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Q&A: Samantha Crain on redefining her roots

Ahead of the release of her folk-rock album “Gumshoe,” Crain spoke with WSN about attending DIY shows in Oklahoma, scoring for film and homecoming.
Eleanor Jacobs, Music Editor May 2, 2025

For Samantha Crain, home isn’t a singular place. As a self-taught guitarist and songwriter, she has been on the road as a touring musician since age 19. Whether for her independent...

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8 pop-punk albums for jamming out

These classic and new-gen pop punk records will be the perfect sound for your summer.
Roshan Rao, Contributing Writer May 2, 2025

Whether you’re stuck at home with family, enjoying a sandy beach in Costa Rica or spending time exploring New York, your summer needs a soundtrack. It’s getting warmer, Washington...

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Review: Emily Henry’s new book expands beyond romance

The best-selling author and queen of rom-coms switches things up with “Great Big Beautiful Life.”
Ana Sofia Erath, Contributing Writer May 2, 2025

Since moving to New York City, I’ve come to associate the arrival of spring with shorter sleeves, longer days and the blossoms in Washington Square Park. But this year, my favorite...

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Off the Radar: ‘Jealousy’ tackles the artist’s dilemma

Off the Radar is a column surveying overlooked films available to students for free via NYU’s streaming partnerships. “Jealousy” is available to stream on Kanopy.
Eleanor Jacobs, Music Editor May 1, 2025

This French film asserts that the brooding man frequenting your Pinterest pages is no good at all. Director Philippe Garrel’s “La Jalousie,” or “Jealousy,” paints the...

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The Oscars will soon award stunts. Here’s what they missed out on.

To celebrate the newly announced Oscars category for stunt design, check out films that deserved recognition for theirs.
Leo Field, Staff Writer May 1, 2025

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Review: On ‘Bloodless,’ Samia teeters on the edge of rebirth

The indie singer-songwriter’s newest album delivers a musical journey of evolution and identity.
Amelia Knust, Staff Writer April 30, 2025

Ever since her 2020 debut album, “The Baby,” every Samia record has felt like a page ripped from her diary. While her previous releases highlighted the excitement and anxieties...

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TikTok songs we actually like

When was the last time you listened to these viral tunes in their entirety?

If you have the TikTok app on your phone, you know these songs. Perhaps there’s a 30-second section that you detest because you’ve listened to it nonstop in the background...

Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal, starring as Othello and Iago. (Courtesy photo by Julieta Cervantes)

Review: ‘Othello’s’ star-studded cast outshines its meaning

The Shakespearean play's brief return to Broadway is supported by A-list stars and a Tony-winning director, but lacks vision.
Nghi Nguyen, Contributing Writer April 30, 2025

The Bard’s return to Broadway made headlines last March, with the announcement that two of Hollywood’s most celebrated actors, Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal, would...

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The Frick Collection’s Gilded Age time capsule has finally reopened

After five years of renovations, the Frick Collection reopened on April 17, 2025 with new galleries, exhibition spaces and restored decor.
Katherine Welander, Deputy Managing Editor April 29, 2025

Walking off East 70th Street and into the home of industrialist and art collector Henry Clay Frick feels like you are stepping back in time. The 19th-century mansion is the home...

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Review: A ‘Black Mirror’ season with fragmented love and throwbacks

Keep an eye on your smart devices, the technology-driven anthology series is back.
Ethan Li, Deputy Copy Chief April 29, 2025

Aren’t we already living in a “Black Mirror” universe? I’m sure many who watched the latest season of the British dystopian fiction anthology series were thinking that...

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Ranked: Manhattan’s AMC theaters

A list by AMC A-List warriors for AMC A-List warriors.
Dani Biondi and Annie Emans April 29, 2025

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Review: ‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ exists as just a live television episode

The spectacle-filled prequel to the series, better fit for a theme park than Broadway, arrives with enough fog to fill the entire Marquis Theatre.
Ethan Li, Deputy Copy Chief April 28, 2025

“Stranger Things” fans, rejoice! A new show on Broadway has everything for you. At the Marquis Theatre, you’ll see the beloved characters you remember from the series....