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Arts

Broad City returns with its third season, packed with with more of the absurd hilarity that makes the show a hit.

Broad City Picks Up Right Where It Left Off, If you Can Figure Out Where That Is

Madison Davis, Contributing Writer February 24, 2016
"Broad City", starring Abbi Jacobson and CAS alum Ilana Glazer, is back for a third season and better than ever.
Animal Collective's new album Painting With shows that they have more music to come.

Animal Collective Returns Strongly from Three Year Break

Carter Shelter, Staff Writer February 24, 2016
Animal Collective bring their signature mix of experimental psych and pop to their tenth studio album "Painting With".
The Unknown Mortal Orchestra is a psychedelic sensation that really knows how to throw a party.

Unknown Mortal Orchestra Bring Psych Jams to Irving Plaza

Carter Shelter, Staff Writer February 24, 2016
Unknown Mortal Orchestra brought the groovy jams from their 2015 album "Multi-Love" to Irving Plaza over the weekend.
Acid Dad, whose members are all former NYU students, will be going on tour at the end of this month.

Acid Dad Rocks DJ Set at Alaska

Gilchrist Green, Contributing Writer February 22, 2016
Acid Dad did a DJ set at Alaska over the weekend before they embark on their U.S. tour.
The Woodsman tells the story of where the Tin Man from the Wizard of Oz came from through the use of puppets.

Play Explores Tin Man’s Backstory

Emma Gold, Contributing Writer February 22, 2016
"The Woodsman" imagines the origin story of The Tin Man from "The Wizard of Oz", with puppets.
Tisch Juniors, Michael Ayjian and Stephen Skeel, have successfully created 7 Wonders Cinema, their own production company.

Tisch Juniors Kick-Start Film Production Company

Andrea Aniceto-Chavez, Contributing Writer February 22, 2016
NYU students Stephen Skeel and Michael Ayjian run their own production company, 7 Wonders Cinema.
Betty Who performed at the Program Board’s Spring Concert, wrapping up a successful Spring Welcome Week.

Betty Who Kicks Off Spring 2016 Welcome Week

Camille Larkins, Contributing Writer February 22, 2016
Betty Who, and NYU groups Cafune and Lauv brought energetic sets to the Spring Welcome concert in Kimmel.
"Paperwork and the Will of Capital,” is a current photographic exhibition about the symbolic nature of flowers at the Gagosian Gallery.

Flowers of Diplomacy Wilt at Gagosian

Tony Schwab, Staff Writer February 22, 2016
The new exhibit "Paperwork and the Will of Capital" at the Gagosian Gallery features recreations of flower arrangements from important diplomatic meetings.
Nicolas Cage movies are without a doubt a guilty pleasure.

Staff Recs: (Not So) Guilty Pleasures

Staff February 19, 2016
Everyone has that one thing that they secretly love but strive to keep under wraps...until now.
HBO's new show Togetherness airs this weekend on February 21.

Second Season of ‘Togetherness’ Bound to Not Fall Apart

Qianqian Li, Contributing Writer February 19, 2016
HBO hosted a two-episode preview screening of season two of "Togetherness" at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
"New York Now" is a new exhibition by Don Perlis at the Denise Bibro Fine Art in Chelsea.

Elmo Drinks Soda and Subway-goers Cower in Elaborate Chelsea Gallery

Rebecca Kao, Contributing Writer February 18, 2016
Don Perlis presents art focused on New York's iconic landmarks at The Denise Bibro Fine Art gallery in Chelsea.
"The Witch," a film directed by Robert Eggers, opens in theaters this Friday, February 19.

‘The Witch’ Delivers as a Folktale and Horror Flick

Sydney Rappis, Contributing Writer February 18, 2016
New horror film "The Witch", directed by Robert Eggers centers on a 17th century Puritan family whose daughter is suspected of witchcraft.