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The eerie dance theater performance, “Future Perfect,” runs at the Baruch Performing Arts Center till Sunday.

Vim Vigor Dance Company Haunts in “Future Perfect”

Ryan Mikel, Contributing Writer February 9, 2017
Vim Vigor Dance Company creates a beautifully ambiguous, painstakingly detailed performance about four campers the not-so-dead body they happen upon in the woods.
The first season of Netflix's newest original series, "Santa Clarita Diet," debuted on Friday, February 3.  The show combines gore and comedy with Drew Barrymore's role as a cannibalistic suburban mom.

Drew Barrymore and Cast Carry Netflix Original

Julian Wright, Contributing Writer February 7, 2017
Netflix's new series has the makings for a great appetizer, but perhaps not enough meat to be a main course.
A group of newly made Americans at Ponce, Puerto Rico.

Identity Politics Ring True at KJCC

Maria Jose Lavandera, Contributing Writer February 6, 2017
Pablo Delano takes an unflinching look at the colonialist history of Puerto Rico's relationship with the United States in his exhibit "Museum of the Old Colony" at NYU's King Juan Carlos I Center.
Attendees painted as Bob Ross videos played in the background.

Bob Ross Event Reflected Philosophy

Carter Glace, Staff Writer February 6, 2017
The Student Resource Center thought it would be fun to have students paint while watching Bob Ross videos. We thought it would be fun to critique their paintings.
"LNAPRK" by Jean-Michel Basquiat, on display at the Whitney Museum of American Art.

Thoughtful Chaos at the Whitney

Emily Conklin, Staff Writer February 1, 2017
The Whitney Museum's latest exhibit takes a look at the 80's without the glamour and idolization of John Hughes films, instead peering at its darker undersides of identity and reality.
Actor Jon Glasier, who plays Laird on "Girls", answering questions at the screening in Kimmel on Tuesday.

“Girls” Attracts More Than Just Girls

Ryan Mikel, Contributing Writer February 1, 2017
The "Girls" screening and Q&A with cast members Alex Karpovsky and Jon Glaser was a major success for NYU's Student Resource Center and HBO.
Tisch alumni John Early and Kate Berlant perform in their new project “555.”

NYU Alumni Mock Entertainment Industry in “555”

Natalie Whalen, Entertainment Editor January 30, 2017
In their new original series "555" on Vimeo, NYU alums Kate Berlant and John Early use self-reflexive humor and sharp wit to take aim at the entertainment industry with the confidence of actors who are no longer at their first rodeo — or their second.
WSN staff talk about their favorite protest posters

Staff Recs: Best Inaugural Protest Signs

WSN Staff January 27, 2017
The beauty of protest signs lasts long after the day they're held in defiance — the best ones live on in memory as succinct slogans of resistance.
Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake was one of the three ballets performed by the NYCB in honor of George Balanchine's birthday

“All Balanchine” Ballet Preserves NYCB Legacy

Ryan Mikel, Contributing Writer January 27, 2017
In a worthy tribute to their founding artistic director George Balanchine, the latest New York City Ballet showcase "All Balanchine" stuns and awes audiences with its dancers' skill and precision.
Mimi Gross's "Street Scene" is on display at the "Downtown" exhibit.

Grey Gallery Gives Credit to Post-WWII Revolutionaries

Jessica Tien, Contributing Writer January 24, 2017
"Inventing Downtown" showcases the art from the numerous and lesser known D.I.Y. galleries that populated post-World War II New York
Duane Linklater’s work is on display at 80WSE, in the gallery’s “From Our Hands” exhibition.

View Now: Art Around Campus

Natalie Whalen, Entertainment Editor January 23, 2017
If you're craving the experience of visiting a museum gallery without the hassle and cost of going uptown to MoMA or the Guggenheim, check out these NYU galleries just moments from class and full of university-affiliated artists.
Identity Is a Risky Business for Kevin Allison

Identity Is a Risky Business for Kevin Allison

Jordan Reynolds, Entertainment Editor December 7, 2016
NYU alum Kevin Allison talks about his journey from being too "other" to having his own comedy podcast that gives voices to exactly the sort of people he used to be afraid of being - the others.