Staff recs: Goodbye
HAGS!
Rhea Kohli, Fine Arts Editor
5 unconventional contenders for your summer playlist
Swap your typical Billboard toppers for these underappreciated, summer-ready songs.
On the Street: Celebration
On the Street is WSN’s photo column, published biweekly.
5 books we read when we’re homesick
If you’re sticking around in the city for the summer, these novels are the next best option to experience home.
4 books to grow your green thumb this Earth Day
From science fiction epics to novels about trees, here’s how we’re honoring Mother Earth this April 22.
Staff Recs: Touch grass
You asked for this.
Tisch Gala celebrates school’s new dean
The Tisch School of the Arts also honored a Pulitzer Prize winner and the co-CEO of an artificial intelligence company at its annual gala.
4 performative books that are actually worth the read
Our staff reflects on the stories that feed both our imaginary fans and our minds.
Review: Tisch’s ‘As You Like It’ is weird and wonderful
The unhinged and heartfelt student drama production breathes new life into a Shakespearean classic.
Girl Noise turns up the volume on resistance
The music festival's second concert in Brooklyn was a night grounded in activism featuring defiant performances and nonprofit partnerships.
Staff Recs: Literally me
Get to know our true selves through these self-indulgent media recommendations.
‘Love & Fury’ revisits New York’s AIDS crisis through graphic design
Poster House’s new exhibition traces the city’s response to its epidemic, using posters and multimedia to keep the conversation alive.
5 albums for emotional spring cleaning
Enjoy the sunshine and clear your headspace with these thoughtful tunes.
Q&A: NYU writing professor on millennial growing pains in new bestseller
Grant Ginder spoke with WSN about the personal and cultural inspirations behind “So Old, So Young,” which released last month.
5 book heroines that raised us
In honor of Women's History Month, our staff reflected on the characters that, for better or worse, made us who we are.
Jacob Collier brings musical storytelling to Sony Hall
To launch his tenure as the Sony Audio Institute’s Artist-in-Residence, the Grammy winner transformed students into a live choir.
‘Cooking is my entire life’: Inside this sophomore’s work at a fine dining restaurant
Steinhardt sophomore Anya Brenner lays out a typical day as a line cook at Michelin-recommended JoJo.
Through the lenses of Tisch seniors
These four graduating students transformed memory and identity into visual narratives at the 2026 DPI BFA Senior Thesis Exhibition.
Staff Recs: Power couples
Instead of settling for the bare minimum, aspire to be like these electric pairs.
4 paintings that changed our lives
From study abroad assignments to ballet memories, here are the paintings that shaped the way we think.
Staff Recs: Winter Olympics
Before the pros make it to Italy, study up on winter sports from the warmth and comfort of your couch.
Artists we need new albums from in 2026
From Harry Styles to Frank Ocean, the best we can do is ask nicely.
Review: ‘The Surgeon and Her Daughters’ thematically overpromises
Colt Coeur’s newest production attempts to tackle grief and immigrant identity but ultimately overextends itself.
5 of our favorite guilty pleasure musicals
As if being a theater kid isn’t embarrassing enough.
Q&A: Founder of mercury talks crafting her grunge sound
Nashville-based Maddie Kerr spoke to WSN about her project, mercury, and rise in the indie music scene.
Books beyond Bobst: A collegiate love triangle, jump-scares and more
Books beyond Bobst is a 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.
6 of our favorite movie posters
In a moviegoing landscape dominated by floating heads, let’s celebrate some beautiful and original posters of past and present.
Celebrate Diwali at these 4 NYC events
From campus courtyards to city rooftops, students have plenty of ways to celebrate the festival of lights.
Review: Zara Larsson’s ‘Midnight Sun’ shines bright, even in fall
The Swedish pop star’s fifth studio album delivers addictive hooks and cheeky lyrics, glittering with summer energy year round.
Books beyond Bobst: A novel by an NYU professor, a book where magic meets politics and more
Books beyond Bobst is a 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.
NYU’s South Asian sorority girls on how they find community
Brown girls are proving that running home can mean stepping into sororities without leaving their culture at the door.
