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Actors Kristen Cui, Jonathan Groff and Ben Aldridge in the film “Knock at the Cabin.” They are hiding behind a corner in a cabin and looking anxiously to the right.

Review: ‘Knock at the Cabin’ is an apocalyptic test of belief

M. Night Shyamalan’s latest continues a string of fascinating, mostly-solid thrillers.
Ethan Beck, Contributing Writer February 15, 2023

A new M. Night Shyamalan movie evokes many feelings these days. For years, he was the Spielberg-in-waiting, who built up his name and future with “The Sixth Sense,” a haunting...

Models walking down runway.

Bosideng’s down jacket dystopia

With a futuristic flair, Bosideng’s Spring/Summer 2023 collection was all things puffer.
Audrey Abrahams, Contributing Writer September 12, 2022

Bosideng, the largest down fabric clothing brand in China, has been an innovator in outerwear technology since 1975. In recent years, it has been pushing into the world of luxury...

Illustration by Charlie Dodge.

We Feed, Chapter 4

The Horsemen’s last day in Baltimore.
Leo Sheingate, Video Editor April 21, 2020

“But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly.  For it will come...

Illustration by Charlie Dodge.

We Feed, Chapter 3

The Four Horsemen haven’t been together in the same place since The Garden of Eden.
Leo Sheingate, Video Editor April 14, 2020

“I haven’t physically attacked anyone in a couple of years.” –John Malkovich War scrambled to a military posture. The waitress returned with their orders, and Death sweetly...

Staff Illustration by Charlie Dodge.

We Feed, Chapter 2

Horsemen of the Apocalypse, party of two.
Leo Sheingate, Video Editor April 7, 2020

"When He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, 'Come and see.' And I looked, and behold, a black horse, and she who sat on it had a pair of scales in her...

Staff Illustration by Charlie Dodge.

We Feed, Chapter 1

A Horseman of the Apocalypse takes a detour.
Leo Sheingate, Video Editor March 31, 2020

Now I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals and I heard one of the four living creatures saying with a voice like thunder, ‘Come and see.’ And I looked, and behold, a white...

NYU students talk to WSN about their obsessions, ranging from writing on sticky notes to preparing for the apocalypse. Explore your obsessions and have fun embracing them! (Staff Illustration by Alexandra Chan)

Students Reveal Their Odd and Not-So-Odd Habits

From gearing up for an apocalypse to rewatching a movie scene over and over, NYU students dish on their favorite things to do.
Jasmine Zhong, Contributing Writer March 3, 2020

Many of us have our own habits, more or less normal. Others, however, have obsessions that are a little more obscure. While we may not always want to admit it, they make us unique...

From left to right: Aidan Gallagher, Ellen Page, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, Tom Hopper and David Castañeda. (via Facebook)

Netflix’s Post-Marvel, Pre-Apocalypse Family Drama

Netflix’s new original series stars Ellen Page and Mary J. Blige, but tries to juggle too many plotlines and genres.
Yaroslava Bondar, Staff Writer February 25, 2019

At a funeral eight days before the impending apocalypse, screenwriter Jeremy Slater introduces us to “The Umbrella Academy,” a gaggle of superheroes who have the chance to...

Thundercat with his fire guitar. (via Facebook)

Thundercat Dazzles Historic Blue Note

Bassist Thundercat just wrapped up his residency at the Blue Note on Third Street, a historic venue where jazz legends such as Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis and Stanley Clarke have also performed.
Kamau Littletree-Holston, Contributing Writer February 22, 2019

Thundercat, whose real name is Stephen Bruner, has released a number of projects over the past decade, including his most recent records, 2017’s “Drunk” and 2018’s “Drank.”...

You, Me and the Apocalypse premiered in the US last Thursday, Jan 28, on NBC.

‘You, Me and the Apocalypse’ Revives Doomsday Plots

Anubhuti Kumar, Staff Writer February 4, 2016
"You, Me and the Apocalypse" is NBC's surprisingly fresh take on the end of the world.