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 "I'm in a polygamous marriage!" declares one of the characters in a Free Beer sketch.

Troupes come together for Comedy Prom Night

Sora Yu, Contributing Writer April 28, 2015
On April 24, Pasadena Golf Club presented "Comedy Prom Night," an evening featuring performances from seven NYU comedy troupes.
In one scene, a member takes her mother to meet the love of her life, Mount Everest.

All-female improv troupe passes Bechdel Test

Talia Milavetz, Staff Writer April 21, 2015
At NYU, Bechdel Test is the first and only all-women comedy troupe. However, founder Meghan Sullivan aspires to combat the challenges with representation that women face in comedy.
Preview of Parissah Lin's piece, "Mourning Weaver,” which is on display at the Gallatin Arts Festival until April 17.

Gallatin Arts Festival explores range of issues

Audrey Deng, Entertainment Editor April 16, 2015
The 2015 Gallatin Arts Festival launched this week, as a gallery that showcases NYU students' socially conscious interactive multimedia and photography.
The “Hip-Hop Revolution” photography exhibit runs until Sept. 13.

Photography exhibit showcases hip-hop’s early days

Talia Milavetz, Contributing Writer April 13, 2015
Currently on display at the Museum of the City of New York, “Hip-Hop Revolution: Photographs by Janette Beckman, Joe Conzo and Martha Cooper” illuminates the evolution of hip-hop from its beginnings to this day.
Clockwise from top left, photo courtesy of Piotr Uklański, Skarstedt Gallery, Janette Beckman, Hauser & Wirth.

Staff Recommendations: Spring art shows

WSN Staff April 8, 2015
The WSN staff recommends new art exhibitions for spring 2015, including "Hip Hop Revolution" and "Fatal Attraction: Piotr Uklański Selects from the Met Collection."
Alumna talks ‘Turn,’ NYU

Alumna talks ‘Turn,’ NYU

Mary Ann Odete, Contributing Writer April 7, 2015
Heather Lind, who graduated from NYU's graduate acting program and plays Anna Strong in AMC's "Turn," spoke with WSN to discuss her time spent at NYU and the upcoming season of the television series.
The work of Paul Rand in “Everything is design.”

Exhibit shows art of design legend

Rebecca Jane Brown, Contributing Writer April 2, 2015
The Museum of the City of New York's exhibition “Everything is Design: The Work of Paul Rand” showcases the work of Paul Rand, an art director and graphic designer who reinvented branding.

Genius Tisch student turns life into performance art

Aud Del Rey, Entertainment Editor April 1, 2015
Tisch senior Amos Ryan demonstrates the fleeting quality of life in his performance art, “Mundanity: The Insanity of the Mundane."
NYU alumni Alex Anfanger stars as Jack in “Big Time in Hollywood,” a Comedy Central show he co-created with fellow alumni Dan Shimpf.

Alums make it ‘Big Time’

Anna Lee, Contributing Writer March 31, 2015
Alex Anfanger and Dan Schimpf, NYU alums and the creators of Comedy Central's "Big Time In Hollywood, FL," discussed the upcoming Ben Stiller-produced show before their panel for the Kanbar Event Series.
The Becoming Another exhibit explores the use of masks in diverse Northern Hemisphere cultures, from Tibetan and Japanese to Native American.

Exhibit unmasks different cultures

Talia Milavetz, Contributing Writer March 26, 2015
The “Becoming Another: The Power of Masks” exhibition at the Rubin Museum depicts symbolic masks from Northern India, Nepal, Japan, and North America.
The stars of "Mad Men" at the show's exhibit in the Museum of the Moving Image.

Step into world of ‘Mad Men’

MaryAnn Odete, Contributing Writer March 26, 2015
The Museum of Moving Images is currently hosting "Matthew Weiner’s ‘Mad Men’” changing exhibition gallery, which features props, costumes, and exclusive commentary from the AMC show.
On Kawara’s “July 16, 1969” represents the day of the Apollo 11 launch.

On Kawara retrospective stuns with size, scope

Carter Glace, Contributing Writer March 25, 2015
The "On Kawara—Silence" gallery is currently on display at the Guggenheim Museum, and features committed, massive works of art.