Generally, when an actor portrays someone with mental health issues, it’s accepted as Oscar bait. The actor is trying to win Best Actor. They’re often not actually the…
Category: Arts & Culture
On the Making of Allure: from Professor-Director Vladan Nikolic
Award-winning director and Media Studies Professor Vladan Nikolic has just released his fourth feature film, entitled Allure (2015). Premiering at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Vladan’s film…
China: Through the Looking Glass, Everything You Need to Know
The Metropolitan Museum of Art opened their new exhibit China: Through the Looking Glass to the public on May 7th, after a glitzy, celebrity filled, kick-off with the…
Initial Contemplations: Glenn Ligon’s For Comrades and Lovers
Have you seen what has come of the odd and kind-of ugly white wall that once greeted guests, students, and faculty walking in to the University Center? After…
Review: “Nirbhaya” at the Lynn Redgrave Theatre
It is never easy to digest a play that revolves around a misfortune, a trauma or a tragedy. Nirbhaya, at the Lynn Redgrave Theatre is more than just…
A Q&A With Parsons New Dean of Fashion Burak Cakmak
At an April 7 town hall meeting, New School administrators announced that Burak Cakmak would be replacing Simon Collins as Parsons dean of fashion starting in August. Before…