Arts

Staff Recs: For the Valentine’s Day haters
Sometimes you need a change of pace from everyone chucking pink and red at you.
Julia Diorio, Alexa Donovan, Dani Biondi, Eleanor Jacobs and Siobhán Minerva
• February 14, 2025

10 love songs we adore
These musical picks are like a box of chocolates for your playlist.
Eleanor Jacobs, Pritheva Zakaria, Skylar Boilard, Dani Biondi, Amelia Knust, Maggie Turner, Isabella D’Erasmo, Eva Mundo, Luke Vrba and Annie Emans
• February 13, 2025

Review: ‘Love Hurts’ subverts conventional Hollywood action comedy with a disappointing hero
While Ke Huy Quan presents a fresh take on the classic action hero, it struggles to create an interesting world for its characters.
Tony Jaeyeong Jeong, Staff Writer
• February 13, 2025

Vigil Records: How dorm room jams turned into dim sum raves
These NYU students are up all night building community through music.
Caia Cupolo, Contributing Writer
• February 13, 2025

Review: Abel Tesfaye delivers a final cinematic masterpiece as The Weeknd
The artist bids farewell to his persona on one of his longest and best projects to date.
Antonio Johri, Contributing Writer
• February 12, 2025

2 best picture nominees used AI. How should we feel?
This awards season, fans are polarized on the ethics behind incorporating generative artificial intelligence into film.
Max Vetter, Staff Writer
• February 12, 2025

80WSE’s latest exhibition explores a better society through fashion
Curated by NYU Costume Studies students, “Framing Fashion Fantasies: Windows Into…” thoughtfully addresses leading social issues through style.
Skylar Boilard, Staff Writer
• February 11, 2025

Review: From the battles to the bedroom, ‘Onyx Storm’ was rushed and unsatisfying
“Onyx Storm” is another example of an underdeveloped romantasy novel.
Ciara Lang, Contributing Writer
• February 11, 2025

Interview: Musician Brent de la Cruz on the importance of collaboration and inspiration
After the release of his new EP, "NOIR," on Feb. 7, Brent de la Cruz sat down with WSN to discuss his music production and artistry.
Ellie Miller, Contributing Writer
• February 10, 2025

Books beyond Bobst: Essays about the ’60s, stories about body horror and more
Books beyond Bobst is a book-rec column highlighting what NYU students are reading now, outside of their classes. If you’re in need of a new read, look no further.
Alexa Donovan, Anna Baird-Hassell, Sadie Pease and Eleanor Jacobs
• February 10, 2025

Review: The future of dating is bleak in ‘Companion’
“Fresh” meets “Ex Machina” in this robotic romantic-horror film.
Amelia Knust, Staff Writer
• February 7, 2025

The 5 most anticipated reads of 2025
This year, some amazing authors and characters are set to make their return to the bookshelves. Here are five books that you can look forward to in 2025.
Aratrika Banerjee, Contributing Writer
• February 7, 2025

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Dharma Niles, Editor-in-Chief • May 15, 2025