Arts
Staff Recs: Spooky Season
WSN’s Arts Desk highlights some Halloween favorites.
‘Anvil!’ slams back into the zeitgeist
Fourteen years after its initial release, “Anvil! The Story of Anvil” returns to the mainstream with a big-screen release and digital push.
Review: Taylor Swift sleepily returns to pop with ‘Midnights’
With her 10th studio album “Midnights,” Taylor Swift reverts back to smooth synths and synthetic drum sounds in her long-awaited return to pop music.
Review: ‘Dahmer’ revels in the aestheticization of a killer
Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s new limited series falls short of promises to examine the Dahmer killings from the victims’ perspectives.
Christina Forrer’s exhibition nourishes your inner child
Los Angeles-based artist Christina Forrer’s weavings and drawings, on view at Luhring Augustine through Oct. 29, express relatable anxieties and fears through a childlike lens of the world.
Flipping the script: Diversifying American show business
Racism in the theater industry propelled these NYU professors and students to find their footing in the field.
Review: Margaret Qualley shines bright in ‘Stars at Noon’
Esteemed French director Claire Denis’ latest film, “Stars at Noon,” was selected for the 60th New York Film Festival and released in theaters on Oct. 14. The film is now playing at select theaters across the city and in the Francesca Beale Theater at Lincoln Center for the festival through Oct. 27.
Review: ‘Return to Monkey Island’ is a nostalgic pirate adventure game
The latest revamp in the “Monkey Island” series recovers the glory of the patient point-and-click. “Return to Monkey Island” is available on Nintendo Switch, macOS and Windows.
Off the Radar: ‘Lucky Grandma’ and the spirit of Chinatown
Off the Radar is a weekly column surveying overlooked films available to students for free via NYU’s streaming partnerships. “Lucky Grandma” is available to stream on Kanopy.
Q&A: Twin comedians Annabel and Sabina Meschke on NYU and the future of alt-comedy
I watched NYU alumni Annabel and Sabina Meschke on stage and in conversation, and you have to, too.
Listen To This: With a ‘Pang,’ Caroline Polachek is back
Read about this week’s most notable singles by Caroline Polachek, Katie Gregson-MacLeod and more.
Melissa Misla’s ‘What a Part of the Apartment Meant’ explores the complexities of Latinidad
“What a Part of the Apartment Meant” is a knockout show from Praxis Gallery that will run from Sept. 15 to Nov. 12.
