Arts

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

‘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

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

Dharma Niles, Editor-In-Chief • October 10, 2025

Robin Young, Contributing Writer • October 10, 2025

Eva Mundo, Deputy News Editor • October 10, 2025

Yuuki Lubin, Contributing Writer • October 10, 2025

Yezen Saadah, Staff Writer • October 10, 2025