weekend packs 2 decades worth of hits into its MSG show

The veteran indie rockers returned to their hometown for the first time since 2019, littering their set with jams, covers and much-loved deep cuts.
Ethan Beck, Staff Writer October 11, 2024

Last Thursday, Vampire Weekend took Chinatown by surprise, putting on a concert performance for a small crowd in front of the Time Again bar. The band launched into its classic...

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Vendors on the block: The flavor and soul of a Bronx upbringing

For Hispanic Heritage Month, let’s toast to the small vendors who have kept our culture alive — one street corner at a time.
Kate Serrano, Contributing Writer October 11, 2024

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The Soapbox: Public university funding in Argentina, Falkland Islands ownership in the UK, illegal gold mining in Ghana

The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN covering major news developments at NYU’s campuses and study away sites abroad. Global consciousness for a global university.
Mariapaula Gonzalez, Deputy News Editor October 11, 2024

In Argentina, lawmakers fail to reverse presidential veto on law boosting public university funding Lawmakers in Argentina’s lower house of Congress failed to overturn President...

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Opinion: Take your activism to the polls

Voting is not just a right, it’s a responsibility. Students have the power — and the duty — to shape the future they will inherit.
Brynna Gritter Kenneke, Staff Writer October 11, 2024

As I get closer to voting in my first presidential election, I am reminded again and again how important it is that we don’t forget the immense power we can wield, even as college...

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Review: ‘Saturday Night’ represents the whirlwind that established ’70s TV

The original “Saturday Night Live” cast and crew definitely don’t remember the 1975 premiere. But Jason Reitman’s reimagining of the 90 minutes leading up to the cold open will make you feel like you do.
Dani Biondi, Film & TV Editor October 11, 2024

Since 1975, Americans have sat in front of their TVs every Saturday night at 11:30 p.m., flipped to Channel 4 and complained that “Saturday Night Live” isn’t funny anymore....

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Out of Bounds: Major sports news out of Spain, Australia and the United Kingdom

Out of Bounds is a weekly column by WSN covering major athletic developments at and around NYU’s campuses and study away sites.
Dharma Niles, News Editor October 11, 2024

Madrid A regional soccer team of all transgender men achieved federated status in Spain, becoming Europe’s first all-trans team to do so. Hugo Martinez told Reuters he began...

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NYU says recent Tel Aviv shooting did not have ‘any effect’ on site operations

A university spokesperson did not report any injuries or harm to NYU community members after the shooting.
Mariapaula Gonzalez, Deputy News Editor October 10, 2024

NYU’s study away site in Tel Aviv was not impacted by a shooting in the city on Oct. 1, which took place less than seven miles away from the campus.  “The university is...

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Off-Third: Eric Adams and Rudy Giuliani compete to be NYC’s most disgraced mayor

In a week of indictments and disbarments, the two mayors are dueling over who gets to claim the title of “New York’s Biggest Embarrassment.”
Naisha Roy, Editor-at-Large October 10, 2024

Off-Third is WSN’s satire column. New York City has seen some strange competitions over the years — hot dog eating, subway rat vs. pizza slice and a Timothée Chalamet look-alike...