Category: Arts & Culture

‘A murderer’s row list of women’: Ryan Murphy discusses inspiration behind ‘Feud: Capote vs. the Swans’

(from left to right) Ryan Murphy, Lou Eyrich, and Zac Posen speak in the Tishman Auditorium. Photo by Moshe Sopher-Harelick

When asked to describe the process behind creating the second season of “Feud,” Ryan Murphy proudly declared to the Tishman Auditorium audience, “We just made a murderer’s row…

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Restaurant Diary: Kopitiam is more than just a Malaysian coffeehouse

Malaysian food is saturated with influence. Chinese, Thai, Indian, and British flavors mingle in Nyonya cuisine: the specific hybrid of Chinese and Malay that the owner Kyo Pang brings to New York with Kopitiam. Photo by Clementine Hecker

Restaurant Diary is a biweekly series where food writer Clementine Hecker reviews restaurants that stand out among the millions of options in New York City’s restaurant scene. This week, they look at Kopitiam, a traditional Malaysian coffeehouse on the Lower East Side.

The Victory Seeds release wonderfully nostalgic debut album

The Victory Seeds at their album release concert in Brooklyn. Clockwise from top: Sophia Bondi, drums, Frances Rodriguez, guitar, Cameron Criss, guitar, Kate Pass, bass, and Jackson Earle, fiddle. Photography by Logan Lutton

The Victory Seeds, a femme-led folk rock band, is channeling the spirit of their childhoods and the music they grew up listening to in their new self-titled album…

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The New Review: ‘Framing Union Square’ by Mary Miss

Among the hustle and bustle underground at the 14th Street-Union Square subway station, red can be seen from any angle. Illustration by Sadie Wood

The New Review is a biweekly series where writer Kayley Cassidy will examine an art installation or exhibition close to The New School campus. This week, she spent time below the surface at the 14th Street-Union Square subway station, seeing red in “Framing Union Square” by Mary Miss.

Fashion on Fifth: Fur…friend or faux?

Photo by Jane Lewis and illustration by hmac

This week on Fashion on Fifth, I want to know the dirty details about your fur. Is it real or is it fake? Is it new or did you dig it out of your grandma’s attic over Christmas break? Fur has been a hot topic in my newsfeed in recent weeks. Not because of the hot debate of whether or not faux fur is better and more environmentally friendly than the real deal but because of TikTok’s recent obsession with the so-called “mob wife aesthetic.”