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A desaturated image depicting a light blue warehouse next to train tracks, with a black train approaching it. In front is a white sign with black text that reads “BAD AXE.” There is snow on the ground.

Q&A: David Siev’s American dream lives on in ‘Bad Axe’

Director David Siev spoke to WSN about his newest film, restaurant communities and the American identity. “Bad Axe” will play in select theaters on Nov. 18.
Caitlyn McConnell, Staff Writer November 14, 2022

David Siev’s feature directorial debut, “Bad Axe,” is a heartfelt documentary that follows his family as they struggle to run their restaurant, Rachel’s of Bad Axe, in...

Nomadland is a drama film written, edited, produced, and directed by Chloé Zhao. This best picture winner film follows a woman who leaves her hometown, after her husband dies and she loses her job, to be "houseless" and travel around the United States. (Staff Photo by Manasa Gudavalli, Staff Illustration by Manasa Gudavalli)

‘Nomadland’s’ contemporary vision of the American dream

NYU alumna and best picture winner Chloé Zhao’s “Nomadland” interrogates the nature of coming of age in modern America.
Alexandra Bentzien, Staff Writer April 26, 2021

“I’m not homeless, I’m just houseless. Not the same thing, right? Don’t worry about me; I’m okay,” Fern says to Makenzie in “Nomadland.” The distinction between...

Hip hop artist Daye Jack performed at Bowery Ballroom on Feb. 27. His new LP “No Data,” will be released on March 24.

Daye Jack: Chasing Dreams

Hailey Nuthals, Arts Editor March 2, 2017
Daye Jack's recent stop back in New York — after he left NYU to work with Max Martin on producing his own hip-hop music — affirmed just how much his dream is coming true, and just how important it is for him to encourage the dreams of others.
Vaquera F/W 2017

Vaquera F/W 2017

Pamela Jew, Staff Writer February 13, 2017

What does it mean to be a prime member of capitalist society? That’s the question Vaquera strives to answer through each of its collections. The twentysomething designers...

Sam Shepard’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, “Buried Child” returns 20 years after its last New York production.

1978 Play Disrupts Nuclear Family

Hailey Nuthals, Highlighter Editor March 21, 2016
A new production of "Buried Child" stars Ed Harris and Amy Madigan as parents whose traditional family breaks apart.
Panelists Shirley Leyro (left) and Isabel Martinez (right), from John Jay College of Criminal Justice, discuss immigration issues after screening of JR’s new film Ellis starring Robert De Niro.

Immigration experts tackle ‘Ellis’ immigration in film

Anubhuti Kumar, Staff Writer November 16, 2015
Immigration experts examined and deconstructed Robert DeNiro's latest film, "Ellis" from a historical perspective in a panel discussion at Kimmel on Nov. 9.
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Play proves American Dream to be unrealistic

March 13, 2014
"Take Me Back" is a heart-breaking and well-acted examination of a ex-convict and his struggles to overcome his demons.