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Wacky Wednesday Comics

Illustration by HMAC

Wacky Wednesday Comics by HMAC is The New School Free Press’ biweekly comic, dishin’ out relatable interactions, humor, and day-to-day life.

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The New Review: ‘Day’s End’ by David Hammons

While “Day’s End” contextualizes a deeply rooted history, it frames a beautiful Manhattan skyline that has transcended across time. 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 breathing in the salty air at Hudson River Park, reckoning with the haunting past in “Day’s End” by David Hammons.

Fashion on Fifth: You’re either in or you’re out

Photos by Jane Lewis and illustration by hmac

This week’s Fashion on Fifth is an ode to icon Heidi Klum, because as she says hundreds of times over 16 seasons of hosting “Project Runway”: “In fashion, one day you’re in and the next day you’re out.” As the new year came and went, resolutions got repackaged by Gen Z to be “ins and outs” posted in the form of TikToks, Instagram stories, tweets, and some kept secret in personal Notes App lists. Personally, I didn’t want to state publicly that bras and boyfriends are so out! I guess it’s too late now. 

Love, Lucy: When friendship sails away

Illustration by Rachel Shim

Love, Lucy is the New School Free Press’ weekly advice column, where writers anonymously share thoughtfully researched solutions to your questions about life. Read here about what to do when a friendship sails away.

Love, Lucy: How to gossip

There’s a difference between gossiping and being “a gossip.” Illustration by Max Choi-Henslee

With the season of love upon us, NSFP’s advice column Love, Lucy has gathered the sagest wisdom on how to share all the hottest Valentine’s gossip without actually being a gossip — because everyone talks, so we should know how to do it with a bit of class (or at least without being straight-up messy).

Writes & Bites: The Ripped Bodice and writing romance

Stepping into The Ripped Bodice is like a fairytale come to life, but it’s also a missed opportunity for a writer’s paradise. Illustration by Clara Waldheim

Welcome to Writes & Bites — a series where Creative Writing MFA student Arianna Gundlach periodically reviews a place in New York City you could write at and tackles a writing topic that has been weighing on your mind. This week we look at The Ripped Bodice, “a romantic bookstore,” located at 218 Fifth Ave. in Park Slope, Brooklyn.