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Promotional poster for the Netflix series "Sex Education." (via Netflix)

‘Sex Education’ Should Replace Sex Education

Netflix’s “Sex Education” could be described as “The Inbetweeners” meets “Glee.”
Claire Fishman, Film & TV Editor February 7, 2019

I am typically quite cautious about seeing television written by adults with the intention of teaching teenagers a lesson. Frankly, after I read the synopsis of “Sex Education,”...

Indie-electronic artist Shamir, who most recently released his album "Resolution," will take the stage this Saturday in Brooklyn.  (via facebook.com)

A Starving Artist’s Guide to Arts Events this Weekend: Feb. 1 to 3

Stay entertained this weekend for $20 or less.
Alex Culina and Nicole Rosenthal January 31, 2019

If Super Bowl Sunday isn’t your speed and Restaurant Week is a little out of your budget, here are a few fun (and affordable!) events to check out this weekend. Dance Yourself...

Poster for the third annual Chanukahstravaganza: 'Twas the Night Before Chanukah.' The event will take place at Union Hall this Saturday. (via unionhallny.com)

A Starving Artist’s Guide to Arts Events this Weekend: Nov. 30 to Dec. 2

Stay entertained this weekend for $20 or less.
Ali Zimmerman and Alex Cullina November 29, 2018

Temperatures are dropping and the New York City streets are getting less welcoming by the minute, but that doesn’t mean you should let the weekend pass you by. Whether you take...

The poster for Tisch Festival of the Voices. (Courtesy of NYU Tisch Institute of Performing Arts)

A Starving Artist’s Guide to Arts Events this Weekend: Nov. 16 to Nov. 18

How to experience arts if you're pinching pennies.
Ali Zimmerman and Alex Cullina November 15, 2018
How to experience arts if you're pinching pennies.
A photo of "Canstruction" at Brookfield Place in 2014. (via artsbrookfield.com)

A Starving Artist’s Guide to Arts Events This Weekend: Nov. 2 to Nov. 4

Stay entertained this weekend for $20 or less.
Ali Zimmerman and Alex Cullina October 31, 2018
Stay entertained this weekend for $20 or less.
An image promoting the Halloween Game Expo. (Courtesy of Playcrafting NYC)

A Starving Artist’s Guide to Halloweekend: Oct. 26 to Oct. 31

Face it, you’re too old for trick-or-treating. Try out one of our spooky recs.
Ali Zimmerman and Alex Cullina, Deputy Arts Editor and Books & Theatre Editor October 24, 2018

Halloweekend is upon us, which means come Friday the city streets will be flooded with ghosts and witches, vampires and superheroes, and for the third year in a row, a bunch of...

Poster of NYU Skirball's 2-week "PrepSchool: On Your Marx" festival celebrating Karl Marx's 200th birthday. (via facebook.com)

A Starving Artist’s Guide to Arts Events this Weekend

Ali Zimmerman, Deputy Arts Editor October 18, 2018

Midterm season is in full swing which  means I’ll probably be spending most of my weekend hours in some corner of Bobst Library. But everyone deserves a break, and a movie,...

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A Starving Artist’s Guide to Arts Events This Weekend: Oct. 5 to Oct. 8

Stay entertained this weekend for $20 or less.
Ali Zimmerman, Deputy Arts Editor October 3, 2018
Stay entertained this weekend for $20 or less.
Jaboukie Young-White performs at Kimmel on Thursday night.

Jaboukie Young-White Lights up Kimmel With Laughter

On and off stage, Jaboukie Young-White turns out to be just the hip and conscientious artist his fans thought he was.
Alejandro Villa Vásquez, Deputy Managing Editor October 1, 2018
On and off stage, Jaboukie Young-White turns out to be just the hip and conscientious artist his fans thought he was.
In the Museum of Broken Windows, a man looks at a painting made from seven years of the artist’s criminal justice paperwork.

A Starving Artist’s Guide to Events This Weekend: Sept. 27 – 30

Stay entertained this weekend for $20 or less.
Ali Zimmerman, Deputy Arts Editor September 26, 2018
Stay entertained this weekend for $20 or less.
A moment from the "V.4 Dance Festival," performed at Skirball this past weekend.

European Dance Highlighted at Skirball

Lily Dolin, Staff Writer April 23, 2018
The “V.4 Dance Festival” featured bold contemporary dancers from all across Central Europe at NYU Skirball Center for Performing Arts this past weekend.
Alec Baldwin at the Tisch Gala 2018. (Photo by Veronica Liow)

Tisch Gala Celebrates Students, Calls For Change

Ryan Mikel, Arts Editor April 17, 2018
A call for change in diversity and inclusivity at NYU was at the center of Tisch School of the Arts' annual gala this year.