All content by Leila Anderson
Cocktail chronicles: A guide to Midtown bars and nightclubs for every day of the week
Let’s go above 14th Street!
Liz Lindain and Leila Anderson
• April 24, 2024
NYU Arab Festival vibrantly celebrates Middle Eastern and North African cultures
With performances, food stations and a fashion show, the event brought students together to highlight the diversity of Middle Eastern and North African countries.
Leila Anderson, Contributing Writer
• April 17, 2024
‘The Ways of Langston Hughes’ dives into the relationship between two creative pioneers of the Harlem Renaissance
The current exhibition on display at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture offers a glimpse into the life and work of Langston Hughes as documented by his longtime collaborator Griffith Davis.
Leila Anderson, Contributing Writer
• April 10, 2024
Songs of the sea: How an NYU professor’s ensemble musically maps cultural exchange
Explore the musical exchanges between the Arabian Peninsula and the Swahili coast with Boom.Diwan, a band started by NYU alum and professor Ghazi Faisal Al-Mulaifi.
Leila Anderson, Contributing Writer
• March 7, 2024
‘Desert + Coast’ is a vivid showcase of women’s contributions to Aboriginal culture
This exhibition represents the contemporary art practices of senior Indigenous Australian women painters and their connection to autonomy, culture and homeland. It is on view until Feb. 24.
Leila Anderson, Contributing Writer
• February 21, 2024
Cocktail chronicles: A guide to West Village bars and nightclubs for every day of the week
Was this just an excuse for us to go to the West Village and drink? Maybe.
Leila Anderson and Liz Lindain
• February 21, 2024
Xyza Cruz Bacani explores community and sacrifice in ‘Komunidad: Filipinos in the UAE’
The exhibit represents the lives of five workers, the complexity of their identities and experiences working in the UAE.
Leila Anderson, Contributing Writer
• January 31, 2024
The best French bakeries in New York City
These authentic French bakeries in the city will transport you to Paris.
Leila Anderson, Contributing Writer
• May 5, 2023
Independent bookstores that are better than the Strand
Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day on April 29 with some of our favorite local stores.
Susan Behrends Valenzuela, Natalia Palacino Camargo and Leila Anderson
• April 28, 2023
A look into the 2023 Gallatin Fashion Show
The Gallatin School of Individualized Study’s annual fashion show, with the theme “Renewal,” showcased 21 designers’ work in its 2023 exhibition.
Leila Anderson, Contributing Writer
• March 8, 2023
Chantal Mann, Contributing Writer • November 27, 2024
Julia Kim, Contributing Writer • November 27, 2024
Katherine Welander, Copy Chief • November 27, 2024
Kaitlyn Sze Tu, Contributing Writer • November 27, 2024