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Review: ‘Emilia Pérez’ takes big risks with little payoff

Despite its genre-blending ambition, the Cannes award-winning film is less than the sum of its parts.
Sawyer Gouw Ranzetta, Contributing Writer November 13, 2024

“Emilia Pérez” is a unicorn of a film. It’s a Spanish-language piece written and directed by a French artist, Jacques Audiard. It stars some of Hollywood’s biggest names...

Opinion: NYU should reduce the amount of CAS core requirements

Opinion: NYU should reduce the amount of CAS core requirements

Core requirements at the College of Arts & Science may be helpful — to an extent — but the sheer abundance of them only holds students back.
Amanda Chen, Contributing Writer November 12, 2024

During my first two years of college, I spent countless hours reading philosophical texts, writing pages after pages of essays, making sense of equations and memorizing names,...

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Review: Halsey embraces darkness in ‘The Great Impersonator’

Halsey is sick of impersonating. Instead, she is here for a reckoning.
Kaitlyn Sze Tu, Contributing Writer November 7, 2024

Ashley Nicolette Frangipane, better known as Halsey, is blunt with her audience in her latest album, “The Great Impersonator.” Despite promoting the release with a series of...

A woman in costume wears a pink wig with a crown. She has her hand over her chest, and is illuminated by blue light.

Opinion: Ditch your plastic Halloween costumes this year

If you are about to buy a last-minute costume for Halloween, try checking out a more sustainable option.
Anne Lise Tan, Contributing Writer October 31, 2024

Halloween might be a season for chills and thrills, but the real horror story lies in the unregulated sweatshops and factories that churn out those plastic-filled costumes. In...

An illustration of a wooden box with three flags, Germany, the U.K. and France, stuck into the top. On one face of the box is a white sign saying “W.S.N.” and the other face has the words “Election Special.”

The Soapbox: Elections abroad

Krish Dev, Director of Creative & Digital Strategy October 28, 2024

An illustration of a film camera that says “Hispanic Heritage Films” next to a reel with the flags of several Hispanic countries on it.

10 movies to stream this Hispanic Heritage Month

From romantic-drama to Lynchian stop-motion horror, here are 10 movies to watch to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.
Ana Marks, Contributing Writer October 3, 2024

History was made when actor John Leguizamo commemorated “the most diverse list of nominees” at this year’s 76th annual Emmy Awards, with a specific nod to his fellow Latino...

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Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief September 30, 2024

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Karina Rower, Under the Arch Editor September 30, 2024

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Mikaylah Du, Under the Arch Editor September 30, 2024