Arts

Students share stage with JT and Ravyn Lenae at V100 Concert
The annual student-run event saw 1,000-plus attendees and featured two NYU performers, alongside its first all-female guest list.
Krish Dev, Director of Creative & Digital Strategy
• February 24, 2025

Unique talents and ensembles shine at UltraViolet Live
The winner of this year’s universitywide talent show was Steinhardt junior Aasia Gabbour, whose Chinese violin performance stunned the contest’s celebrity judges.
Mariana Arboleda, Staff Writer
• February 24, 2025

Review: ‘RicanVisions’ exhibits the rich artistic traditions of Puerto Rican artists
The NYU Latinx Project exhibition features 19 artists from Puerto Rico and its diaspora.
Katherine Welander, Deputy Managing Editor
• February 24, 2025

Review: Is $5 million worth your humanity?
In MrBeast’s new Prime Video game show, “Beast Games,” money and potential entertainment value makes beasts out of us all.
Dani Biondi, Film & TV Editor
• February 24, 2025

Review: The Tisch DPI BFA Thesis Exhibition combines self-reflection and technical skill
Forty-two seniors display their projects at the show.
Grace Tan, Identity & Equity Editor
• February 21, 2025

Review: ‘choke enough’ is a hard-hitting anthology of random, playful electropop narratives
In her full-length debut, the French synth-pop princess Oklou pushes the bounds of her discography, which, for years, has circulated almost entirely online.
Ian Sleat, Contributing Writer
• February 21, 2025

4 books to read in celebration of Black History Month
These books highlight Black authors and their excellent works of literature.
Siobhán Minerva, Pritheva Zakaria, Oshmi Ghosh and Skylar Boilard
• February 21, 2025

Q&A: Ben Stiller on directing ‘Severance’ and the importance of creativity
The director of Emmy-winning Apple TV+ series “Severance” spoke to WSN about his production methods.
Ava Fackler, Contributing Writer
• February 20, 2025

The case for ‘Sing Sing’
“Sing Sing” is the best picture contender Hollywood missed — raw, real and too powerful to keep secret.
Chloe Haack, Staff Writer
• February 20, 2025

8 must-watch films by Black female directors
From historical dramas to romantic comedies, here are some films to add to your watchlist — and not just during Black History Month.
Dani Biondi, Annie Emans, Maya Santiago, Pritheva Zakaria, Ella Sabrina Malabanan, Luke Vrba, Leo Field and Tony Yang
• February 19, 2025

4 LGBTQ+ novels Trump doesn’t want you to read
Amid a national push for censorship, engaging with LGBTQ+ literature is more vital than ever.
Taylor Morgan, Contributing Writer
• February 19, 2025

Off the Radar: ‘The Beaches of Agnès’ is a beautiful autobiography of a life well lived
Off the Radar is a column surveying overlooked films available to students for free via NYU’s streaming partnerships. “The Beaches of Agnès” is available to stream on Kanopy.
Alexa Donovan, Arts Editor
• February 19, 2025

Serin Lee, Staff Writer • April 4, 2025

Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor • April 4, 2025

Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor • April 4, 2025

Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor • April 4, 2025

Caia Cupolo, Contributing Writer • April 4, 2025