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NYU professor and journalist speaks about her new feminist novel

Amanda Eisenberg’s health care and political coverage informed and influenced her fiction debut.
Eleanor Jacobs, Music Editor April 22, 2025

Content Warning: This piece contains mentions of sexual assault. With the same learned tone she takes to describe her written coverage of political wrongdoing and disease, journalist,...

(Alisia Houghtaling for WSN)

Books beyond Bobst: A conversation between Kublai Khan and Marco Polo, a Russian classic 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.

“Invisible Cities” by Italo Calvino  — Alexa Donovan, Arts Editor  “Cities, like dreams, are made of desires and fears, even if the thread of their discourse...

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10 thought-provoking poems for National Poetry Month

April is National Poetry Month, so here are some of our favorite lines of poetry to close out the month.

Poetry is a space to experiment with language — communications through this medium enables deeper emotional expression. This National Poetry Month, if you are looking to be inspired,...

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Review: Sarah Snook redefines live theater in ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’

The literary classic goes digital in Broadway’s newest masterpiece.
Amelia Knust, Staff Writer April 18, 2025

One woman, 26 characters and two uninterrupted hours of awe. This is exactly what hundreds of theatergoers flock to at the Music Box Theatre. Kip Williams’ newest theatrical...

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Review: ‘Smash’ makes a messy TV show even worse

The new Broadway adaptation of the 2012 NBC series struggles with the transition from screen to stage.
Ella Sabrina Malabanan, Deputy Copy Chief April 18, 2025

NBC’s 2012 series “Smash” is the ultimate guilty pleasure. Even though it is often described as a hate-watch, the show’s phenomenal original music by “Hairspray” composer-lyricists...

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‘The Shrouds’ and grieving in the digital age

David Cronenberg’s latest is a poignant portrait of traumatic personal loss in the 21st century, now screening at Film at Lincoln Center and Angelika Film Center.
Mick Gaw, Staff Writer April 18, 2025

In the opening of David Cronenberg’s “The Shrouds,” we find Vincent Cassel’s Karsh — a grieving tech mogul fashioned in a similar style to the film’s director — lying...

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Review: ‘Drop’ drops the ball

A promising concept is completely squandered in this dull, forgettable thriller.
Chloe Haack, Staff Writer April 17, 2025

“Drop” arrives with a premise tailor-made for our digitally anxious age: a bootleg AirDrop app called DigiDrop that allows anonymous users to send messages — first playful,...

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Q&A: For queer Christians, indie artist Semler is bringing a great awakening

Blending gay pop and contemporary Christian music on their debut album, this musician is growing a fanbase of faithful outcasts.
Monique Ezeh, Contributing Writer April 17, 2025

For Grace Baldridge, better known as Semler, performing in concerts evokes feelings of both church-camp worship services and hazy house parties. Audience members harmonizing feels...

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Review: ‘Warfare’ warns audiences of the realities of battle

Based on the accounts of a Navy SEAL platoon, the A24 film successfully places its audience in the middle of a war zone.
Annie Emans, Staff Writer April 17, 2025

This review contains spoilers. War movies are a staple in American cinema. From “Saving Private Ryan” to the “Top Gun” franchise, themes of patriotism and resilience...

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Review: Margo Guryan’s ‘28 Demos’ invites you under her musical umbrella

A newly released anthology of the late Margo Guryan’s early work provides a revival of her music for a new generation.
Eva Mundo, Staff Writer April 17, 2025

The blissful, bubbly sound of Margo Guryan’s voice is meant to be heard while drinking an iced matcha, enjoying the first slivers of spring. Her unique jazz-pop style and friendship...

(Alisia Houghtaling for WSN)

‘Anonymous Was A Woman’ celebrates women artists’ individuality

NYU’s Grey Art Museum presents work from the first 25 years of the Anonymous Was A Woman grant program.
Siobhán Minerva, Deputy Arts Editor April 16, 2025

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Review: Skrillex’s newest album brings a new meaning to all killer, no filler

The dubstep icon returns with a flippant, rapid-fire mixtape that’s possibly his most fun body of work yet.
Kaleo Zhu, Contributing Writer April 16, 2025

Andy Warhol once declared that “in the future, everybody will be world-famous for 15 minutes.” While this idea has only grown more relevant with the ever-fleeting nature of...