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All content by Joe Paladino
An illustration of Ozzy Osbourne with long hair and glasses forming a fist in different shades of purple.

The futility of the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominations

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s choices for new inductees this year are raising an increasing number of eyebrows — especially since they don’t track with the industry’s actual success.
Joe Paladino, Staff Writer February 29, 2024

Forty-four years since his debut solo album, Ozzy Osbourne finally made the shortlist of nominees for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. It’s quite confusing that it has taken...

Four book covers in four quadrants colored purple, sky blue, and black. In the top left the cover reads “THIRST FOR SALT” and “MADELINE LUCAS”. The bottom left cover reads “JUST KIDS” and “PATTI SMITH”. The top right reads “GEORGE R. R. MARTIN” and “FEVRE DREAM”. The bottom left reads “EMILY HENRY” and “BOOK LOVERS”.

Books beyond Bobst: A vampire novel, a literary-themed rom-com and more

Books beyond Bobst is a monthly 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.

“Thirst for Salt” by Madelaine Lucas — Alexa Donovan, Deputy Arts Editor “It’s in the water where she first sees him,” reads the blurb of “Thirst for Salt”...

A person wearing a black bodysuit and face mask stretches their arm out, and a person standing next to them is holding their arm. A person sits to the left with a microphone and a music stand, reading a script that is on the stand.

Theater has a future, and it’s in Red Hook

Founded by NYU junior Booth McGowan, the Quick & Dirty Theatre Company offers artists a space to create within a close community.
Joe Paladino, Contributing Writer December 4, 2023

Balancing work as a theatrical director and full-time student is not easy. But, Gallatin junior Booth McGowan, co-founder and co-artistic director of the Quick & Dirty Theatre...