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NYFF 63 Review: A glimpse into Palestinian life beyond genocide

Director Kamal Aljafari’s latest documentary "With Hasan in Gaza" will be screened at the New York Film Festival on Oct. 6 and Oct. 7.
Yezen Saadah, Staff Writer October 6, 2025

Gaza is beautiful. It is oftentimes difficult to believe that when all anyone far from the region, and especially in the Western world, ever sees is images and news coverage...

(Julianna Lindo for WSN)

Books beyond Bobst: A novel by an NYU professor, a book where magic meets politics 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, Matthew Singh, Eva Mundo and Rhea Kohli October 6, 2025

“Audition” by Katie Kitamura If anyone can create a thick tension just with words, it's certainly author and NYU professor Katie Kitamura. “Audition,” Kitamura’s...

(Krish Dev for WSN)

Ocean Vuong shares new novel at Skirball

The NYU alum and professor read from “The Emperor of Gladness” before a sit-down conversation with the director of the Creative Writing Program.
Krish Dev, Digital Director October 6, 2025

Ocean Vuong captivated the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday night, reading from his latest novel “The Emperor of Gladness” to around 700 attendees...

Pasadena Golf Club, one of the 12 comedy troupes that were open for auditions this semester. (Charlotte Nichols for WSN)

Behind the curtain of NYU comedy auditions

The truth about breaking into the university’s illustrious sketch, improv and stand-up comedy scene, from perspectives on both sides of the audition table.
SophieAnn DeVito, Contributing Writer October 3, 2025

Every September, NYU students with a passion for acting, writing or class-clowning dive headfirst into the comedy audition circuit. All sketch, improv and stand-up groups look...

(Amelia Knust for WSN)

Q&A: Maude Latour on performing for a hometown crowd at All Things Go NYC

During the festival in Forest Hills Stadium, the rising pop singer sat down with WSN to discuss new music and the rush of touring life.
Amelia Knust, Music Editor October 3, 2025

On stage, rising pop star Maude Latour is a force to be reckoned with. While performing, she’s jumping up and down and belting pop-rock tracks, dressed in a sparkling two-piece...

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NYFF 63 Review: ‘Days and Nights in the Forest’ showcases the colonization of the mind and body

Satyajit Ray’s 1970 film will have two encore showings at Film at Lincoln Center on Oct. 2 and Oct. 4.
Yezen Saadah, Editor-at-Large October 2, 2025

Bengali Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray repeatedly pondered the intersection of post-colonial identity and rural tradition across his filmography. In his 1970 picture “Days and...

(Allina Xiao for WSN)

Off the Radar: The Wooster Group’s vision of the future

More than two decades ago, this experimental theater company brought screens to the stage in a way that recent Broadway productions have echoed.
Ethan Li, Staff Writer October 2, 2025

On Broadway, ticket costs for celebrity-led shows seem to rise proportionally to how much you get to see said celebrity. And this isn’t about time onstage — it’s about area...

(Kaleo Zhu for WSN)

Clive Davis students to play at the Guggenheim in collaboration with CBVC

Students from Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music will perform this Friday as part of the Center For Black Visual Culture’s performance programming at the Guggenheim this month.
Siobhán Minerva, Arts Editor October 2, 2025

Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music students will take to The Guggenheim Museum in New York on Friday, blending their sound into the museum itself. Drawing...

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Review: “Xeno” disappoints its sci-fi predecessors

As it joins a long line of movies where an alien crash lands on Earth, “Xeno” struggles to find a unique angle.
Alikhan Kaukenayev, Contributing Writer October 1, 2025

Aliens in cinema have long been a mirror for global anxieties and hopes. From Cold War-era metaphors for foreign threats to Steven Spielberg-style friendly companions, extraterrestrial...

(Amelia Knust for WSN)

Queer and female voices ruled 2025’s All Things Go NYC

The music festival’s second year in New York City brought three days of powerhouse performances, even with a few complications.
Amelia Knust, Music Editor October 1, 2025

There's a reason why the All Things Go Music Festival is historically nicknamed “All Things Gay.” For over a decade, the festival has highlighted an almost entirely woman,...

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‘One Battle After Another’ immortalizes the revolutionary spirit

WSN spoke with the cast of Paul Thomas Anderson's politically charged action epic.
Leo Field and Amelia Knust October 1, 2025

In a sweeping departure from his work for the past 23 years, Paul Thomas Anderson sets his latest film in the present. In fact, “One Battle After Another” feels so impeccably...

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Review: ‘Him’ fumbles when it matters most

Though a unique blend of football and horror, this new Jordan Peele-produced movie fails to deliver any substance.
TJ Giles, Contributing Writer September 30, 2025

Original movies rightfully excite us all. While sequels, remakes and reboots are undoubtedly on the rise, there’s still a collective thirst for the unknown — just take...