Arts

A Starving Artist’s Guide to Arts Events This Weekend: March 28 to 31
Stay entertained this weekend for $20 or less.
Alex Cullina, Books & Theater Editor
• March 28, 2019

The Secret Origins of the First Female Filmmaker
The new documentary tells the true story of Alice Guy-Blaché’s fascinating legacy and how she helped transformed Hollywood into what it is today.
Joey Hung, Copy Chief
• March 28, 2019

Unpopular Opinions: Animal Characters
No animals were harmed in the making of this list.
Guru Ramanathan, Dante Sacco and Alex Cullina
• March 27, 2019

‘Five Feet Apart’ Depicts the Necessity of Human Touch
The latest hospital romance film improves on its medical accuracy but falls short elsewhere.
Yaroslava Bondar, Staff Writer
• March 26, 2019

‘Yardie’ Is a Jamaican Throwback to Gang Dramas of Old
Idris Elba tries his hand at directing in “Yardie,” based on Victor Headley’s novel.
Dante Sacco, Deputy Arts Editor
• March 26, 2019

The Power Dynamic in Hamilton’s ‘Conversations’ Podcast
President Hamilton speaks with Scholar-in-Residence Rubén Blades in the first episode of his new podcast.
Leah Block, Contributing Writer
• March 25, 2019

Anupam Kher on Tragedy and Compassion in ‘Hotel Mumbai’
The acclaimed Bollywood thespian spoke with WSN about playing a real-life character in his new film.
Guru Ramanathan, Arts Editor
• March 25, 2019

T-Pain Gets a Roll on at PlayStation Theater
The ’00s rapper brought fan favorites and throwbacks to the New York venue.
Iffat Nur, Contributing Writer
• March 24, 2019

‘Hotel Mumbai’ Thrilling, but Not Too Profound
The new international thriller is intense, though it does not have as much depth as it thinks it does.
Fareid El Gafy, Staff Writer
• March 24, 2019

Staff Recs: Books We Should Have Read in High School
If you hated your high school humanities classes, the Arts Desk is here to give recs so that you can redo your education the right way.
Guru Ramanathan, Alex Cullina, Claire Fishman, Dante Sacco, Arts Desk
• March 15, 2019

A Starving Artist’s Guide to Arts Events This Weekend: March 15 to 17
Stay entertained this weekend for $20 or less.
Alex Cullina, Books and Theater Editor
• March 15, 2019

Unpopular Opinions: Children’s Book Series
In honor of the new Nancy Drew movie coming out, the Arts Desk is giving its hot takes on children’s book series.
Nicole Rosenthal, Guru Ramanthan, Dante Sacco and Alex Cullina
• March 13, 2019

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