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Inside the Boxd: Winter break watches

Inside the Boxd is a column documenting WSN staffers’ recent film reviews on Letterboxd. Grab some popcorn and get that watchlist ready!

The light at the end of a grueling, dark fall semester is a winter break free from academic responsibilities — and there’s no better replacement for lecture halls than a good...

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Review: ‘A Complete Unknown’ canonizes Bob Dylan’s cultural legacy

Cemented as a star of his generation, Timothée Chalamet electrifies the masses in his musical transformation.
Maggie Turner, Deputy Under The Arch Editor January 24, 2025

Greenwich Village, 1961. Fade in on the bohemian straggler with a cigarette in one hand and a guitar case in the other. Although born Robert Zimmerman in humble Minnesota, the...

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Review: Ethel Cain is back, and you should be afraid

“Perverts” is intrepid and unapologetic, defying those who believe that track length and sonic consistency are one-size-fits-all.
Ian Sleat, Contributing Writer January 23, 2025

Hayden Anhedönia, professionally known as Ethel Cain, is tired of being famous. She took to Tumblr with a scathing critique, sharing how glib comment sections and the increasingly...

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Staff Recs: Self-care

It’s freezing and the world feels like it’s ending. Take care of yourself.

As we settle into the beginning of a new semester in this freezing cold weather, it’s important that we take the time to practice self-care. While the beginning of the semester...

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Staff Recs: The best books we read this year

The staff of WSN shares their favorite reads from 2024.
WSN Staff December 13, 2024

As the year comes to a close, the WSN staff is reflecting on the best books we read in 2024. From old classics to new releases to academic texts, we all read a lot. Alexa Donovan,...

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Review: ‘The Room Next Door’ closely examines death

In Pedro Almodovár’s full-length English-language debut, the end is the least important part.
Eleanor Jacobs, Music Editor December 13, 2024

Content warning: This article contains mentions of suicide. “The Room Next Door” paints a sensitive portrait of two women with differing existential outlooks that are otherwise...

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8 pop Christmas albums to broaden your holiday horizons

A collection of pop music’s best holiday albums based on nostalgia, sentiment and spirit.
Bella Simonte, Contributing Writer December 12, 2024

Every winter, pop stars, actors and even comedians take on the same monumental task: creating a bestselling Christmas album. Some recreate the melodies of classic Christmas tunes,...

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The Radio Relics on indie rock, Clive Davis and pissing off the neighbors

This band of NYU students is a decade in the making.
Caia Cupolo, Contributing Writer December 12, 2024

As The Radio Relics greet each other outside of Astor Place Hairstylists ahead of headlining a charity show, high-fiving and lugging guitars and gear into the venue, it’s easy...

A screen with the words “Fork n’ Film” projected onto it, with an image of a fork and a film reel below it.

Sipping and savoring cinema

Fork n’ Film combines two of life’s greatest pleasures: food and film. My experience at the “Home Alone” showing was no less than exceptional.
Andrea Lui, Culture Editor December 11, 2024

Every time I doomscroll on TikTok, my algorithm is chock full of videos of the hottest restaurants, cafes, bars and pop-ups in New York City. It’s almost overwhelming — sometimes...

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Q&A: Rising artist Zoe Tan on new single and her time at NYU

Ahead of the Dec. 13 release of her newest single “Distance,” singer-songwriter Zoe Tan spoke with WSN about storytelling and her musical goals.
Eva Mundo, Contributing Writer December 11, 2024

From the beginning of her songwriting journey during her childhood years in Malaysia, Zoe Tan has aspired to connect with listeners through intimate storytelling. Now a junior...

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Staff Recs: Childhood holiday nostalgia

The holidays never fail to make us miss our own childhood whimsy.

As the snow falls — but certainly does not stick — and holiday decor pops up along the streets of New York City, our lives feel a little bit more magical. As we all get older,...

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Review: The Guggenheim’s new exhibition teaches a history lesson about a fleeting art movement

Visit “Harmony and Dissonance: Orphism in Paris, 1910–1930” for Orphism’s enchanting color, and leave with a newfound understanding of the cultural and technological innovations that captivated early 20th-century Paris.
Sydney Chan, Staff Writer December 10, 2024

Geometric shards and sweeping streaks in chromatic hues adorn The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum’s walls. Upon first glance, the artworks feature no discernible subject for interpretation....