Cats vs. Dogs: The Debate

Ryan Mikel and Emily Conklin • December 4, 2017

We’re all familiar with debates over this vs. that, from favorite soda brand — Coke or Pepsi? — to the perceived colors of that optically confusing dress. But no feud has...

Social Media, Internships and Everything In Between

Emily Conklin, Staff Writer • November 13, 2017

Yes, the rumors are true: social media matters, and your employers are stalking you. Now more than ever, young applicants’ social media accounts are being scrutinized during...

Tisch Dance Defies Genre

Emily Conklin, Staff Writer • November 6, 2017

The Tisch II/III Showcase over the weekend showed off some of NYU's best dancers.

A Blueprint for Hope: Design for America NYU

Emily Conklin, Staff Writer • April 18, 2017

DFA NYU is spreading their positive vibes by fostering an environment of diversity, collaboration and social change.

Georgia O’Keeffe – A ‘Modern’ Woman

Emily Conklin, Staff Writer • March 8, 2017

The Brooklyn Museum's new exhibit shows a side of Georgia O'Keeffe few people past her lifetime have ever seen — her clothing and the way it defined who she was as an artist and a woman.

The Power of Pettibon’s Pen

Emily Conklin, Staff Writer • February 14, 2017

Raymond Pettibon's new exhibit "A Pen of All Work" takes the fine lines of his pens and charges them to examine the blurred lines of social inequities.

Thoughtful Chaos at the Whitney

Emily Conklin, Staff Writer • February 1, 2017

The Whitney Museum's latest exhibit takes a look at the 80's without the glamour and idolization of John Hughes films, instead peering at its darker undersides of identity and reality.

Look At Your Art and Touch It, Too

Emily Conklin, Staff Writer • November 21, 2016

The Brooklyn Art Library's new initiative "The Sketchbook Project" allows visitors to handle the workings of the creative mind in a way few people ever can — by seeing artists' sketchbooks.

‘Democratic Forest’ Asks What Story We Want

Emily Conklin, Staff Writer • November 16, 2016

The exaggerated and striking colors of William Eggleston's photographs highlight the false worlds we have come to live in, telling a story some may not want to hear.

‘Youniverse:’ The Slowest Part of New York

Emily Conklin, Staff Writer • November 11, 2016

Apexart's newest exhibition, "Youniverse," takes the urgency out of New Yorkers' lives and offers a space to appreciate the joyousness of living.

Senior Showcase Features the Best of NYU

Emily Conklin, Staff Writer • October 31, 2016

The artsier side of NYU was given a moment to shine during the Class Activities Board's senior showcase, highlighting artists from the class of 2017.

Searching for Genuine Sentiment

Emily Conklin, Staff Writer • October 24, 2016

"Search Party," the new television series on TBS co-created by NYU alumni Charles Rogers and Sarah-Violet Bliss, dives deep into both the comedic and the dark aspects of life in New York as a millennial.

VICE News: Feel Now

Emily Conklin, Contributing Writer • October 12, 2016

HBO's brand new series Vice News Tonight is working to radically change the way news is reported in our post-digital age.

Cultural Criticism and Croissants

Emily Conklin, Contributing Writer • October 5, 2016

Visual artist Gao Youjun manages to poke fun at the darker sides of today's culture while still maintaining a lighthearted humor in his exhibit "Dream On" at Chelsea Market.

Feminism Revisited in X-Plicit Art

Emily Conklin, Contributing Writer • September 19, 2016

Maccarone's new exhibit "Coming to Power: 25 Years of Sexually X-­Plicit Art by Women," revisits a famed feminist collection with 25 years' worth of additions that explores the themes of sexuality within femininity.